Cartwright, N. and Goldfinch, A. and Howick, J. (2010) 'Evidence‐based policy : where is our theory of evidence?', Journal of children’s services., 4 (4). pp. 6-14.
Abstract
This article critically analyses the concept of evidence in evidence‐based policy, arguing that there is a key problem: there is no existing practicable theory of evidence, one which is philosophically‐grounded and yet applicable for evidence‐based policy. The article critically considers both philosophical accounts of evidence and practical treatments of evidence in evidence‐based policy. It argues that both fail in different ways to provide a theory of evidence that is adequate for evidence‐based policy. The article contributes to the debate about how evidence can and should be used to reduce contingency in science and in policy based on science.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Also in (2007) A. Beckermann, H. Tetens, and S. Walter (eds.), Philosophy: Foundations and Applications, Main Lectures and Colloquia Talks of the German Analytic Philosophy Conference GAP. Paderborn: Mentis-Verlag. Also as "Technical Report 02/07" (2007), Contingency and Dissent in Science Series. CPNSS, LSE. |
Keywords: | Evidence‐based policy, Philosophy of science, Levels of evidence, Children's services. |
Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (74Kb) |
Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5042/jcs.2010.0017 |
Publisher statement: | This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here http://dro.dur.ac.uk/16539/. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited. |
Date accepted: | No date available |
Date deposited: | 08 October 2015 |
Date of first online publication: | January 2010 |
Date first made open access: | No date available |
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