ESRC Research Methods Programme

Aims of session: The morning on systematic reviews will introduce and discuss different approaches to systematic reviews of research evidence that include non quantitative data. This afternoon session provides a more detailed discussion of issues by considering how different approaches to reviewing influence the search for evidence, the assessment of the quality of the evidence, and the synthesis of the evidence.

Level: Advanced. This session assumes attendance at the morning session

Session Programme

Chair: Annette Boaz, King's College London

Title of presentations

2.00	Chair’s introduction
2.05	Developing structures to describe and understand different approaches to synthesis David Gough, University of London Slides
2.15	Implications of these different approaches for searching Sandy Oliver, University of London Slides Mary Dixon–Woods, University of Leicester Slides
2.45	Implications for quality appraisal Ray Pawson, University of Leeds Slides Angela Harden, University of London Slides

3.30	Coffee/tea

4.00	Implications for synthesis Mark Rodgers, University of York Sandy Oliver, University of London Slides
5.00	Panel discussion
5.30	Close

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