Institute of Education London

Systematic Reviews For Policy And Practice

Course Code:RMSEVI_01

This course will provide you with an introduction to systematic methods for conducting reviews of research literature and to the uses of research in policy and practice in a variety of sectors and disciplines. Sessions will cover the following: the variety of systematic approaches to reviewing research; questions and conceptual frameworks in literature reviews; methods for interrogating research studies; searching for evidence (with hands-on work with bibliographic databases); extracting, analysing and presenting data from research studies; quality assurance and management of literature reviews; the use of systematic reviews within public policy and practice. This is the online version of the course, and requires participation in individual and group activities over a total of 15 weeks. The face-to-face version of the course. RRTSPS_518 (Research Synthesis For Policy And Practice), is attached to RMS9_PAE999 (MSc Policy Analysis and Evaluation).

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