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A Novel Approach to Research Synthesis with the Distillation and Matching Model: Application to the Prevention of Youth Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems
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Lauren E. Oddo; Bryce D. McLeod; Kevin S. Sutherland; Jason C. Chow; Jennifer R. Ledford; Grace W. Li – Grantee Submission, 2025
It is difficult for consumers to access the evidence base for prevention programs to determine which models or practices have the strongest empirical support for improving youth social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) outcomes within their specific service contexts. Researchers can address this evidence-to-practice gap through innovations in…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Youth, Social Problems, Emotional Problems
A Novel Approach to Research Synthesis with the Distillation and Matching Model: Application to the Prevention of Youth Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Problems
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Lauren E. Oddo; Bryce D. McLeod; Kevin S. Sutherland; Jason C. Chow; Jennifer R. Ledford; Grace W. Li – Prevention Science, 2025
It is difficult for consumers to access the evidence base for prevention programs to determine which models or practices have the strongest empirical support for improving youth social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) outcomes within their specific service contexts. Researchers can address this evidence-to-practice gap through innovations in…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Youth, Social Problems, Emotional Problems
A Framework for Synthesizing Intervention Evidence from Multiple Sources into a Single Certainty of Evidence Rating: Methodological Developments from a US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee
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Calonge, Ned; Shekelle, Paul G.; Owens, Douglas K.; Teutsch, Steven; Downey, Autumn; Brown, Lisa; Noyes, Jane – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Despite research investment and a growing body of diverse evidence there has been no comprehensive review and grading of evidence for public health emergency preparedness and response practices comparable to those in medicine and other public health fields. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened an ad hoc committee…
Descriptors: Evidence, Synthesis, Mixed Methods Research, Public Health
Single-Case-Design Research in Special Education: Next-Generation Guidelines and Considerations
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Ledford, Jennifer R.; Lambert, Joseph M.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Zimmerman, Kathleen N.; Hollins, Nicole; Barton, Erin E. – Exceptional Children, 2023
Single-case design has a long history of use for assessing intervention effectiveness for children with disabilities. Although these designs have been widely employed for more than 50 years, recent years have been especially dynamic in terms of growth in the use of single-case design and application of standards designed to improve the validity…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Research, Case Studies, Special Education
The Campbell Collaboration: Providing Better Evidence for a Better World
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Littell, Julia H.; White, Howard – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
In this article, we trace the development of the Campbell Collaboration and its renewed efforts to build a world library of accurate, synthesized evidence to inform policy and practice and improve human well-being worldwide. Campbell systematic reviews and related evidence synthesis products provide unbiased summaries of entire bodies of empirical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Partnerships in Education, Synthesis, Literature Reviews
Mediating Policy-Relevant Evidence at Speed: Are Systematic Reviews of Systematic Reviews a Useful Approach?
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Caird, Jenny; Sutcliffe, Katy; Kwan, Irene; Dickson, Kelly; Thomas, James – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2015
When swift, accurate appraisal of evidence is required to inform policy concerning broad research questions, and budgetary constraints limit the employment of large research teams, researchers face a significant challenge which is sometimes met by reviewing existing systematic reviews. In this paper we highlight the challenges inherent in the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology, Literature Reviews