Dear colleagues,
I am a doctoral candidate in the psychology department at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada and will shortly be defending my dissertation which included a realist review component. I am wondering if there are any other recent graduates out there who would be willing to share their experience of defending realist approaches to synthesis or evaluation? I would love to know what sorts of questions to anticipate! Particularly given that my committee members (other than my advisor) do not have an in-depth familiarity with realist approaches. I have also recently received a rejection from a journal regarding a realist review manuscript submission because "lack of empirical data precluded its acceptance" (!!) so I anticipate this may come up during the defence as well.
Thank you in advance for sharing any tips or suggestions!
Warm regards,
Amelia Usher
PhD Candidate, Psychological Science
Department of Psychology
Ryerson University
350 Victoria Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5B 2K3
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