Hi all,
I am a MPhil/PhD student and I am currently conducting a realist review of the literature of my subject (child protection and gender).
I am very passionate about this systematic approach to reviewing the literature, but some of the concepts are constantly inter-changed within articles and amongst them. I have noticed, within the literature, there are often unclear distinctions made between concepts i.e. critical realist methodology versus realist methodology, realist evaluation versus realist synthesis/review. Does anyone know of a source that clearly observes these differences? The RAMESES publication standard only mentions realism and no other branch of it, i.e. subtle or critical. Is this intentional or purposeful?
Two questions:
1) In relation to my point about, is it possible to integrate critical realist methodology (e.g. Edgley et al 2016. Critical Realist Review: exploring the real, beyond the empirical. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 40. 3. 316-330) with the RAMESES publication standards - or - will this deviate too much from the publication standards?
2) I am unsure how I should discuss the differences between a realist review/synthesis (following RAMESES publication standards) and critical realism or whether there are just similar differences or no differences at all?
Sorry for my ignorance if this has been discussed before or I haven't found the sources that explain this!
Thanks in anticipation.
Best wishes,
Michael
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