Thanks very much for all your suggestions,
V.
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And further detail to Gill's excellent explanation (thank you Gill!) comes in "Box 2 Realist evaluation and generalisability" of the following:
and it cites both Pawson & Tilley and then Westhorp:
Westhorp, G. (2014) Realist Impact Evaluation: An Introduction, London: Overseas Development Institute/Methods Lab,
www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publicationsopinion-files/9138.pdf (accessed 16 March 2016)
Lead Author of Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review, 2nd Edition by Sage Publishing (Publication Date: May 2016]
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On 12 September 2017 at 11:49, Gill Westhorp <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi Vanessa
There is certainly material in Pawson / Pawson and Tilley on generalisability – but in a nutshell, the idea is that one generalises on the basis of mechanisms, rather than on the basis of programs. That is, if we know how the mechanism generates the outcome, and we know the features of context that are necessary for the mechanism to ‘fire’ (operate), then it is that knowledge that is portable, rather than interventions per se.
Hope that gives a starting point.
Cheers
Gill
From: Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis: Evolving Standards [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vanessa Abrahamson
Sent: Tuesday, 12 September 2017 8:02 PM
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Dear Colleagues,
I’m a newbie to RE and am trying to find material related to transferability/generalisability. I’ve looked through the RAMESES training material but haven’t found anything that quite fits the bill. Please could you give me suggestions on what to read or how to address questions around this area?
Kind regards,
Vanessa.
V. Abrahamson
ESRC Scholarship Student
Centre for Health Services Studies
University of Kent