Dear Julie
I am not sure whether the Campbell Collaboration will consider non RCT
evidence, but its main distinguishing feature from Cochrane is that it will
concentrate upon evidence in the field of social and educational
interventions.
They have just sampled 35 of 70 Cochrane reviews that covered themes that
overlap with the Campbell Collaboration's interests, such as criminal
justice, social work, mental health, and education. The lead authors were
surveyed to ascertain the typical resources needed to conduct a review. The
purpose was to provide reasonable estimations of the level of funding they
need to bid for. I enclose some information below, and their website:
best wishes
Jonathan
http://learning.gse.upenn.edu/campbell/
" A sibling organization to the Cochrane Collaboration,
known as the Campbell Collaboration, will be inaugurated in February 2000 in
Philadelphia. The Campbell Collaboration has a similar mission to its older
sibling: to prepare, maintain and make accessible "systematic reviews of
research on the effects of social and educational intervention."
An international group of researchers, chaired by Robert Boruch and assisted
by Iain Chalmers, is involved in the planning and development of the
Campbell Collaboration"
>From: "Julie Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Campbell Collaboration
>Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:45:56 GMT
>
>Dear Colleagues
>
>I wonder if anyone could direct me towards information on the
>Campbell Collaboration please? I understand this is an important
>initiative aimed at systematic reviews of wider evidence than the
>RCT, but I have been unable to find a webpage and the email addresses
>I have so far have failed delivery addresses. More information and
>contacts would be gratefully received.
>
>Many thanks
>
>Julie
>
>
>Julie Taylor
>Frankland Building
>University of Dundee
>Dundee DD1 4HN
>SCOTLAND
>Tel: 01382 344942
>Fax: 01382 345573
>Email: [log in to unmask]
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