Policy makers' perceptions on the use of evidence from evaluations

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-447

  Cameron, Ailsa ^a   Salisbury, Chris ^a   Lart, Rachel ^a   Stewart, Kate ^b   Peckham, Stephen ^c   Calnan, Michael ^d   Purdy, Sarah ^a   Thorp, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence; Policy making

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865455349     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426411X603443     Document Type: Review

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