Should I take this seriously? A simple checklist for calling bullshit on policy supporting research

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1213-1223

  Kampen, Jarl K ^a   Tamás, Peter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision support; Evaluation; Knowledge assessment; Methodological issues; Policy; Quality; Research methods; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897450612     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-013-9830-8     Document Type: Article

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