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Reviewing the evidence: reflections from experience
- Author:
- BAMBRA Clare
- Journal article citation:
- Evidence and Policy, 1(2), May 2005, pp.243-255.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Evidence-based policy (EBP), along with the 'systematic review', has recently emerged as a prominent strand within social science and public policy research. A number of articles have heralded this emergence but the vast majority are theoretical and concerned with how EBP research could be practised. This article reflects on the author's experiences of identifying and reviewing evidence on the effectiveness of labour market interventions aimed at people with a disability or a chronic illness, to demonstrate some of the methodological challenges and practical problems that arise from the actual conduct of EBP research.
Analysis of the Quality Protects 2002 management action plans: services for disabled children and their families
- Author:
- COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Quality Protects Programme, (QP) was implemented across England in 1998 to improve services for children in need with a particular focus on looked after children.This report follows on from the previous analyses of the Quality Protects Management Action Plans, (MAPS). The last detailed report on issues in MAPS relating to disability was on the second year reports in 1999/2000 , also produced by the Council for Disabled Children. This report is intended to: note the quality of services currently available; note what is planned for the near future; highlight examples of services which seem to be working particularly well and which could be used as models by others; and identify areas of concern and gaps in provision. The report aims to identify innovative practice in: supporting young people with complex needs to remain in their community; multi agency working at both operational and strategic levels; and supporting children with challenging behaviour.
The spread of Disability Living Allowance
- Authors:
- NOBLE Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(5), November 1997, pp.741-751.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the spread of Disability Living Allowance across a group of low income households in an industrial town in North West England from the introduction of the new benefits in 1992 until the spring of 1996. Focuses on the changes over time of the incidence of Disability Living Allowance in the low income population and look at the relative spread of different elements of the benefit. Speculates on whether the new benefits have provided the most effective way of fulfilling the aims of the White Paper, The Way Ahead, and discuss the implications for social and medical models of disability.