http://www.researchtoaction.org/2013/02/why-case-studies-are-a-bridge-to-influence-a-super-quick-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-case-studies-are-a-bridge-to-influence-a-super-quick-guide The Global Guide to Research Impact Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://www.researchtoaction.org/2013/02/why-case-studies-are-a-bridge-to-influence-a-super-quick-guide/#comment-253 James H Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:34:00 +0000 http://www.researchtoaction.org/?p=72123#comment-253 Something that is demonstrable, that can be measured, verified, corroborated... you get the idea. In many ways one definition of evidence is as good (or as bad) as another because the proof of the pudding is in the usefulness of the definition. We are always free to search for better definitions as long as what they describe remains the currency that allows us satisfy a burden of proof. Stray too far from that and we may as well be talking about something completely different. Something that is demonstrable, that can be measured, verified, corroborated… you get the idea. In many ways one definition of evidence is as good (or as bad) as another because the proof of the pudding is in the usefulness of the definition. We are always free to search for better definitions as long as what they describe remains the currency that allows us satisfy a burden of proof. Stray too far from that and we may as well be talking about something completely different.

]]> http://www.researchtoaction.org/2013/02/why-case-studies-are-a-bridge-to-influence-a-super-quick-guide/#comment-251 Dr Helena Korjonen Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:39:00 +0000 http://www.researchtoaction.org/?p=72123#comment-251 Hello James - I see that you mention evidence a few times in this blog post. I find that people are throwing about the word 'evidence', often when justifying services and/or implementation of something new, but in actual fact people do not know what evidence is and it is not often defined. We (at the National Heart Forum) are working on untangling what is meant by evidence in public health and in understanding components, and their differences, of evidence, are some 'better' than others and what factors affect the component? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts about evidence. We are (soon) posting a short survey about evidence on our website. Hello James – I see that you mention evidence a few times in this blog post. I find that people are throwing about the word ‘evidence’, often when justifying services and/or implementation of something new, but in actual fact people do not know what evidence is and it is not often defined. We (at the National Heart Forum) are working on untangling what is meant by evidence in public health and in understanding components, and their differences, of evidence, are some ‘better’ than others and what factors affect the component? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts about evidence. We are (soon) posting a short survey about evidence on our website.

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