01747nam a22003257a 4500 OSt 20221229111115.0 221229b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d GBB0A8334 bnb 015644948 Uk 9781847424501 (pbk.) 1847424503 (pbk.) 9781847424518 (hardcover) 1847424511 (hardcover) (OCoLC)ocn663446059 UKM KMU YDXCP CDX OMB BWX PIT VGM DLC lccopycat H62 .B976 2011 Byrne, D. S. (David S.), 1947- Applying social science : the role of social research in politics, policy and practice / David Byrne. Bristol ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011. iv, 234 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-221) and index. The methodological foundations of applied social science -- Constructing evidence: the development of knowledge which is to be applied -- Surveying the social world: assembling knowledge as a basis for action -- Evaluating: determining the worth of social interventions -- Legitimating: the selective use of social science in justifying policy and practice -- Consulting: the role of social research in relation to new modes of governance -- Modelling: representing the world in order to understand how it works -- Acting -- The Academy and beyond: applied social research in the real world -- Concluding. Social sciences Research. Social policy Research. 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 29 29 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2022-12-28 Book Aid 0 H 62 Byr 2011 746362 2022-12-29 00:00:00 2022-12-29 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2022-12-28 Book Aid 0 H 62 Byr 2011 746363 2022-12-29 00:00:00 2022-12-29 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2022-12-28 Book Aid 0 H 62 Byr 2011 746365 2022-12-29 00:00:00 2022-12-29 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2022-12-28 Book Aid 0 H 62 Byr 2011 746364 2022-12-29 00:00:00 2022-12-29 BK