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Study space analysis for policy development
Author(s) -
Malpass Roy S.,
Tredoux Colin G.,
Compo Nadja Schreiber,
McQuistonSurrett Dawn,
MacLin Otto H.,
Zimmerman Laura A.,
Topp Lisa D.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.1483
Subject(s) - psychology , space (punctuation) , policy development , external validity , quality (philosophy) , management science , social psychology , epistemology , political science , computer science , public administration , economics , philosophy , operating system
Transforming research findings into policy recommendations requires evaluative criteria beyond traditional academic review. Policy development involves entire literatures, and criteria for examining adequacy of the underlying research as a policy base are needed. At the level of the studies many are obvious: high quality studies, well reported and replicable, consensus on their validity, and ecological validity for application. At the research literature level the distribution of important variables in the literature is important. We discuss policy adequacy criteria and present the Study Space concept for evaluating breadth of coverage and gaps in our knowledge in policy research domains. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.