<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper examines an increasingly used methodology developed by Pawson and Tilley [1] that they termed, ‘Realistic Evaluation’. The paper provides an overview of methodology as well as exploring its underpinning philosophy, that of critical realism. The paper suggests that Realistic Evaluation provides a useful means of exploring the health and social sciences through the use of mixed methods and concludes with how a researcher might go about constructing a Realist Evaluation study.</p></abstract>

This paper examines an increasingly used methodology developed by Pawson and Tilley [1] that they termed, ‘Realistic Evaluation’. The paper provides an overview of methodology as well as exploring its underpinning philosophy, that of critical realism. The paper suggests that Realistic Evaluation provides a useful means of exploring the health and social sciences through the use of mixed methods and concludes with how a researcher might go about constructing a Realist Evaluation study.

Realistic Evaluation as both a science and as a methodology

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This paper examines an increasingly used methodology developed by Pawson and Tilley [1] that they termed, ‘Realistic Evaluation’. The paper provides an...

Realistic Evaluation as both a science and as a methodology

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 228 - 230

Received: Oct 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2019-0025

Keywords
Realistic Evaluation, critical realism, mixed-methods

© 2019 Paul Linsley, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Realistic Evaluation as both a science and as a methodology

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 228 - 230

Received: Oct 30, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2019-0025

KeywordsRealistic Evaluation, critical realism, mixed-methods

© 2019 Paul Linsley, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Realistic Evaluation, critical realism, mixed-methods