TY - CHAP
T1 - Appraising Systematic Reviews: From Navigating Synopses of Reviews to Conducting One's Own Appraisal
AU - Schlosser, Ralph W
AU - Raghavendra, Parimala
AU - Sigafoos, Jeff
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Systematic reviews - that is, research reviews that are rigorous and follow scientific methods - are increasingly important for assisting stakeholders in implementing evidence-based decision making for children and adults with disabilities. Yet, systematic reviews vary greatly in quality and are therefore not a panacea. Distinguishing "good" reviews from "bad" reviews requires time and skills related to the appraisal of systematic reviews. The purpose of this chapter is to inform stakeholders (i.e., practitioners, administrators, policy makers) of evidence-based information sources that provide synopses (i.e., appraisals) of systematic reviews, to provide guidance in reading and interpreting the synopses of various sources, and to propose how to make sense of multiple synopses fromdifferent sources for the same systematic review. A secondary purpose of this chapter is to illustrate how stakeholders can conduct their own appraisals if synopses are not available.
AB - Systematic reviews - that is, research reviews that are rigorous and follow scientific methods - are increasingly important for assisting stakeholders in implementing evidence-based decision making for children and adults with disabilities. Yet, systematic reviews vary greatly in quality and are therefore not a panacea. Distinguishing "good" reviews from "bad" reviews requires time and skills related to the appraisal of systematic reviews. The purpose of this chapter is to inform stakeholders (i.e., practitioners, administrators, policy makers) of evidence-based information sources that provide synopses (i.e., appraisals) of systematic reviews, to provide guidance in reading and interpreting the synopses of various sources, and to propose how to make sense of multiple synopses fromdifferent sources for the same systematic review. A secondary purpose of this chapter is to illustrate how stakeholders can conduct their own appraisals if synopses are not available.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84886504990&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S0735-004X(2013)0000026005
DO - 10.1108/S0735-004X(2013)0000026005
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781781904299
VL - 26
T3 - Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities
SP - 45
EP - 64
BT - Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities: Evidence-Based Practices
A2 - Cook, Bryan
A2 - Tankersley, Melody
A2 - Landrum, Timothy
PB - Emerald Group Publishing
ER -