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Evidence-Based Practice and the Use of Information in State Agency Decision Making

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6295880
AutoresEdward T Jennings (University of Kentucky), Jeremy L Hall (0000-0002-3292-6188)
Año2012
Volumen22
Número2
Páginas245-266
Fecha de publicación2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Public Administration Research and Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1053-1858 • E-ISSN: 1477-9803
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/jopart/mur040
OpenAlexW2108245607
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas100
Referencias citadas27

The contemporary policy environment makes persistent demands on agency officials to use the best information available when making decisions about policies, programs, and practices. State and federal legislation calls on agencies to incorporate evidence-based practices (EBP) in their programs. Using data from a 2008 survey of state agency directors, we examine the extent to which state government agencies draw upon various sources of information to guide their decisions about programmatic operations. Our findings reveal the extent to which agencies rely on, or weight, sources of scientific studies and formal evaluations compared to other sources. Factor analysis identifies patterns of agency information use, providing a basis for further exploring agency differences in information consultation that underlie development of new policies and programs in the vein of EBP

Agency (philosophy · Best practice · Business · Government (linguistics · Legislation · Political science · Public relations · Regulatory agency · Sociology · State (computer science · State agency · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Policy and Administration Research · Law · Public Administration

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