Rob Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4000808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rob Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rob |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3523-8559 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Developing initial programme theory for realist economic evaluation
It is increasingly recognised that ‘big problems’ in health and social care require well-designed solutions and robust evaluation, including attention to costs as well as outcomes. This is especially important in the pervasive environment of resource scarcity. Decisions need to be made that consider not only whether and how an intervention works but also affordability and efficiency in different circumstances and populations. As researchers tackl…
Bringing together realist and economic approaches in the evaluation of health and social care interventions
BACKGROUND: In the evaluation of complex interventions, economic evaluations aim to determine the relative cost-effectiveness of interventions but generate little explanation of how or why contexts and underlying causal mechanisms impact this. Conversely, realist approaches aim to explain 'what works, for whom, in which circumstances and why' but rarely capture the economic costs and consequences of interventions. As a result, many evaluations re…
How Is Extra Care Housing for Older People Defined in the UK? Observations From a Scoping Review
Background Extra care housing is a model of housing for older people where residents live in self‐contained accommodation with flexible care and support available 24/7. Ageing populations, seen globally and in the UK, mean increasing demand for this type of housing which may help people live independently for longer. However, schemes vary widely (e.g. in size and facilities). Objectives To explore whether and how extra care housing was defined by…
Implementation of the Making Safeguarding Personal Approach to Strengths-based Adult Social Care
Since the Care Act (2014), there is fresh impetus for social workers to apply strengths-based approaches (SBAs) when working with adults. However, implementation challenges remain. This article presents our synthesis of seven studies that examined Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP). It was conducted as part of a systematic review that aimed to summarise research evidence on the implementation of different SBAs within adult social work in the UK. …
The impact of including carers in museum programmes for people with dementia
Background: “In the moment” museum programmes for people with dementia (PwD) are an increasingly popular way of supporting people to live well. Most programmes include carers, though it is not well understood what effects, if any, their inclusion has. This review aimed to understand how including carers in museum programmes impacts the PwD, the carer, and the relationship between them.Methods: A realist review of peer-reviewed and grey literature…
Realism and resources
To be successfully and sustainably adopted, policy-makers, service managers and practitioners want public programmes to be affordable and cost-effective, as well as effective. While the realist evaluation question is often summarised as what works for whom, under what circumstances, we believe the approach can be as salient to answering questions about resource use, costs and cost-effectiveness - the traditional domain of economic evaluation meth…
Providing effective and preferred care closer to home
Intermediate care is one of the number of service delivery models intended to integrate care and provide enhanced health and social care services closer to home, especially to reduce reliance on acute care hospital beds. In order for health and social care practitioners, service managers and commissioners to make informed decisions, it is vital to understand how to implement the admission avoidance and early supported discharge components of inte…
Impact of the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations With Nonrandomized Designs Reporting Guideline
Objectives. We assessed how the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs (TREND) reporting guideline was used by authors and journal editors in journals’ instructions to authors. We also evaluated its impact on reporting completeness and study quality. Methods. We extracted data from publications that cited TREND on how TREND was used in those reports; we also extracted information on journals’ instructions to authors. We t…
Philosophical Profiles in the Theory of Communication
Contents: Jason Hannan: Hannah Arendt: Public Action, Sociality, and Permanence in the World - Stuart Poyntz: Seyla Benhabib: Foundations for Critical Communication Theory and Praxis - Andrew R. Smith: Richard J. Bernstein: Engaged Pluralist and Dialogical Exemplar - Vincent Colapietro: Robert Brandom: Inference and Meaning - Kevin Scharp: Martin Buber: Bearing Witness to an Experience - Rob Anderson/Kenneth N. Cissna: Ernst Cassirer: Communicati…
Fresh Perspectives in Dialogue Theory
Communication is central to all of these worlds (that we build together), not in the sense of control, which a positivist ontology naturally favors, but in the sense of dialoguing an ongoing process that respects the autonomy of different reality constructions, enables each participant to interrogate his or her history and grow beyond it. Dialogue probably is the most noble form of human interaction, and communication scholars should be the first…
The policy impact of population health surveys
English In Australia and elsewhere, much funding is invested in population health surveys and the epidemiological monitoring of populations. Yet there is little research about the impact of such surveys on health policy. This article examines the challenges faced in assessing the benefits of health surveys. It draws on an evaluation of the New South Wales (NSW) Health Survey Program. Although it is possible to specify a wide range of potential im…
The Problematics of Dialogue and Power
In recent years, dialogic approaches to communication have become far more common and persuasive in interpersonal communication, organizational life, rhetoric, political communication, and media studies. Yet, the relationship between dialogue and power remains relatively unexplored. In this chapter, we clarify the distinction between convergent dialogue and emergent dialogue, offering a new synthesis of relevant sources along with personalized ex…
Literature and the Particularities of Dialogue
Theorizing about Dialogic Moments
Dialogue has become a pivotal concept within contemporary human studies, yet few theorists explore its temporal dimension. Is dialogue an extended state of high quality mutuality? Or does it exist in important yet ephemeral moments of human meeting? This article reports on the contributions to communication theory that emerge from a close reading of a metadialogic conversational “text”—the landmark 1957 meeting of Martin Buber and Carl Rogers. Al…
The Martin Buber-Carl Rogers dialogue
The Martin Buber-Carl Rogers Dialogue offers a corrected and extensively annotated version of this central text in human sciences. Focusing on the sole meeting between these two central figures in twentieth-century intellectual life, Anderson and Cissna return to the original 1957 audio tape and to a variety of other primary sources as they correct and clarify the historical record. Anderson and Cissna discuss the central issues of the conversati…
Criticism and conversational texts
The American newspaper as the public conversational commons
Most scholars in political theory and sociology have dismissed journalism as an institutional force in the public sphere, in part because of journalists' largely self-defined and curiously marginalized role as a mere transmission apparatus for traditional news. The authors advocate a philosophy of public journalism faithful to the commons, in which newspapers become a site for public dialogue accessible to all citizens, where positions that could…
The 1957 Martin Buber-Carl Rogers Dialogue, as Dialogue
This study offers an understanding of human dialogue by examining a 1957 conversation between two of this century's leading proponents of dialogue, philosopher Martin Buber and psychologist Carl Rogers. The study assumes that this conversation was a dialogue (as those principally involved said it was) and asks what we can learn about dialogue through a study of this one instance. We conduct and report a close analysis of the conversation. For all…
Books reviews
FORM AND GENRE: SHAPING RHETORICAL ACTION. Edited by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Falls Church, Va.: The Speech Communication Association, 1978; pp. 189. $4.95 for SCA members; $5.95 for non‐members. A JUSTIFICATION OF RATIONALITY. By John Kekes. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1976; pp. xiv+275. $20.00. TRUST: A NEW VIEW OF PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. By Jack R. Gibb. Los Angeles: Guild of Tutors Pre…
Theorizing about Dialogic Moments
Dialogue has become a pivotal concept within contemporary human studies, yet few theorists explore its temporal dimension. Is dialogue an extended state of high quality mutuality? Or does it exist in important yet ephemeral moments of human meeting? This article reports on the contributions to communication theory that emerge from a close reading of a metadialogic conversational “text”—the landmark 1957 meeting of Martin Buber and Carl Rogers. Al…
The 1957 Martin Buber-Carl Rogers Dialogue, as Dialogue
This study offers an understanding of human dialogue by examining a 1957 conversation between two of this century's leading proponents of dialogue, philosopher Martin Buber and psychologist Carl Rogers. The study assumes that this conversation was a dialogue (as those principally involved said it was) and asks what we can learn about dialogue through a study of this one instance. We conduct and report a close analysis of the conversation. For all…
Philosophical Profiles in the Theory of Communication
Contents: Jason Hannan: Hannah Arendt: Public Action, Sociality, and Permanence in the World - Stuart Poyntz: Seyla Benhabib: Foundations for Critical Communication Theory and Praxis - Andrew R. Smith: Richard J. Bernstein: Engaged Pluralist and Dialogical Exemplar - Vincent Colapietro: Robert Brandom: Inference and Meaning - Kevin Scharp: Martin Buber: Bearing Witness to an Experience - Rob Anderson/Kenneth N. Cissna: Ernst Cassirer: Communicati…
Fresh Perspectives in Dialogue Theory
Communication is central to all of these worlds (that we build together), not in the sense of control, which a positivist ontology naturally favors, but in the sense of dialoguing an ongoing process that respects the autonomy of different reality constructions, enables each participant to interrogate his or her history and grow beyond it. Dialogue probably is the most noble form of human interaction, and communication scholars should be the first…
The American newspaper as the public conversational commons
Most scholars in political theory and sociology have dismissed journalism as an institutional force in the public sphere, in part because of journalists' largely self-defined and curiously marginalized role as a mere transmission apparatus for traditional news. The authors advocate a philosophy of public journalism faithful to the commons, in which newspapers become a site for public dialogue accessible to all citizens, where positions that could…
Realism and resources
To be successfully and sustainably adopted, policy-makers, service managers and practitioners want public programmes to be affordable and cost-effective, as well as effective. While the realist evaluation question is often summarised as what works for whom, under what circumstances, we believe the approach can be as salient to answering questions about resource use, costs and cost-effectiveness - the traditional domain of economic evaluation meth…
Criticism and conversational texts
Books reviews
FORM AND GENRE: SHAPING RHETORICAL ACTION. Edited by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson. Falls Church, Va.: The Speech Communication Association, 1978; pp. 189. $4.95 for SCA members; $5.95 for non‐members. A JUSTIFICATION OF RATIONALITY. By John Kekes. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1976; pp. xiv+275. $20.00. TRUST: A NEW VIEW OF PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. By Jack R. Gibb. Los Angeles: Guild of Tutors Pre…
The 1957 Martin Buber-Carl Rogers Dialogue, as Dialogue
This study offers an understanding of human dialogue by examining a 1957 conversation between two of this century's leading proponents of dialogue, philosopher Martin Buber and psychologist Carl Rogers. The study assumes that this conversation was a dialogue (as those principally involved said it was) and asks what we can learn about dialogue through a study of this one instance. We conduct and report a close analysis of the conversation. For all…
Criticism and conversational texts
The American newspaper as the public conversational commons
Most scholars in political theory and sociology have dismissed journalism as an institutional force in the public sphere, in part because of journalists' largely self-defined and curiously marginalized role as a mere transmission apparatus for traditional news. The authors advocate a philosophy of public journalism faithful to the commons, in which newspapers become a site for public dialogue accessible to all citizens, where positions that could…
The Martin Buber-Carl Rogers dialogue
The Martin Buber-Carl Rogers Dialogue offers a corrected and extensively annotated version of this central text in human sciences. Focusing on the sole meeting between these two central figures in twentieth-century intellectual life, Anderson and Cissna return to the original 1957 audio tape and to a variety of other primary sources as they correct and clarify the historical record. Anderson and Cissna discuss the central issues of the conversati…
Theorizing about Dialogic Moments
Dialogue has become a pivotal concept within contemporary human studies, yet few theorists explore its temporal dimension. Is dialogue an extended state of high quality mutuality? Or does it exist in important yet ephemeral moments of human meeting? This article reports on the contributions to communication theory that emerge from a close reading of a metadialogic conversational “text”—the landmark 1957 meeting of Martin Buber and Carl Rogers. Al…
The Problematics of Dialogue and Power
In recent years, dialogic approaches to communication have become far more common and persuasive in interpersonal communication, organizational life, rhetoric, political communication, and media studies. Yet, the relationship between dialogue and power remains relatively unexplored. In this chapter, we clarify the distinction between convergent dialogue and emergent dialogue, offering a new synthesis of relevant sources along with personalized ex…
Literature and the Particularities of Dialogue
The policy impact of population health surveys
English In Australia and elsewhere, much funding is invested in population health surveys and the epidemiological monitoring of populations. Yet there is little research about the impact of such surveys on health policy. This article examines the challenges faced in assessing the benefits of health surveys. It draws on an evaluation of the New South Wales (NSW) Health Survey Program. Although it is possible to specify a wide range of potential im…
Fresh Perspectives in Dialogue Theory
Communication is central to all of these worlds (that we build together), not in the sense of control, which a positivist ontology naturally favors, but in the sense of dialoguing an ongoing process that respects the autonomy of different reality constructions, enables each participant to interrogate his or her history and grow beyond it. Dialogue probably is the most noble form of human interaction, and communication scholars should be the first…
Philosophical Profiles in the Theory of Communication
Contents: Jason Hannan: Hannah Arendt: Public Action, Sociality, and Permanence in the World - Stuart Poyntz: Seyla Benhabib: Foundations for Critical Communication Theory and Praxis - Andrew R. Smith: Richard J. Bernstein: Engaged Pluralist and Dialogical Exemplar - Vincent Colapietro: Robert Brandom: Inference and Meaning - Kevin Scharp: Martin Buber: Bearing Witness to an Experience - Rob Anderson/Kenneth N. Cissna: Ernst Cassirer: Communicati…
Impact of the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations With Nonrandomized Designs Reporting Guideline
Objectives. We assessed how the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs (TREND) reporting guideline was used by authors and journal editors in journals’ instructions to authors. We also evaluated its impact on reporting completeness and study quality. Methods. We extracted data from publications that cited TREND on how TREND was used in those reports; we also extracted information on journals’ instructions to authors. We t…
Providing effective and preferred care closer to home
Intermediate care is one of the number of service delivery models intended to integrate care and provide enhanced health and social care services closer to home, especially to reduce reliance on acute care hospital beds. In order for health and social care practitioners, service managers and commissioners to make informed decisions, it is vital to understand how to implement the admission avoidance and early supported discharge components of inte…
Realism and resources
To be successfully and sustainably adopted, policy-makers, service managers and practitioners want public programmes to be affordable and cost-effective, as well as effective. While the realist evaluation question is often summarised as what works for whom, under what circumstances, we believe the approach can be as salient to answering questions about resource use, costs and cost-effectiveness - the traditional domain of economic evaluation meth…
The impact of including carers in museum programmes for people with dementia
Background: “In the moment” museum programmes for people with dementia (PwD) are an increasingly popular way of supporting people to live well. Most programmes include carers, though it is not well understood what effects, if any, their inclusion has. This review aimed to understand how including carers in museum programmes impacts the PwD, the carer, and the relationship between them.Methods: A realist review of peer-reviewed and grey literature…
Implementation of the Making Safeguarding Personal Approach to Strengths-based Adult Social Care
Since the Care Act (2014), there is fresh impetus for social workers to apply strengths-based approaches (SBAs) when working with adults. However, implementation challenges remain. This article presents our synthesis of seven studies that examined Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP). It was conducted as part of a systematic review that aimed to summarise research evidence on the implementation of different SBAs within adult social work in the UK. …
How Is Extra Care Housing for Older People Defined in the UK? Observations From a Scoping Review
Background Extra care housing is a model of housing for older people where residents live in self‐contained accommodation with flexible care and support available 24/7. Ageing populations, seen globally and in the UK, mean increasing demand for this type of housing which may help people live independently for longer. However, schemes vary widely (e.g. in size and facilities). Objectives To explore whether and how extra care housing was defined by…
Developing initial programme theory for realist economic evaluation
It is increasingly recognised that ‘big problems’ in health and social care require well-designed solutions and robust evaluation, including attention to costs as well as outcomes. This is especially important in the pervasive environment of resource scarcity. Decisions need to be made that consider not only whether and how an intervention works but also affordability and efficiency in different circumstances and populations. As researchers tackl…
Bringing together realist and economic approaches in the evaluation of health and social care interventions
BACKGROUND: In the evaluation of complex interventions, economic evaluations aim to determine the relative cost-effectiveness of interventions but generate little explanation of how or why contexts and underlying causal mechanisms impact this. Conversely, realist approaches aim to explain 'what works, for whom, in which circumstances and why' but rarely capture the economic costs and consequences of interventions. As a result, many evaluations re…
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