The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies

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ID5741556
AuthorsRebecca A Maynard, Rebecca Maynard (0000-0003-0014-3477, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume678
Issue1
Pages134-144
Publication date2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002716218768742
OpenAlexW2808757723
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

The success of federal agencies in creating and using evidence-based policies hinges on (1) their commitment to include routine use of evidence-including research and program evaluations-in program design and funding decisions and (2) their capacity to adapt their operating practices accordingly. The recent push toward using evidence more deliberately in government meant that federal agencies needed to quickly improve the accessibility of existing evidence. They also had to foster internal capacity to fairly judge its quality and applicability; build capacity and support for routinely using evidence within program and policy offices to support policy development and monitoring; and create a consensus within agencies around sensible ways to categorize, rate, and apply evidence. Common evidence standards, open access to evidence review platforms, and mandates for embedding rigorous evaluations into funded programs are among the most influential tools agencies have used in this new era of evidence-based policymaking

Block grant · Business · Categorization · Evidence-based policy · Evidence-based practice · Government (linguistics) · Political science · Public relations · Quality (philosophy) · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Sciences Research and Education · Law · Medicine · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Public Administration

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