How to do a good systematic review of effects in international development: A tool kit

Hugh Waddington; Howard White; Birte Snilstveit; Jorge Garcia Hombrados; Martina Vojtkova; Philip Davies; Ami Bhavsar; John Eyers; Tracey Perez Koehlmoos; Mark Petticrew; Jeffrey C. Valentine; Peter Tugwell

doi:10.1080/19439342.2012.711765

How to do a good systematic review of effects in international development: A tool kit

Hugh Waddington^*
, Howard White
, Birte Snilstveit
, Jorge Garcia Hombrados
, Martina Vojtkova
, Philip Davies
, Ami Bhavsar
, John Eyers
, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos
, Mark Petticrew
, Jeffrey C. Valentine
, Peter Tugwell

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We provide a 'how to' guide to undertake systematic reviews of effects in international development, by which we mean, synthesis of literature relating to the effectiveness of particular development interventions. Our remit includes determining the review's questions and scope, literature search, critical appraisal, methods of synthesis including meta-analysis, and assessing the extent to which generalisable conclusions can be drawn using a theory-based approach. Our work draws on the experiences of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation's (3ie's) systematic reviews programme.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	359-387
Number of pages	29
Journal	Journal of Development Effectiveness
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2012.711765
State	Published - Sep 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

evidence-based policy
impact evaluation
meta-analysis
randomised control trial
systematic review

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