More thoughts on the RCT question: a rejoinder to Forrester and Ritter

摘要: Purpose – The paper's purpose is to participate in a debate about the role of randomised controlled trials evaluation preventive interventions for children.Design/methodology/approach paper response critiques on Stewart‐Brown et al. published Journal Children's Services, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 228–35.Findings Randomised are likely be at their best that do not require active engagement and personal development participants. latter may depend series events potentiate each other over time. least valuable evaluating universal level aim change population norms. Because challenges involved conducting RCTs this setting they cannot relied upon give accurate estimates programme effect therefore deserve privileged position has been accorded them hierarchy evidence.Origina...