SCIE Research resource 1: The conduct of systematic research reviews for SCIE knowledge reviews

By Esther Coren and Mike Fisher.

Published: December 2006

SCIE has a commitment to producing rigorous, high-quality knowledge products. Central in this process is the knowledge review, which combines research knowledge gathered in a research review and practice knowledge assembled through a practice survey, set against the background of the organisational and policy context. This guidance updates and clarifies SCIE’s expectations, providing a comprehensive guide to the conduct of SCIE research reviews.

Context

A SCIE knowledge review comprises several elements: a systematic review of the knowledge available in research, a survey of practice which explores knowledge not reported in the research literature and generates examples of good practice, and the background to the review which includes contextual knowledge provided by policy, regulation and legislation.

This guidance focuses on the systematic research review component of a SCIE knowledge review

Purpose

The aims of this resource are to ensure:

• greater consistency in the conduct of SCIE knowledge reviews
• that the guidance reflects the latest methodological developments and good practice from within SCIE and elsewhere in the systematic review community
• greater transparency and replicability of reviews
• more consistent presentation of knowledge reviews and different formats for different audiences.

Audience

This guidance is primarily for use by SCIE employees in commissioning work and for use by all researchers who undertake SCIE research commissions. It is likely to also be of interest in the academic community and for those such as students, practioners and educators who read SCIE knowledge reviews

To find out more

• Download Research resource 01 (282kb PDF file).