… realists, a wide variety of methods are used, and the range of realist methodological
assumptions is wider than one might expect because of their efforts to work with social theory. …

… Going beyond prior critical realist writings, we provide practical … methods, we discuss
how to deploy various established research methods within a critical realist approach to theory …

… For a realist synthesis, an intervention is a theory; because interventions are implemented
on a hypothesis of if we do X in this way, then it will bring about an outcome. This stage …

… We include a brief summary of a realist review of e-learning 4 and show … education research
in which realist methods might be used to … Realist middle-range theories (ie theories that are …

… In this review, we aim to map the methods used in realist … We found that qualitative
methods and interviews specifically … the theory-driven nature of our data collection methods. …

… wide variety of methods are used, and the range of realist methodological assumptions is
wider than one might expect because of their efforts to work with social theory.The introduction …

… and sociological theories, at … method for building IRPTs for use in realist research evaluation
and synthesis. This illustration involves showing how the IRPTs were developed in a realist …

… The aim of this article is to introduce the realist approach and give an overview of the theory
and … method that helps explain the programme in terms of CMO configurations. This means a …

… Nevertheless, the method-neutral nature of realist research … the realist interviewing technique
through the phases of developing a theory: theory gleaning, theory refinement, and theory …

… that those we currently hold true are likely to be rejected in the future; it follows that
Realism is unlikely to be true of the theories we currently hold. If not just some but all scientific …