Now we have published 17 plain language summaries of Campbell systematic reviews, available in Spanish. Many thanks to CAF - banco de desarrollo de América Latina for the translations. Access each 'Resumen en lenguaje sencillo' in PDF format from the review pages (linked below).
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To be held in New Delhi, 5-7 July 2017, this workshop will present the scientific principles, methods, analysis, and reporting standards that guide the process of conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis in social sciences. Participants will also work in groups to produce titles for registration with the Campbell Collaboration.
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Campbell, in cooperation with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), the The OECD Directorate for Public Governance and the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) is organising an event 26-27 June for policy makers on how to understand and use policy evidence on what works and what doesn’t. Government representatives, experts from think tanks, agencies, NGOs and academia interested in public sector reform are welcome to attend.
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The Campbell Collaboration seeks junior consultants from low- and middle-income countries to assist in screening and coding studies for systematic reviews.Training and guidance will be provided. We are also seeking writers of Campbell Plain Language Summaries.Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Available work will be sourced to the pool of registered consultant as work becomes available.
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Face-to-face Restorative Justice Conferences (RJCs) are cost-effective in reducing reoffending and increasing victim satisfaction. Compared with standard criminal justice,usually through the courts, face-to-face RJCs reduce the frequency of subsequent crimes among offenders.
Effective multi-component classroom management programmes seem to improve student behaviour in the classroom but further research is needed. Effective classroom management is a preventive approach which establishes a positive classroom environment in which the teacher focuses on appropriate student behaviour.
Drug Courts monitor drug-involved offenders’ abstinence from drug use through frequent drug testing and compliance with drug treatment programs. These courts are effective in reducing future offending and drug use (recidivism) for adults, but not for juveniles.
Teen pregnancy prevention programs are mostly ineffective. Multi-component programs may work. Teen pregnancy prevention programs aim to reduce teenage pregnancy by promoting abstinence and using contraception.
‘Effects of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) on Deforestation and Poverty in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review' by Cyrus Samii, Matthew Lisiecki, Parashar Kulkarni, Laura Paler, and Larry Chavis.
In honor of World Environment Day on June 5th we are featuring our review studying the effects of programmes for reducing deforestation. Forests store carbon, which helps mitigate the effect of carbon emissions. However, the amount of forest cover is declining at a rate of over seven million hectares a year. Payment for environmental services (PES) are voluntary contracts to supply an environmental service in exchange for payment. In this review, the service is the maintenance or rehabilitation of natural forests.
The review examines how these programmes affect deforestation, factors affecting programme effectiveness, and whether PES should also aim to reduce poverty. The authors conclude that payment for environmental services programmes have only modest effects on deforestation and are not cost-effective. PES programmes are more likely to attract wealthier farmers, and are less effective in poor areas.
