Recent Campbell Posts

This vlog is by Howard White, CEO, who presents the Campbell policy brief about sentencing and its effects on re-offending. This video shows how 12 Campbell systematic reviews used in the policy brief can help inform policymakers who want to reduce crime, and reform criminals. While an old study from 1974 resulted in....

This vlog by Howard White, CEO of the Campbell Collaboration, sums up evidence available showing which interventions are effective for improving child literacy and learning. He points out the great need for programs that work, especially in developing countries. The video builds upon a blog article he wrote called Ho....

Article originally posted here by Giel Ton, Research Fellow at the Institute of Development StudiesMy work with the Centre for Development Impact is to help the evaluation of development impact. This implies research to detect outcomes that change in response to a project or a programme, and explore for the condition....

By Howard White, CEO, The Campbell Collaboration, originally posted hereThe sight of people sleeping rough on snow-strewn winter streets is an affront to our aspiration to ensure minimum living standards for all citizens. And people who are street homeless are just the tip of the iceberg in the broader sense of living....

By Howard White, CEO, The Campbell CollaborationSome people stress the difference between evidence and knowledge. I am not big on semantics. But I do see that different ways in which evidence exists or is reported differ in the degree to which that knowledge has been brokered or translated for use in policy and practi....

By Howard White, CEO, The Campbell CollaborationChildren spend far more time out of school than in school. It is therefore a common-sense part of received wisdom that the home environment matters for child development and child learning outcomes. A logical extension of this view is that interventions to support learni....

The Campbell Collaboration is a strategic partner with a new What Works centre in the UK having a mission to end homelessness faster by focusing on what works – by finding and funding solutions backed by evidence and data. Together they will be developing an evidence gap map. Learn more about the centre’s plans on....

By Lisa de la Rue,  Assistant Professor at the Department of Counseling Psychology, University of San FranciscoFrom Hollywood to Washington D.C., and everywhere in between, there has been an awakening to the issue of sexual violence against women. Recent media attention has highlighted the frequently silent struggles....

By: Iain Brennan and Ajima OlaghereA new Campbell Collaboration policy brief notes “there is no evidence that custodial sentences make for a safer society.” This evidence is consistent across a variety of contexts with different types of offenders and provides the most comprehensive evidence to date that, as a mean....

By Howard White, CEO, The Campbell CollaborationSuppose you, or you child, were recommended to undergo an operation. Would your response be to say, “sure, go head and stick the knife in and see what happens.” Unlikely. More likely you would seek reassurance that the operation has been done before, what the success ....