Gazing into the Oracle by Michael Adler
The Delphi Method is an exercise in group communication. It is intended to enhance informed decision-making by enabling decision makers to plan based on a wide reservoir of knowledge, experience and expertise in a systematic manner. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 contains chapters on theoretical, methodological and practical issues - inclusing computerisation - which are raised by the Delphi Method while Part 2 consists of a series of case studies which illustrate the application fo the Delphi Method to a range of problems in social policy and public health. The case studies show how the Delphi Method has been used to study furture trends in mental health and mental health care, services for the elderly, accidents, family planning services, the implications of advances in biomedical and behavioural research and the administration of social security.
..provides some valuable insights...This book is helpfully divided into two sections addressing, first, the theory and methods and, second, practical applications. -- The Health Service Journal
Michael Adler is in the Department of Social Policy, University of Edinburgh. Erio Ziglio is a member of the World Health Organization (European Office) Copenhagen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781853021046 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853021040 |
| Title | Gazing into the Oracle |
| Author | Michael Adler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Year published | 1996-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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