The disenchanted fairy godmother: comparing how and why evidence-based management and public service professionals influenced policy performance in public school and active labour market policy in Denmark

Jesper Dahl Kelstrup et al.

Evidence and Policy2025https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648y2025d000000044article
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Weight
0.41

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We advocate for setting realistic expectations about the potential of evidence in resolving policy performance problems and caution against overstating the 'dream' of evidence-based policy making.

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@article{jesper2025,
  title        = {{The disenchanted fairy godmother: comparing how and why evidence-based management and public service professionals influenced policy performance in public school and active labour market policy in Denmark}},
  author       = {Jesper Dahl Kelstrup et al.},
  journal      = {Evidence and Policy},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1332/17442648y2025d000000044},
}

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Evidence weight

0.41

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.25 × 0.4 = 0.10
M · momentum0.55 × 0.15 = 0.08
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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