Evidence-informed decision-making in public health in Canada: a qualitative exploration.

Introduction: Evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) plays a vital role in public health practice. Canada has invested in support for evidence-informed approaches in public health. Despite growing expectations for EIDM, evidence integration has not been thoroughly evaluated.

Engaging children and youth in research and evaluation using group concept mapping.

Group concept mapping is a systematic methodology that recognizes participants' expertise in their own experiences. In this approach, participants share their diverse knowledge and interpret the data generated by all group members. This approach uniquely blends quantitative and qualitative techniques to create illustrative, structured conceptualizations.

Educators' evaluations of children's ideas on the social exclusion of classmates with intellectual and learning disabilities.

Background: Reasons underlying the social exclusion of children with intellectual or learning disabilities are not entirely understood. Although it is important to heed the voices of children on this issue, it is also important to consider the degree to which these ideas are informed. The present authors invited educators to evaluate the content of children's ideas on the causes of social exclusion.