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Flows of knowledge, expertise and influence: a method for assessing policy and practice impacts from social science research
Meagher, Laura; Lyall, Catherine; Nutley, Sandra 2008
Social science research does impact on public policy and practice but non-academic impacts are rarely amenable to precise, quantitative metrics. It is however possible to find proxy indicators of connectivity with research users and these may form steps toward impacts. Understanding these connections can lead to a deeper appreciation of the factors that shape the processes
leading to research uptake.
This study adopted a detailed qualitative approach to identify the flows of knowledge, expertise and influence that take place during the process of knowledge transfer in order to trial a method for assessing policy and practice impacts from social science research. The study further identified five factors that can influence and enhance the process of knowledge exchange between researchers and users.
Research Evaluation: Special issue on the state of the art in assessing research impact
Volume 20, Number 3, September 2011
Guest editor Claire Donovan
The special edition features articles and opinion on cutting-edge approaches to evaluating the impact of research. Table of Contents only, unless you subscribe to the journal.
Proving our worth: developing capacity for the evaluation of research communications in development (pdf)
Perkins et al 2006
An informal network composed of representatives from a number of UK organisations concerned about the impact of research on the reality of poverty convened a workshop on 5-6 September 2006. The objectives of the workshop were to mobilise a wider group of organisations working in the field of research communication to explore and analyse the different models for monitoring and evaluating research communication. This is a summary of the workshop discussions.
Blog on dual impact
By Wilfred Mijnhardt, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)
A weblog about the dual impact of research – features various blogs and articles of related interest.
Learning for the future: Innovative approaches to evaluating agricultural research
Edited by D. Horton and R. Mackay 2003
A special issue of Agricultural Systems was dedicated to research impact and pathways (Volume 78, Issue 2, Pages 119-336 (November 2003), table of contents only unless subscribed to journal.
Validation of the conceptual research utilization scale: an application of the standards for educational and psychological testing in healthcare
Janet E Squires, Carole A Estabrooks, Christine V Newburn-Cook and Mark Gierln
This study ninvestigates a newly developed Conceptual Research Utilization (CRU) nscale - a standardized scale/questionnaire for how much workers in a nnursing home setting were using research to inform their practice. The nauthors distinguish between different kinds of research utilization: nwhether research use is direct, whether research use changes someone's nmind or whether research use is used as political leverage. These are nimportant distinctions between different types of usage when thinking nabout how to evaluate the impact of KB practices. The authors also nfound the wording of these surveys to be important to function as a nusable scale, as certain words carry a greater or lesser weight n(including understanding).
ESRC Impact Toolkit
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK
The toolkit includes information on developing an impact strategy, promoting knowledge exchange, public engagement and communicating effectively with your key stakeholders.
Meagher, Laura; Lyall, Catherine; Nutley, Sandra 2008
Social science research does impact on public policy and practice but non-academic impacts are rarely amenable to precise, quantitative metrics. It is however possible to find proxy indicators of connectivity with research users and these may form steps toward impacts. Understanding these connections can lead to a deeper appreciation of the factors that shape the processes
leading to research uptake.
This study adopted a detailed qualitative approach to identify the flows of knowledge, expertise and influence that take place during the process of knowledge transfer in order to trial a method for assessing policy and practice impacts from social science research. The study further identified five factors that can influence and enhance the process of knowledge exchange between researchers and users.
Volume 20, Number 3, September 2011
Guest editor Claire Donovan
The special edition features articles and opinion on cutting-edge approaches to evaluating the impact of research. Table of Contents only, unless you subscribe to the journal.
Proving our worth: developing capacity for the evaluation of research communications in development (pdf)
Perkins et al 2006
An informal network composed of representatives from a number of UK organisations concerned about the impact of research on the reality of poverty convened a workshop on 5-6 September 2006. The objectives of the workshop were to mobilise a wider group of organisations working in the field of research communication to explore and analyse the different models for monitoring and evaluating research communication. This is a summary of the workshop discussions.
Blog on dual impact
By Wilfred Mijnhardt, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)
A weblog about the dual impact of research – features various blogs and articles of related interest.
Learning for the future: Innovative approaches to evaluating agricultural research
Edited by D. Horton and R. Mackay 2003
A special issue of Agricultural Systems was dedicated to research impact and pathways (Volume 78, Issue 2, Pages 119-336 (November 2003), table of contents only unless subscribed to journal.
Validation of the conceptual research utilization scale: an application of the standards for educational and psychological testing in healthcare
Janet E Squires, Carole A Estabrooks, Christine V Newburn-Cook and Mark Gierln
This study ninvestigates a newly developed Conceptual Research Utilization (CRU) nscale - a standardized scale/questionnaire for how much workers in a nnursing home setting were using research to inform their practice. The nauthors distinguish between different kinds of research utilization: nwhether research use is direct, whether research use changes someone's nmind or whether research use is used as political leverage. These are nimportant distinctions between different types of usage when thinking nabout how to evaluate the impact of KB practices. The authors also nfound the wording of these surveys to be important to function as a nusable scale, as certain words carry a greater or lesser weight n(including understanding).
ESRC Impact Toolkit
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK
The toolkit includes information on developing an impact strategy, promoting knowledge exchange, public engagement and communicating effectively with your key stakeholders.
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