OVERVIEW

This project provide a comprehensive environmental scan of the research impact resources that exist for humanities and social sciences across US, Canada, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand.  Environmental scans are not simply ad hoc online searches; rather, Conway (2009) highlights that environmental scanning is formal and systematic, using “formal methodologies for obtaining information for a specific purpose” (p. 2).  The purpose of this environmental scan is to provide Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) professionals with emerging international indicators (operational measures of environmental analysis), trends (systematic variation of indicators over time) and patterns (clusters of trends) in relation to research impact to provide guidance for decision-making and strategy development at the FHSS (Costa, 1995). 

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​Stay tuned! We are in the process of writing and submitting our first journal article from this study.

epaa: Special issue on knowledge mobilization 

social science funding agencies' support and promotion of knowledge mobilization: An international study

OVERVIEW

Interest in how to better connect research to policy and practice is gaining momentum globally. Also gaining widespread agreement is the view that intermediary organizations have an important role to play in facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships between researchers, practitioners and policymakers in order to increase the mobilization of research and its impact in public service sectors. Knowledge mobilization (KMb) includes efforts to strengthen linkages between research, practice and policy in public service sectors. This special issue explores a range of intermediary organizations, networks and initiatives in order to showcase how research-practice-policy gaps are being addressed in different contexts.


​FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/issue/view/vol23

OVERVIEW

The RIPPLE team is excited to partner with Cited - a radio program and podcast about research and higher education from the University of British Columbia.  The series has played nationally on CBC and NPR, as well as over 100 campus and community radio stations in North America.


​FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: ​ www.citedpodcast.com

AN ANALYSIS OF EQUITY POLICIES FROM 72 SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS ONTARIO, CANADA: EXPLORING A LARGE SCALE PROVINCIAL INITIATIVE TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

the good, the bad, & the unknown: an environmental scan of research impact

Cited

OVERVIEW

This study identifies research impact resources that exist in Canada, USA and the UK across three public service sectors (Education, Health, and Child Welfare) using a systematic search protocol. So far, searches have elicited 467 research impact resources ranging from journal articles, to frameworks to surveys used by universities to measure their work. The second phase of the study will conduct in-depth content analysis of a smaller sub-set of resources that target the education sector focusing specifically on what methodologies, indicators and metrics are being used to measure research impact.  Ultimately, the project will create a comprehensive research impact menu of indicators that organizations can customize in order to assess their KMb efforts. 

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research impact resources across Canada, usa, & UK 

research brokering organizations across canada

OVERVIEW

Diversity is increasing across Canada and in Ontario (Canada’s largest province).  Educational outcomes are influenced by a variety of factors relating to equity – such as socio-economic status systemic discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation among others. This diversity represents challenges for education systems across the province; consequently, in 2009 Ontario created an Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy in order to address issues of diversity.  This study explores the school district equity policies of English Speaking School Boards and Local Authorities across Ontario.  It also explores the activities occurring (as highlighted on school board websites) in relation to equity.  The project uses a policy analysis framework adapted from Shewchuk (2014) which explores policies, legislation referenced, document properties and dissemination, procedures to report discrimination, support structures, training opportunities and community relationships.

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​Stay tuned! We are in the process of writing and submitting our first journal article from this study.

The RIPPLE Team is proud to share with you the diverse and exciting array of projects that we are currently undertaking across the country.

OVERVIEW

Researchers are under increasing pressure to mobilize their research more widely with non-academic audiences and to demonstrate the impact of their work (Mitton et al., 2007; Nutley et al., 2007); however, little is known about a) how to actually measure research use and its impact or b) about how funding agencies globally are promoting and supporting KMb and research impact agendas.  Funding agencies are important research brokering organizations as they support national research infrastructure and shape research agendas through their requirements for researchers.  Tetroe et al. (2008) conducted an international study to explore knowledge translation policy, expectations, and activities of health research funding agencies.  No empirical study of this kind exists for social science funding agencies; as a result, this RIPPLE study seeks to replicate the Tetroe et al. (2008) study for Social Science funding agencies in Canada, the USA, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand.  The study makes two significant contributions.  First, it provides empirical evidence comparing how social science funding agencies globally are approaching research mobilization and impact – an area that has not been systematically explored.  Second, it provides an overview of resources (created by funders) for researchers to increase the impact of their work


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OVERVIEW

This study  builds on Dr. Amanda Cooper's doctoral research which explored 44 RBOs across Canada using a matrix tool to measure KMb efforts in relation to strategies (products, events and networks) and indicators (types, ease of use, target audience). It explores in-depth case studies (N=5) of exemplary RBOs through interviews with key internal informants (2 per case, N=10) and their external partners (3 per case, N=15), including site visits where appropriate and possible.

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  • Executive Summary ​(Coming Soon!)


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