Linking research to its uses: Making sense of howdecisions are informed by research

The proposed research acknowledges the recommendations in the

literature for a more constructivist/interpretivist approach to understanding the use

of research (Nutley, Walter and Davies 2007). Conceptualizing research use as a

complex social process (McDaniel and Driebe 2005) may provide a potential

alternative to making sense of the nature of research use and impacts in a more

realistic framing. The complex nature of research use and impacts has been

widely acknowledged in the literature (Best & Holmes 2010; Wilkinson 2010;

Scott et al 2008; Martin and Tang 2007; Nutley, Walter, and Davies 2007; Ekboir

2003; Geiger and Sá 2009; Weiss 1979; Shove and Rip 2000).

The proposed study will adopt a naturalistic inquiry approach (Patton

2005) where research use can be observed in the ‘real world’ in ‘real time’.

Ethnographic techniques will be used in a study designed to observe the use of

research to inform policy, practice and service delivery decisions in public health

(Scott et al 2008). Ethnography is a widely…

Faculty Supervisor:

Creso Sa

Student:

Partner:

Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information

Discipline:

Sociology

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University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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