The talk has explored the role of research in policy and practice. It has drawn on both conceptual work on different models of thinking with regard to research use (from the linear, to the relationship model to a more comprehensive systems approach) and empirical work looking at how organizations seek to promote research use. The talk then described ten exploratory case studies conducted in Europe to better understand the approaches that are currently used to assess the impact of research in practice and the conceptualizations of knowledge transfer that underpin them. It concluded by focusing on some of the practical and conceptual challenges facing us in promoting and evaluating the use of research in policy and practice.
Biography:
Dr. Annette Boaz is a lecturer in translational research at King’s College London. Prior to this she was a senior research fellow in the UK Centre for Evidence and Policy. At the Centre she was responsible for a programme of ESRC funded training, development and methodological work relating to evidence based policy and practice. She has previously worked at the universities of Oxford and Warwick, carrying out research in a wide variety of policy areas, completing evaluations for the UK Cabinet Office and Home Office. Annette has also worked in the Policy Research Programme at the UK Department of Health. Her research focuses on the use of research in policy and practice.
Annette is the Joint Managing Editor of the Journal Evidence & Policy.