Health Sciences 3400A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Knowledge Translation, Fot, Poverty Reduction
15 Dec 2014
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Week 13: knowledge translation, research and evaluation. Research and the policy making process. Work is discrete and planned. Accountable to peers and funders. High level of training with specialization. Research leads to evidence to inform decision making. Work is continuous, responding to. Accountable to politicians and public. Research one of many inputs in decision changes making meet demands of people (different accountability) Note: government is not systematic or well planned compared to researches because their goals are to. Actors: co- production of research to develop mutual understanding of the. It is ideal to have a government decision maker on the research team. Evaluation usually the responsibility of. Researchers- universities, think tanks, the ministry charged with consulting firms implementation. Ministry of health and long- term care media- informal evaluation (media publicizes new issues) Typically, ministry is involved in. If not, why: poorly defined problem/issue, complex problem (complex/wicked problems are too hard to solve)
