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Jensen, Eric, Reed, Mark, Jensen, Aaron and Gerber, Alexander (2021) Evidence-based research impact praxis : integrating scholarship and practice to ensure research benefits society [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Open Research Europe, 1 . 137. doi:10.12688/openreseurope.14205.1 ISSN 2732-5121.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.14205.1
Abstract
Effective research impact development is essential to address global challenges. This commentary highlights key issues facing research impact development as a nascent professional field of practice. We argue that those working on research impact should take a strategic, ‘evidence-based’ approach to maximize potential research benefits and minimize potential harms. We identify key features of evidence-based good practice in the context of research impact work. This includes integrating relevant research and theory into professional decision-making, drawing on a diversity of academic disciplines offering pertinent insights. Such an integration of scholarship and practice will improve the capacity of research impact work to make a positive difference for society. Moving the focus of research impact work to earlier stages in the research and innovation process through stakeholder engagement and anticipatory research can also boost its effectiveness. The research impact evidence base should be combined with the right kind of professional capacities and practical experience to enhance positive impact. Such capacities need to be developed through relevant education and training, for example, in participatory methods and social inclusion. Such training for research impact work needs to forge strong links between research impact scholarship and practice. Finally, there is a need for improvements in the evidence base for research impact to make it more practically useful.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | A General Works > AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education Q Science > Q Science (General) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||
| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Research , Research -- Evaluation, Research -- Evaluation -- Analysis, Learning and scholarship -- Philosophy, Study skills , Inquiry (Theory of knowledge), Research -- Social aspects, Educational innovations | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Open Research Europe | ||||||
| Publisher: | F1000 Research Ltd | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2732-5121 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 16 November 2021 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 1 | ||||||
| Article Number: | 137 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.12688/openreseurope.14205.1 | ||||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 November 2021 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 29 November 2021 |
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