Understanding Transformation, Elite Change, and New Social Mobilisation in the Arab World: An Actor-Centred and Policy-Oriented Research Project

Choices with impact: Retrospection and reflection on the ethical dimension of a practice-oriented research project using the Most Significant Change Technique In this publication, we reflect on our use of the Most Significant Change Technique (Davies & Dart, 2005) in a research project on the ethical impact of a training program for social professionals. This method had never before been used in the field of empirical ethics. We describe how we applied the method and account for some alterations we made to bring it in line with the goal of our research. We also illustrate how the analysis of stories, written by participants, as well as the analysis of discussions about these stories with relevant stakeholders (service users, colleagues and managers), led to a stimulating process during which new insights emerged. Reflecting on the results, we conclude that the MSC technique, slightly changed, could be very useful when doing research on the ethical impact of training programs. The narrative component in particular is valuable, in combination with the fact that all relevant stakeholders can contribute in an equivalent way.

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Select Your Social Scientist with Care

Journal of Public Policy ◽

10.1017/s0143814x0000252x ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 57-71

Author(s):

Ray Wyatt

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Social Science ◽

Social Scientist ◽

Research Project ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Moral Criticism ◽

Policy Guidance ◽

Oriented Research

ABSTRACTA public policy-oriented research project in Australia is used to point out the connections between typical social science motivations, such as moral criticism, truth-seeking and policy-guidance, and the research styles which such motivations produce, such as advocacy, impracticality and expediency. Each style's reliability, fundamentalism and policy applicability are discussed and suggestions are made for testing research validity. Finally, it is shown how policy makers can interpret advice from the different sorts of social scientist more intelligently.

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Requirements engineering within a large-scale security-oriented research project: lessons learned

Requirements Engineering ◽

10.1007/s00766-011-0139-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 43-66 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Seda Gürses ◽

Magali Seguran ◽

Nicola Zannone

Keyword(s):

Requirements Engineering ◽

Large Scale ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Research Project ◽

Oriented Research

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LAMENT FOR POLICY-ORIENTED RESEARCH: Observations on a Research Project to Formulate a Computer Model for Regional Rural Planning in the Kosi Region, Bihar, India1

Institute of Development Studies Bulletin ◽

10.1111/j.1759-5436.1974.mp5004007.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 28-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen D. Biggs

Keyword(s):

Computer Model ◽

Rural Planning ◽

Research Project ◽

Oriented Research

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Shifting Perspective from Design to Business

Managing Business in a Multi-Channel World ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-629-7.ch009 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 130-146

Author(s):

Andreas Nilsson

Keyword(s):

Mobile Applications ◽

Customer Relations ◽

Field Studies ◽

Field Trials ◽

Business Value ◽

System Evaluation ◽

Research Project ◽

Business Relation ◽

Oriented Research

This chapter investigates potential business value based on the results of a design-oriented research project. The objective of the research was to design mobile applications and services that support spectators in situ at a trotting track. Ethnographic field studies have guided the development of the system TrottingPal. The research has conducted system evaluation through two field trials in the authentic setting with target users. By extending the scope to relate also to other stakeholders in this setting, additional benefits from the TrottingPal system are revealed. This chapter suggests that the designed technology targeted at spectators does not offer only a potential business relation between an event organizer and spectators; rather, it offers new channels for customer relations such as sponsorship and strengthens the locality at the track.

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Patient-oriented research: A qualitative study of research involvement of parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities ◽

10.1177/1744629520942015 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 174462952094201

Author(s):

Emma Vanderlee ◽

Megan Aston ◽

Karen Turner ◽

Patrick McGrath ◽

Lucyna Lach

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Advisory Committee ◽

Research Study ◽

Research Process ◽

Research Project ◽

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities ◽

Research Involvement ◽

Oriented Research

Patient-oriented research engages patients and caregivers as partners contributing to all phases of the research process. This was the goal of the Strongest Families Institute Neurodevelopmental research, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when they included a parent advisory committee, made up of parents and caregivers of children and adolescents with a neurodevelopmental condition, to complete their research project. The purpose of this qualitative research was to examine the experiences of researchers and parents of children with a neurodevelopmental condition who participated on a research study advisory committee for the Strongest Families Neurodevelopment research project. From interviews with both parents/caregivers and researchers that played a role on the advisory committee, four major themes emerged on how to negotiate and navigate their time on the committee and what worked well and what did not. This led to recommendations for future researchers and patients who may create or be a part of an advisory committee.

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