scholarly journals Practical Uses of the Human Capability Framework - An Outsiders's View of a Concept Guiding Public Policy and Research

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupert Tipples
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Change Of Direction ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Human Capability ◽  
Funding Application

The Human Capability Framework (HCF) was presented at LEW 9 as a really exciting concept that had proved very useful in Massey University's Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme. It had come from the Department of Labour. Personal amazement at the apparent change of direction in the Department's thinking this represented was succeeded by the realisation of its immediate usefulness for a research funding application then in process. This paper explores the author's perceptions of the original model and its origins. Then the outcomes that have flowed from the use of the model in the succeeding two years is considered. After an initial explanation of the HCF, there is an analysis of its use as a policy tool at national and regional levels. Its use in various research projects is described as well. The paper concludes with a consideration of the academic acceptability of the concept and some questions for further research.

scholarly journals What Constitutes Career Success? Implications for Employers and Policy Makers

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent Gardiner
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
Sustainable Employment ◽  
Subjective View

Individuals’ subjective view of career success varies considerably and will not always align with the goals of employers or policy makers. This paper presents the initial findings of research designed to investigate the subjective perceptions of career success among a sample of younger New Zealanders who were interviewed as part of the Pathways to Sustainable Employment Project in the Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme funded by the Foundations for Research Science and Technology. Implications for public policy and career development strategies within employing organizations are highlighted.

scholarly journals Nudging to donate organs: do what you like or like what we do?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Beraldo ◽  
Jurgis Karpus
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Cadaveric Organ ◽  
Choice Policy

AbstractAn effective method to increase the number of potential cadaveric organ donors is to make people donors by default with the option to opt out. This non-coercive public policy tool to influence people’s choices is often justified on the basis of the as-judged-by-themselves principle: people are nudged into choosing what they themselves truly want. We review three often hypothesized reasons for why defaults work and argue that the as-judged-by-themselves principle may hold only in two of these cases. We specify further conditions for when the principle can hold in these cases and show that whether those conditions are met is often unclear. We recommend ways to expand nationwide surveys to identify the actual reasons for why defaults work and discuss mandated choice policy as a viable solution to many arising conundrums.

scholarly journals Reflections on the Ethics of Social Experimentation

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Macartan Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
Power Differentials ◽  
Social Experimentation

AbstractSocial scientists are increasingly engaging in experimental research projects of importance for public policy in developing areas. While this research holds the possibility of producing major social benefits, it may also involve manipulating populations, often without consent, sometimes with potentially adverse effects, and often in settings with obvious power differentials between researcher and subject. Such research is currently conducted with few clear ethical guidelines. In this paper I discuss research ethics as currently understood in this field, highlighting the limitations of standard procedures and the need for the construction of appropriate ethics, focusing on the problems of determining responsibility for interventions and assessing appropriate forms of consent.

Collaborative Research Funding

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Behnke ◽  
Laura McConnell ◽  
Chris Ober
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Scientific Success ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Chemistry Research ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of

Within a changing research world, international collaboration has become even more important in achieving scientific success. Given the increased need and desire for multinational research, the actors are forced to identify appropriate funding sources. Whereas, science knows no international boundaries, support for scientific research, including in chemical sciences, is mostly provided by the national funding organizations. This is particularly true for the chemical sciences, where most research projects are relatively small in size and with respect to the number of involved PIs. Traditionally, national organizations are reluctant to provide funds to non-domestic researchers, and in practice, funding truly international research projects can be a real challenge for a variety of technical and bureaucratic reasons. In an effort to change this, an international Committee on Chemistry Research Funding (CCRF)—backed by several leading funding organizations—was established by IUPAC in December 2007 to promote increased international collaboration and networking in the global chemistry community. The following report gives a short overview on the history of IUPAC’s involvement in service for chemistry research funding and on the most recent developments.

“Systems”, Strengths, Weaknesses and Challenges

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Frank Stowell
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Systems and Cybernetics no longer occupies the position, in academic circles, it once did. There are many reasons why this is the case but a common reason given is the lack of research funding for the subject. The knock-on effect is that the subject has fewer 'champions' and as a consequence is less prominent then it once was. There are many factors that mitigate against research funding for the domain but the cumulative effect is that there are few (if any) new ideas generated now which in turn is having an impact upon the number of academics attracted to it. In this paper the author revisits the action research programme at the University of Lancaster. This project contributed valuable insights into organisational inquiry and the nature of Systems thinking for over 30 years. In this paper the author revisits the programme to discover if there are lessons to be learnt that may be adopted to help provide a means of re-establishing the profile of the domain.

The Cost of Merit in University Research1

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Macdonald ◽  
Tom Mandeville ◽  
Don Lamberton
Keyword(s):  
Research Funding ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The University ◽  
Australian Universities ◽  
Increase Efficiency

This paper is based on a research report published at the University of Queensland in November 1980, which emanated from research commissioned by the University's Research Committee and carried out by the authors. The study was concerned with the problem of distributing resources available for research and concluded that there was not an efficient use of such resources in the University of Queensland. Part of the study considered attempts to increase efficiency by funding those research projects which seemed to possess most merit. Such policy is becoming more common in Australian universities and this is understandable during a period of financial stringency. However, the policy seems to ignore the substantial costs associated with applying for merit grants, and to assume that any scheme funding the most deserving research automatically improves the efficiency of research funding. That is not necessarily so. Most research funding in Australian universities is provided in the form of staff salaries. When staff time is occupied by the merit application and assessment process, it is not available for research. Consequently there is a cost to research, a cost that is not widely appreciated and one which may well exceed the benefits of ill-considered merit schemes.

scholarly journals Desigualdad de género en las carreras STEM en el Uruguay. Construyendo cultura y registros: la experiencia en Institut Pasteur de Montevideo con InMujeres (Uruguay)=Gender inequality in STEM careers in Uruguay. Building culture and records: the experience at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo with InMujeres (Uruguay)

2020 ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Victoria Prieto-Echagüe
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
Building Culture ◽  
Equality Problem ◽  
Las Mujeres

<p><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p>En el Uruguay la participación global en la investigación es paritaria, aunque las mujeres tienen una participación minoritaria en los ámbitos de decisión. Se reportan aquí indicadores para visibilizar el problema de desigualdad de género en la ciencia como un problema público. Se analizan las consecuencias y causas de este problema y se proponen lineamientos para una política pública de igualdad enfocada en atender las necesidades estratégicas de género. Finalmente, se describe la experiencia de un instituto de investigación con la aplicación de una herramienta de política pública de igualdad de género diseñada para promover cambios culturales en las organizaciones. Esta u otra herramienta auditable podría convertirse en un pilar fundamental de una política pública de igualdad en la ciencia. </p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>In Uruguay, global participation of women in research is equal, although they do not have equal participation in decision-making spaces. Here I report inidcators that show a gap in women participation and visibilize a gender equality problem in science and academia. The consequences and causes of this problem are analyzed and guidelines are proposed for a public equality policy focused on addressing the strategic gender needs. Finally, I describe the experience of a research institute with the application of a gender equality public policy tool designed to promote and bring about cultural changes in organizations. This or a similar auditable tool could become a fundamental pillar for a public policy of equality in science.</p>

Political Economy Research to Improve Systems of Education: Guiding Principles for the RISE Program’s PET-A Research Projects

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Gershberg
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
The Political ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Guiding Principles

This paper gives an overview of the proposed work of the Political Economy Team - Adoption, part of the Research on Improving Systems of Education research programme.

Under Way

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Herbert
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Research Grants ◽  
Administrative Costs ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Sense Of Direction ◽  
Distinct Sense ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Humanities Students

This chapter discusses the developments in terms of research grants and research funding of the newly established AHRB. By 2002 to 2003, during its fifth year, the AHRB's total budget had increased from £17.9 million to £64.8 million. During this period, non-programmed costs were capped at five per cent. Putting aside its administrative costs, the AHRB in its fifth year had programmatic expenditures of £61.7 million, a 20 per cent increase from the initially predicted expenditure. Of the £61.7 million, £9 million was allocated to the operation of museums and galleries of English institutions and the rest was equally divided between postgraduate awards and research awards throughout the UK. As funding rose, intellectual ambitions also increased. Several ambitious projects were initiated such as the editing of Francis Bacon's works, the creation of public policy concerning the film and television of Britain and Europe, the pursuing of the long-delayed multinational Romanian project, and several other projects. During this period, the AHRB garnered a distinct sense of direction and momentum. Over three years, the applications of research funding increased to 58 per cent. The applications for the postgraduate awards increased to 20 per cent in a year and the four year doctoral submission rate for arts and humanities students increased to 78 per cent.

Public policy education in the United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O’Hare
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Public Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Future Evolution ◽  
Selection Of

Training for policy analysis practice has evolved over forty years to a standardized core, including economics, statistics, management, politics/political science, and a practicum. The original model applied disciplinary methodology to the selection of better alternatives among possible policies for governments and nonprofit organizations. The most important mid-course correction in MPP history was the introduction of public management requirements in recognition that MPP alumni would (i) manage ‘policy shops’ and operating agencies as their careers advanced, and (ii) should advise on policy with awareness of implementability and manageability issues. Variations on this model include courses in law and public administration, concentrations in issue areas like health or environmental policy, and joint degrees with other professional schools. Current issues from which future evolution of the MPP enterprise is likely to flow include tensions between methodologies used by MPP faculty in research and inclusion of models like Bayesian inference and behavioral economics that may be more applicable in professional practice. Another source of variation is pedagogical: some courses offer the familiar ‘Theory T [for telling]’ model whereby content is presented didactically in lectures with discussion assigned to sections, while others move to ‘Theory C [for coaching]’ convention where content presentation is left to readings, and meetings are devoted to using the content to analyze policy questions.

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