The Many Meanings of Research Utilization

Weiss, Carol H.

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“…Though here we focus on the use of research results, we also draw on more general models of information use if the underlying mechanism is transferable. The most important models of research use have been compiled by Weiss (1979), so that only a short outline will be presented: The knowledge-driven model and the problem-solving model correspond to the rationalistic and linear premises of the political will model and have therefore encountered the same criticism. Haaga & Maru (1996) analysed the sequence of research, policy-making and implementation of seven cases in Bangladesh.…”

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“…The enlightenment model does not assume a direct link between research and its use: According to this model, it is not possible to identify single studies or even a body of studies which have affected policy-formulation. It is '… rather … the concepts and theoretical perspectives that social science research has engendered that permeate the policymaking process' (Weiss 1979). This model has been criticised by Cohen (1996) as being suitable only in countries where a relevant 'institutional memory' or a continuity of persons exists.…”

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“…The political model propagates that in the policymaking process science is merely used as ammunition to support pre-existing positions of the actors involved. Research results are chosen eclectically if they fit into the line of argumentation of the actor (Weiss 1979). The interactive model describes science as one input out of many in the process of developing a policy.…”

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“…The interactive model describes science as one input out of many in the process of developing a policy. 'In this model, the use of research is only one part of a complicated process that also uses experience, political insight, pressure, social technologies, and judgement' (Weiss 1979). As Swerissen (1998) puts it, scientists are '… only one group in a relatively packed gallery'.…”

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Strategies to enhance the use of health systems research for health sector reform

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SummaryIn spite of frequent claims to the contrary, there is very little evidence that health systems research actually influences policy-making. Based on a case study from Thailand and a literature review, we develop a stakeholder-oriented model of policy-making. We argue that only if stakeholders' needs are taken into consideration during design and implementation of scientific projects and dissemination of the results, research will have a chance to influence the policy process. From this model, we derive a five-step approach to enhance the use of research by various stakeholders. We then propose institutional arrangements and conditions to make the use of research for policy-making more sustainable.keywords Health policy, health care reform, policy-making, decision-making, health system research, evidence-based medicine, research use correspondence Prof. Rainer Sauerborn,

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“…It is a social and dynamic process, heavily shaped by cultural and contextual factors (4)(5)(6)(7). Increasingly, efforts are underway to explore what works in knowledge transfer and exchange strategies (8).…”

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Using interactive workshops to prompt knowledge exchange: a realist evaluation of a knowledge to action initiative

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Utilization of heroin information by adolescent girls in Australia: A cognitive analysis

Todd

1999

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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This article reports on a study that investigates how older adolescents cognitively utilize information on the drug, heroin. With a small group of four girls in their final year of secondary education, the study sought to: (a) establish the perceived effects of exposures to information; (b) establish how the perceived effects are associated with changes to the girls' knowledge structures; and (c) establish any patterns in relation to changes in knowledge structures and perceived effects. The study employed a quasi‐experimental, repeated‐phase approach. The girls' existing knowledge structures about the drug, heroin, were elicited and mapped, as were knowledge structures after each of three exposures to different information on heroin. The knowledge structures after each exposure were shown to change by cognitive strategies of appending, inserting, and deleting. Five types of effects, as types of cognitive information utilization, were identified, these being: Get a complete picture, get a changed picture, get a clearer picture, get a verified picture, and get a position in a picture. The study also showed that there was coherence between the effects and how these effects were manifested in changes to the girls' knowledge structures. This article also discusses important implications for information practice and instructional design.

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The Many Meanings of Research Utilization

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Strategies to enhance the use of health systems research for health sector reform

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Using interactive workshops to prompt knowledge exchange: a realist evaluation of a knowledge to action initiative

Utilization of heroin information by adolescent girls in Australia: A cognitive analysis

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