The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool: A Practical Resource for Maturing the Societal Readiness of Research Projects

Bernstein, Michael J.; Nielsen, Mathias Wullum; Alnor, Emil; Brasil, André; Birkving, Astrid Lykke; Chan, Tung Tung; Grießler, Erich; Jong, Stefan de; Klippe, Wouter van de; Meijer, Ingeborg; Yaghmaei, Emad; Nicolaisen, Peter Busch; Nieminen, Mika; Novitzky, Peter; Mejlgaard, Niels

doi:10.1007/s11948-021-00360-3

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“…Further research ideally could be performed from an intersectional perspective that explores the intersections of various social categories such as culture, social economic circumstances, rural or urban living and sexual orientation [ 142 ]. At the same time, in order to implement social innovations, an assessment of the so-called Societal Readiness Level is needed [ 143 ].…”

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Everyday Experiences of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Scoping Review

Huizenga

Scheffelaar

Fruijtier

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Increasing attention has been paid to the ‘voice’ of people living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, but there is a lack of clarity about how everyday life is perceived from this insider’s perspective. This study aimed to explore the everyday life experiences, challenges and facilitators of individuals with MCI and dementia living at home. A scoping review of qualitative studies, guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers Manual, was conducted. Eight databases were searched, resulting in 6345 records, of which 58 papers published between 2011 and 2021 were included. Analysis was carried out by descriptive content analysis. Findings were categorized into seven spheres of everyday life: experiences related to the condition, self, relationships, activities, environment, health and social care and public opinions. The results show many disruptions and losses in everyday life and how people try to accommodate these changes. In all areas of everyday life, people show a deep desire to have reciprocal relationships, stay engaged through participation in activities and have a sense of belonging in the community. However, more research is needed on the factors that promote and impede the sense of reciprocity and belonging.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Everyday Experiences of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Scoping Review

Huizenga

Scheffelaar

Fruijtier

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“…Moreover, the RePEAT questions focus on the researcher, rather than engaging research partners to build feminist and ethical relationships. Similarly, the SR Thinking tool is an online resource supporting researchers in “anticipating and reflecting on social and ethical dimensions of research” (Bernstein et al, 2022: 2). This interactive tool implements reflection by asking researchers to answer questions around responsibility, partnership, societal change, community engagement, and relationship-building (New Horizon, 2019).…”

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Research Responsibility Agreement: a tool to support ethical research

Murdock

Erickson

2023

Research Ethics

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When engaging in community-based research, it is important to consider ethical research practices throughout the project. While current research practices require many investigators to obtain approval from an ethics review board before starting a project, more is required to ensure that ethical principles are applied once the investigations begin and after the investigations are complete. In response to this concern, as expressed by workers at a feminist non-profit during a community placement, we developed a tool to foster both greater ethical and feminist research practice in community-based research. Using feminist theories, methodologies, and concepts such as epistemic justice, epistemic trust, and coauthorship, a tool was developed to support researchers and other collaborators in building relationships of reciprocity. This tool, called the Research Responsibility Agreement (RRA) invites all members of a research project to explicitly reflect on their role in the research, their relationships with other collaborators, their responsibility to contributing meaningfully in the project, and their plans to remain accountable to one another. In doing so, the RRA adds to existing tools that support ethical research by sharing explicit reflections from all collaborators on how to prevent harm and by asking them to reflect on ethical practices beyond the initial stages of the project. The RRA also encourages greater engagement from researchers and collaborators toward building meaningful relationships with each other, and with participants, to work together in advancing social change. As a practical tool that promotes reflection, that builds relationships, and that holds all parties accountable to ethical and feminist research practices, the RRA has the potential to generate impactful change in community-based research projects and beyond. While the RRA is tailored to community-based research, it can be applied widely to any research project and has the potential to revolutionize how research relationships are built across disciplines.

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“…They encourage researchers, innovators, funders, and science policy makers to raise questions on people whose voices and interests should be considered in the design and development process (inclusion); on the underlying goals, motivations, assumptions and worldviews that guide activities (reflexivity); and on the ways to respond to the knowledge gained through such reflection (sensitivity). Another, policy-based or input-based approach to RRI suggests pillars or "key components" that should be considered in research and development -six distinct keys (public engagement, open access, science education, gender, ethics, and governance) (Bernstein et al, 2022).…”

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Evolution of Theoretical Approaches and Ways to Ensure the Responsibility of University Research Activities in the Context of Implementing the “Open Science” Concept

Petroye

2023

Inter. Sci. Journ. of Univ. and Leader.

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The article is devoted to highlighting of the evolution of theoretical approaches and identification of ways to ensure the responsibility of university research activities in the context of the implementation of the Open Science concept. The author analyses the EU policy documents in the field of Responsible Research and Innovation and Open Science, and justifies the need to strengthen the responsibility of university research activities in the context of implementation of Open Science standards in the national research space to fulfil the tasks set out in the National Open Science Plan. The author considers the results of case studies of domestic and foreign, primarily European, scholars and shows that a characteristic feature of the current evolutionary stage of theoretical interpretations of the problem of responsibility of research activity is its development within the framework of the RRI concept, which is considered in the EU as a transformational, critical and radical concept. The author substantiates the expediency of applying the systemic RRI concept for the formation and implementation of policies to strengthen the responsibility of research activities of Ukrainian universities. The author highlights the advantages of this concept, which are that it combines academic procedural and political approaches to RRI, covers the key components of RRI (public engagement, open access, science education, gender, ethics and governance), and provides for the assessment of RRI conditions and processes (expectations, reflexivity, inclusion and sensitivity). The author focuses special attention on highlighting the “Societal Readiness Thinking Tool” regarding the use of its potential to promote the RRI concept, formulate and actively implement RRI policies in Ukrainian HEIs to ensure their integration into the ERA of responsible research and open science. This article is based on the results of the author’s previous research, which were obtained within the framework of the academic research of the Universities’ Research Activities Unit at the Institute of Higher Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine on the topic “Increasing the Research Capacity of Ukrainian Universities in the Conditions of War and Post-war Recovery in the Context of Implementing the Open Science Concept” (State Registration No. 0122U200775).

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The Societal Readiness Thinking Tool: A Practical Resource for Maturing the Societal Readiness of Research Projects

Cited by 19 publications

References 65 publications

Everyday Experiences of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Scoping Review

Everyday Experiences of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Scoping Review

Research Responsibility Agreement: a tool to support ethical research

Evolution of Theoretical Approaches and Ways to Ensure the Responsibility of University Research Activities in the Context of Implementing the “Open Science” Concept

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