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Bob Lingard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • looking east shanghai pisa 2009 and the reconstitution of reference societies in the global education policy field
    Comparative Education, 2013
    Co-Authors: Sam Sellar, Bob Lingard
    Abstract:

    This paper examines the outstanding performance of Shanghai, China on PISA 2009 and its effects on other national systems and within the global education policy field. The OECD's PISA is helping to create this field by constituting the globe as a commensurate space of school system performance. The effects of Shanghai's success are considered in three other national contexts: the USA, England and Australia. We combine (a) analysis of data from more than 30 Research interviews with senior policy actors at the OECD, the IEA and within Australia and England; and (b) document analysis of policy speeches, Commissioned Research reports and media coverage from the three national contexts. Shanghai's performance in PISA 2009 produced a global ‘PISA-shock’ that has repositioned this system as a significant new ‘reference society’, shifting the global gaze in education from Finland to the ‘East’ at the beginning of the so-called ‘Asian century’.

  • the impact of Research on education policy in an era of evidence based policy
    Critical Studies in Education, 2013
    Co-Authors: Bob Lingard
    Abstract:

    Currently, when there is a lot of political talk about the need for evidence-based policy', and when public policy seeks to calibrate Research quality and impact, there is a pressing need to reconsider the relationships between education/al Research and education policy. This article seeks to do this, beginning with considerations of the contested and changing character and practices of education, education policy and education/al Research, and the competing and complex definitions of the meaning of Research impact. The article considers the distinctions between Research of and Research for policy. The apparently disjunctive cultures of academic Research and policy-making in education are documented for understanding Research-policy relationships in education. Yet, there is also a need to acknowledge the overlap between these cultures, particularly in respect of the categories of policy-makers and Researchers and movement across the categories in career terms. The article demonstrates that Research affects policy in multiple, yet mediated ways in varying timeframes. The more academic Research usually has its effects in the longer term, impacting the assumptive worlds of policy-makers, while Commissioned Research seeks more direct shorter-term impact. Finally, we also need to consider the capacities of policy-makers and educational systems to be receptive to Research.

  • managing oppositional masculinity politics the gendering of a government Commissioned Research project
    International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2013
    Co-Authors: Bob Lingard, Wayne Martino, Martin Mills
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we draw on pro-feminist, anti-essentialist espistemological and theoretical frameworks, in conjunction with adopting autoethnographic narratives, both to provide critical insight into and contextualize the particular testimony and witnessing of our own personal involvement in the gendering of a government-Commissioned Research project on boys’ education. The Research project was undertaken in a politically volatile environment, when the ‘what about the boys?’ debate was at its zenith in Australia. As pro-feminist men attempting to ameliorate some of the negative impacts of the boys’ debate, whilst contributing to the new sociology of masculinities field, we had to negotiate a complex gender politics operating within the bureaucracy, including aligning with allies, to undertake this Research in ways that remained honest to our own politics and the Research evidence we collected. Our experiences and negotiation of the gendered and politicized relationships between the bureaucrats who commissi...

Hans Van Oers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • analyzing the contributions of a government Commissioned Research project a case study
    Health Research Policy and Systems, 2014
    Co-Authors: Ingrid Hegger, Susan W J Janssen, J F E M Keijsers, Albertine J Schuit, Hans Van Oers
    Abstract:

    Background: It often remains unclear to investigators how their Research contributes to the work of the commissioner. We initiated the ‘Risk Model’ case study to gain insight into how a Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) project and its knowledge products contribute to the commissioner’s work, the commissioner being the Health Care Inspectorate. We aimed to identify the alignment efforts that influenced the Research project contributions. Based on the literature, we expected interaction between investigators and key users to be the most determining factor for the contributions of a Research project. Methods: In this qualitative case study, we analyzed the alignment efforts and contributions in the Risk Model project by means of document analysis and interviews according to the evaluation method Contribution Mapping .F urthermore, a map of the Research process was drafted and a feedback session was organized. After the feedback session with stakeholders discussing the findings, we completed the case study report. Results: Both organizations had divergent views on the ownership of the Research product and the relationship between RIVM and the Inspectorate, which resulted in different expectations. The RIVM considered the use of the risk models to be problematic, but the inspectors had a positive opinion about its contributions. Investigators, inspectors, and managers were not aware of these remarkably different perceptions. In this Research project, we identified six relevant categories of both horizontal alignment efforts (between investigators and key users) as well as vertical alignment efforts (within own organization) that influenced the contributions to the Inspectorate’ sw ork. Conclusions: Relevant alignment efforts influencing the contributions of the project became manifest at three levels: the first level directly relates to the project, the second to the organizational environment, and the third to the formal and historical relationship between the organizations. Both external and internal alignments influence the contributions of a Research project. Based on the findings, we recommend that Research institutes invest in a reflective attitude towards the social aspects of Research projects at all levels of the organization and develop alignment strategies to enhance the contributions of Research.

Martin Mills - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • managing oppositional masculinity politics the gendering of a government Commissioned Research project
    International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2013
    Co-Authors: Bob Lingard, Wayne Martino, Martin Mills
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we draw on pro-feminist, anti-essentialist espistemological and theoretical frameworks, in conjunction with adopting autoethnographic narratives, both to provide critical insight into and contextualize the particular testimony and witnessing of our own personal involvement in the gendering of a government-Commissioned Research project on boys’ education. The Research project was undertaken in a politically volatile environment, when the ‘what about the boys?’ debate was at its zenith in Australia. As pro-feminist men attempting to ameliorate some of the negative impacts of the boys’ debate, whilst contributing to the new sociology of masculinities field, we had to negotiate a complex gender politics operating within the bureaucracy, including aligning with allies, to undertake this Research in ways that remained honest to our own politics and the Research evidence we collected. Our experiences and negotiation of the gendered and politicized relationships between the bureaucrats who commissi...

Kay Livingston - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • undertaking Commissioned Research and scholarship in education do Research paradigms matter
    2020
    Co-Authors: Kay Livingston
    Abstract:

    The place and challenges of identifying and working with paradigms in the context of Commissioned Research are addressed in this chapter. The characteristics of Commissioned Research activities are discussed and considered by drawing on Boyer's view of scholarship as discovery, integration, application, teaching, and engagement. The role of Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents in Commissioned Research is explored using a conceptual continuum from looser to tighter specification of parameters as an analytical frame. Consequences for the selection of a Research paradigm are considered in the context of multiple realities of the Researcher and the commissioning body. The chapter concludes with an imperative: Communication to develop understanding of each other's perspectives needs to be better recognized for its value to all parties in meeting their intended purpose in engaging in a Commissioned Research undertaking.

  • Undertaking Commissioned Research in education: do Research paradigms matter?
    Methods and Paradigms in Education Research, 2026
    Co-Authors: Kay Livingston
    Abstract:

    The place and challenges of identifying and working with Research paradigms in the context of Commissioned Research is addressed in this chapter. The characteristics of Commissioned Research and Commissioned evaluation are discussed. The role of Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents in Commissioned Research is explored using a conceptual continuum from looser to tighter specification of parameters. Consequences for the selection of a Research paradigm are considered. The chapter concludes with an imperative: Communication to develop understanding of each other's perspectives needs to be better recognized for its value to all parties in meeting their intended purpose in engaging in a Commissioned Research undertaking.

Paterson, Ross W. - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Dementia wellbeing and COVID‐19: review and expert consensus on current Research and knowledge gaps
    'Wiley', 2021
    Co-Authors: Liu, Kathy Y., Howard Robert, Banerjee Sube, Comas‐herrera Adelina, Goddard Joanne, Knapp Martin, Livingston Gill, Manthorpe Jill, O'brien, John T., Paterson, Ross W.
    Abstract:

    Objectives In response to a Commissioned Research update on dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, a UK-based working group, comprising dementia Researchers from a range of fields and disciplines, aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on dementia wellbeing and identify priorities for future Research. Methods We supplemented a rapid literature search (including unpublished, non-peer reviewed and ongoing studies/reports) on dementia wellbeing in the context of COVID-19 with expert group members' consensus about future Research needs. From this we generated potential Research questions the group judged to be relevant that were not covered by the existing literature. Results Themes emerged from 141 studies within the six domains of the NHS England COVID-19 Dementia Wellbeing Pathway: Preventing Well, Diagnosing Well, Treating Well, Supporting Well, Living Well and Dying Well. We describe current Research findings and knowledge gaps relating to the impact on people affected by dementia (individuals with a diagnosis, their carers and social contacts, health and social care practitioners and volunteers), services, Research activities and organisations. Broad themes included the potential benefits and risks of new models of working including remote healthcare, the need for population-representative longitudinal studies to monitor longer-term impacts, and the importance of reporting dementia-related findings within broader health and care studies. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on people affected by dementia. Researchers and funding organisations have responded rapidly to try to understand the impacts. Future Research should highlight and resolve outstanding questions to develop evidence-based measures to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia

  • Dementia wellbeing and COVID‐19: Review and expert consensus on current Research and knowledge gaps
    'Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)', 2021
    Co-Authors: Liu, Kathy Y., Howard Robert, Banerjee Sube, Comas‐herrera Adelina, Goddard Joanne, Knapp Martin, Livingston Gill, Manthorpe Jill, O'brien, John T., Paterson, Ross W.
    Abstract:

    Funder: UK Dementia Research Institute; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100017510Funder: UK Research and Innovation; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100014013Funder: University of Worcester; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100010022Funder: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008721Funder: NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust/Institute of Cancer Research; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100014461Funder: Economic and Social Research Council; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000266Abstract: Objectives: In response to a Commissioned Research update on dementia during the COVID‐19 pandemic, a UK‐based working group, comprising dementia Researchers from a range of fields and disciplines, aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on dementia wellbeing and identify priorities for future Research. Methods: We supplemented a rapid literature search (including unpublished, non‐peer reviewed and ongoing studies/reports) on dementia wellbeing in the context of COVID‐19 with expert group members' consensus about future Research needs. From this we generated potential Research questions the group judged to be relevant that were not covered by the existing literature. Results: Themes emerged from 141 studies within the six domains of the NHS England COVID‐19 Dementia Wellbeing Pathway: Preventing Well, Diagnosing Well, Treating Well, Supporting Well, Living Well and Dying Well. We describe current Research findings and knowledge gaps relating to the impact on people affected by dementia (individuals with a diagnosis, their carers and social contacts, health and social care practitioners and volunteers), services, Research activities and organisations. Broad themes included the potential benefits and risks of new models of working including remote healthcare, the need for population‐representative longitudinal studies to monitor longer‐term impacts, and the importance of reporting dementia‐related findings within broader health and care studies. Conclusions: The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on people affected by dementia. Researchers and funding organisations have responded rapidly to try to understand the impacts. Future Research should highlight and resolve outstanding questions to develop evidence‐based measures to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia