Dissertations / Theses: 'Public Research Funding and Research Policy'

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Lanoë, Marianne. "The evaluation of competitive research funding : .an application to French programs." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018BORD0363/document.

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Cette thèse a pour objectif d'analyser l'efficacité de la mise en place de nouvelles politiques de recherche visant à modifier le mode d'allocation des financements aux chercheurs académiques en France. Avec la création de l'Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) en 2005, l'orientation donnée concède un poids plus important à l'allocation des financements de manière compétitive entre les chercheurs, approche basée sur le modèle compétitif Anglo-saxon, en complément du système traditionnel d'attribution de financements récurrents aux laboratoires de recherche. De plus, en 2010 a été initié par le gouvernement le Programme d'Investissement d'Avenir (PIA), pour soutenir la recherche en France. Par ce biais, certains centres de recherche en compétition ont été sélectionnés, après évaluation de leur projet, pour obtenir des subventions substantielles afin d'améliorer leur visibilité au niveau mondial. Le premier chapitre porte sur l'étude de l'influence de l'originalité et de la nouveauté de la recherche menée sur la décision des chercheurs de soumettre un projet à un programme de l'ANR, et sur la sélection du projet et son financement par l'agence. Le second chapitre étudie les effets de l'obtention d'un financement sur projet de l'ANR sur divers indicateurs relatifs à la production scientifique ex-post des chercheurs sélectionnés. Le troisième chapitre est consacré à l'analyse de programmes d'attribution compétitive de subventions supplémentaires à des universités (IDEX) et des laboratoires de recherche français (LABEX), de manière à faire émerger des centres d'excellence. Nous étudions l'impact de cette politique sur les performances scientifiques ex-post des chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs concernés, avec une application à l'Université de Bordeaux
The objective of this thesis is to analyze the efficiency of the implementation of new research policies, which change the rationale of funding allocation to academic researchers in France. The creation of the French funding agency 'Agence Nationale de la Recherche' (ANR) in 2005 gives a higher weight to grants allocated in a competitive way, in addition to the traditional block funds allocated to laboratories. This approach is based on the rationale of introducing some competition between researchers and to award only those who prepare the best proposals. Furthermore the program 'Investissement d'Avenir' (PIA), initiated by the French government in 2010, has been implemented to foster research excellence. Thus some competing universities obtain high level of funding in order to improve their international visibility. The first chapter of the thesis studies to what extent do funding agencies support novel research. We investigate the influence of the originality of conducted research over the decision of the researchers to apply and over the evaluation of the projects by the agency. In the second chapter, we assess and quantify the impact of receiving a competitive grant from the ANR on several indicators measuring the ex-post research performances of grantees. Our study is based on a database covering all the applications to the ANR between 2005 and 2009. The third chapter studies the implementation of a policy based on the allocation of a substantial competitive subvention to some selected universities and research laboratories. We investigate how this policy impacts the ex-post research performances of the researchers and faculty members with an application to the University of Bordeaux

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Adeniran, Olayemi, and Kate E. Beatty. "The Role of Public Health Funding and Improvement of Health Status of Rural Communities." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6863.

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Local Health Departments (LHDs) are administrative unit of a local or state government, concerned with the health of a community or county. There are approximately 2,800 agencies or units that meet the profile definition of LHD. These LHDs vary in size and composition depending on the population they serve. However, all these communitybased agencies share a common mission of “protecting and improving community wellbeing by preventing disease, illness, and injury while impacting social, economic, and environmental factors fundamental to excellent health”. One of the ongoing challenge of a focus on community-level, population-based prevention is the manner in which local public health agencies have been funded. Most LHDs funding comes from federal funds, supplemented by state and local funds. Many of these funds come to LHDs through competitive grants programs. This study was therefore undertaken to investigate the sources of funding for the Local Public Health Agencies, according to geography specifically rurality. We utilized the data already compiled by the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) in 2013. The population served by these health agencies were compared to the funding sources, and one –way ANOVA to estimate the significance between these variables. Our dependent variables were assigned to be the funding sources, while the independent variables were the two population categories –rural and urban. A categorical variable reflecting three levels of rurality was constructed using RUCA codes. “Urban” included census tracts with towns with populations >50,000. “Large rural” included census tracts with towns of between 10,000 and 49,999 population and census tracts tied to these towns through commuting. “Small rural” included census tracts with small towns of fewer than 10,000 population, tracts tied to small towns, and isolated census tracts. Furthermore, we also determined the proportion of revenue from these funding sources received by these three population groups. All analyses were completed using SPSS. There were no differences in the amount of revenues received by both the large and small rural and urban agencies from the State & Federal sources (p value = 0.182). However, urban agencies receive more funding from Medicare and Medicaid services (19.9%) compared to small rural with 6.9% (p<0.001). Comparatively, the amount of revenue generated by rural agencies is just a fraction of what the urban agencies generate. Residents of rural areas in the United States tend to be older and poorer, report more risky health behaviors, have more barriers to accessing health care, and have worse health status and health outcomes than do their urban counterparts. These rural LHDs have fewer resources and face strenuous challenges in carrying out their activities of keeping the community safe due to limited revenues. Until public health agencies are firmly connected to payment and funding mechanisms across the health system, communities, the overall health system and accountable care organizations will not see the true benefits of population-focused, community-based, prevention services.

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Masters, Paula, Alyssa Lovelace, Kate E. Beatty, and Deborah Slawson. "Aligning Funding and Practice to Develop Sustainable Childhood Obesity Programming." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6849.

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Veillard, Hélène. "Les lauréat·es : ce que l'ERC fait aux professions scientifiques. Les cas des sciences de l'univers et de l'histoire en France." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UPASU002.

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À l'intersection d'une sociologie des professions scientifiques, des sciences et de l'action publique, cette thèse analyse les interactions entre un dispositif particulier de financement sur projet de la recherche européenne d'« excellence », celui de l'European Research Council (ERC), et les logiques de carrières professionnelles des chercheur·es en sciences de l'univers et en histoire, ceci dans le contexte universitaire français. Ancrée dans les travaux étudiant les modifications de la recherche sous l'effet de ce mode de management du financement sur projet, cette thèse étudie la façon dont les identités des chercheur·es, mais aussi les relations individuelles et collectives de la science se reconfigurent à partir de l'appel à projet spécifique que constitue l'ERC. Ainsi, à partir du cas de la sélection d'individus et de projets d'« excellence », ce travail interroge la fabrique des « lauréat·es » à travers un jeu intriqué d'incitations institutionnelles au dépôt de projets, de configurations de marchés universitaires nationaux et internationaux, ainsi que de logiques de fonctionnement et de cultures épistémiques plurielles.Alors que le dispositif sociotechnique de l'ERC à l'échelle européenne et les mesures incitatives au niveau national concourent à renforcer le financement d'une recherche exploratoire, individuelle et d'« excellence », comment dans ce cadre les scientifiques lauréat·es conçoivent-ils·elles leur candidature et l'obtention du projet à l'ERC ? En prenant le parti de suivre les cheminements et les différentes étapes suivies par les lauréat·es dans le cours de « leurs » projets, cette thèse scrute les cheminements individuels vers le statut de candidat·e en identifiant quatre logiques d'engagement (idée, financement, indépendance et carrière). La rédaction du projet questionne quant à elle les formes d'adéquation, d'adaptation et de traduction de soi et de son projet dans la candidature selon la perception des attendus du financeur. Le projet obtenu, c'est à la question de l'identité de chercheur·e des lauréat·es à laquelle nous nous intéressons en analysant les modalités de mise en œuvre d'un « collectif personnalisé en mode projet », non exempt d'un souci du collectif et des carrières d'autrui. Enfin, l'analyse revient de façon plus générale sur les effets de l'ERC sur les trajectoires des scientifiques des deux disciplines observées depuis le point de vue des enquêté·es, interrogeant ainsi l'émergence de voies contemporaines de carrières scientifiques renouvelées
This doctoral dissertation explores the ramifications of a specific European research funding initiative, namely the European Research Council (ERC), within the broader context of the sociology of scientific professions, science, and public action. Focused on researchers in the realms of universe sciences and history within the academic landscape of French universities, this study systematically examines the transformative impact induced by the ERC's project-based funding paradigm on the dynamics of research. Scrutinizing alterations in the identities of researchers and the intricate fabric of both individual and collective scientific relationships, the thesis closely examines the distinct call for projects put forth by the ERC. By analyzing the selection processes leading to the identification of "excellent" individuals and projects, the investigation dissects the intricate interplay between institutional incentives for project submissions, national and international configurations of the university market, operational logics, and a diverse array of epistemic cultures.The socio-technical framework of the European Research Council (ERC) at the European level and the incentive policies at the national level are strategically devised to enhance the support for exploratory, individual, and "excellent" research endeavors. In this context, an inquiry arises: How do the recipients of ERC grants perceive their application process to the ERC and evaluate the success of their respective projects? The narrative meticulously traces the trajectories of laureates throughout the lifecycle of their projects. This involves a close scrutiny of the rationales underpinning their decision to seek ERC funding, the intricacies of candidacy construction, and an exploration of the identities of laureates tasked with orchestrating personalized collectives within the project mode. The dissertation culminates in a thorough analysis of the broader implications of ERC funding on the careers of scientists in the observed disciplines, as articulated by the interviewees

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Mow, Karen Estelle, and n/a. "Research Grant Funding and Peer Review in Australian Research Councils." University of Canberra. Administrative Studies, 2009. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20091214.152554.

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This thesis considers the effects of research funding process design in the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The program delivery mechanisms that the ARC and NHMRC use differ in detail and each council claims to be using the best selection model possible. Neither council provides evidence that peer review is the best possible way of delivering government funding for research and neither can produce empirical evidence that they use the best possible peer review model to determine excellence. Data used in this thesis were gathered over several years, forming a comparative case study of the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council, with illustrative data from comparable international organizations in the UK and USA. The data collection included: a survey of applicants, semi-structured interviews with experienced panel members and former staff, observation of selection meetings, and examination of publications by and about the research councils. Researchers firmly believe in peer review and their confidence enables the system to function. However, the mechanisms of grant selection are not well understood and not well supported by applicants, who criticize the processes used to assess their work, while supporting the concept of peer selection. The notion of excellence is problematic; judgements of excellence are made within frameworks set by the research councils and vary across disciplines. Allocation of research funding depends on peer review assessment to determine quality, but there is no single peer review mechanism, rather, there exist a variety of processes. Process constraints are examined from the perspectives of panel members, peer reviewers, council staff and applicants. Views from outside and inside the black box of selection reveal the impacts of process design on judgements of excellence and decision-making capacity. Peer reviewers in selection panels are found to use a range of differentiating strategies to separate applications, with variance evident across disciplines and research councils. One dominant criterion emerges in both the ARC and NHMRC processes, track record of the applicants. Program delivery mechanisms enable and constrain selection but every peer panel member has to make selection decisions by defining discipline standards and negotiating understandings within the panel. The extent to which peers can do this depends on the number of applications assigned to them, the size of the applicant field, and the processes they have to follow. Fine details of process design, panel rules and interactions are the tools that shape funding outcomes. Research councils believe they are selecting the best, most meritorious proposed research. However, I show in this thesis that the dominant discriminator between applicants in Australian selection processes is track record of the applicant. This effect is the result of several factors operating singly or in concert. Researcher track record, largely determined by quality and number of journal publications, is considered to be the responsibility of universities but support for this capacity building has not been systematically provided in Australian universities. Reliance on track record to determine the outcomes of all but the very best applications is very like awarding prizes for past work and is significantly different from the models of grant selection that operate in comparable international research councils.

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Jayasinghe, Upali W. "Peer review in the assessment and funding of research by the Australian Research Council /." View thesis, 2003. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20051102.114303/index.html.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2003.
"A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Bibliography : leaves 350-371.

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Wilks, Chrisanne. "Factors Associated with Client Satisfaction at Community-based Mental Health Agencies in Ohio." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1448966548.

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Maahs, Michael Keith. "Medical Academia Conflict of Interest Policy and Potential Impact on Research Funding." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1317.

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Medical Academia Conflict of Interest Policy and Potential Impact on Research Funding by Michael K. Maahs MPA, Troy University, 1993 BA, Ripon College, 1990 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Public Policy and Administration Walden University July 2015 The partnership between medical academia and the pharmaceutical industry has been scrutinized for issues associated with research bias. As a result of this scrutiny, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued policy recommendations in 2009 directing academia to adopt comprehensive conflict of interest (COI) policies. During the same time, a slowdown of funded research into academia occurred, and it is not clear whether the IOM recommendations contributed to this problem. The purpose of this case study was to determine the extent to which compliance with the IOM policy resulted in a reduction in funded research. The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) was the theoretical lens used for study. COI policy statements (n = 15) were analyzed from American Association of Medical Colleges member schools that engage in medical research. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted with 4 medical academic researchers. Data were inductively coded and organized around key themes. Key findings indicated that medical academia is compliant with IOM recommendations and COI policies did not appear to have a direct effect on research placement by industry. Interestingly, a possible explanation for reductions in industry funding relate to inefficient institutional review board processes. Additionally, the ACF construct was validated via an observed complex and slowly evolving COI policy process. The positive social change implications of this study include recommendations to academia to continue to monitor and report on COI and explore efficiency improvements related to IRB oversight in order to support important pharmaceutical research that ultimately improves the health and wellbeing of people.

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Ashcroft, Craig, and n/a. "Academics� experiences of Performance-Based Research Funding (PBRF) : governmentality and subjection." University of Otago. Faculty of Education, 2006. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070125.162438.

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In 2002 New Zealand�s government set out to "accelerate" the nation�s "transformation into a knowledge society" (Ministry of Education, 2002a, p. 16). Underpinning the development of this so-called 'knowledge society' was a new approach in the way tertiary education was funded. This included introducing a new contestable model of research funding called Performance-Based Research Funding (PBRF). The research reported here was conducted at a critical juncture in the ongoing development and implementation of PBRF because it captures the experiences of fifteen academics as they encounter PBRF and the Quality Evaluation exercise for the first time. Their experiences of the inaugural 2003 Quality Evaluation exercise were examined using a discourse analysis approach informed by Michel Foucault�s (1926-1984) ideas of 'subjection' and 'governmentality'. 'Subjection' occurs when individuals shape their identities by responding to the multiple discourses that are available to them at any particular time and within any historical context (Foucault, 1969). 'Governmentality' refers to a particular instrument, technique or activity that guides and shapes conduct by producing a compliant human subject capable of supporting the interests and objectives of the state (Foucault, 1994a). In the case of academics this might mean conforming to PBRF policies and practices and participating in the development and transformation of a new 'knowledge society'. In this thesis I examine the potential for PBRF to reshape and redirect the nature of research and suggest that some assessment elements of the 2003 Quality Evaluation were flawed and, as a result, a number of participants in this study were now making decisions about their research that appeared contrary to their best interests. I also investigate PBRF as a field of compliance and argue that the Quality Evaluation exercise represents a technology of government that targets the activities and practices of New Zealand�s research academics with the effect of manifesting a more docile and compliant academic subject. I then question PBRF�s impact on the career aspirations and opportunities of academics and claim that the PBRF Quality Evaluation framework has already shifted from being a mechanism for distributing funds for research to one that identifies and rewards the most 'talented' researchers via institutional appointments and promotions. Finally, I interrogate the pursuit and practice of academic freedom and argue that as a consequence of PBRF, a number of participants in this study have positioned themselves in ways that could diminish and constrain their traditional rights to academic freedom. PBRF has the potential to locate academics within a new status-driven hierarchy of professional validation whereby the Quality Evaluation exercise will purportedly measure, evaluate and reward the most 'talented' researchers and the 'best' research. In this thesis I argue that the PBRF Quality Evaluation framework operates as a form of disciplinary power exercised as part of an international trend of intensifying audit and assessment practices in higher education. In this sense, I claim that PBRF exists as an instrument of governmentality capable of constituting a new type of academic subject by significantly shifting the way academics will have to think and conduct their professional selves in relation to their work and research.

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Ó, Foghlú Mícheál. "Science, engineering and technology research funding policy in Ireland 1995-2008 : a policy document analysis." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1451/.

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In the period 1995 to 2008 there has been an increased level of government funding for research and development in higher education institutions in Ireland. This thesis analyses the evolving theoretical literature on the production of knowledge, and traces how models of research and innovation have evolved in the contemporary period. Four models are discussed: (i) linear model, (ii) national systems of innovation, (iii) mode-2 science, and (iv) triple helix. The thesis presents a detailed analysis of a series of public documents produced in Ireland in the period, and discusses how each one relates to the theoretical background. Some of these relationships are explicit, where documents cite key authors and the models as discussed in the theoretical literature. Some of the relationships are implicit, where the manner in which the process of research and development is described implies that certain models are being assumed. The thesis subsequently discusses the results of this analysis, where it seems that the Irish policy literature is moving away from an engagement with at least some of these theoretical models, towards a very operationalised implementation strategy. This is epitomised by the development of the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation. The thesis finally makes a number of recommendations for policy makers, advising the more detailed study and analysis of Ireland's own national system of innovation, and the prioritisation of the use of research funding to build up capabilities in identified areas of this system that are weak.

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Seyed, Rasoli Haniyeh. "Recent evolutions in the funding of public research : theoretical and applied analyses." Strasbourg, 2011. https://publication-theses.unistra.fr/public/theses_doctorat/2011/SEYED_RASOLI_Haniyeh_2011.pdf.

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Cette thèse analyse les conséquences de certaines évolutions récentes de la structure de financement des acteurs de la recherche publique (université et organisme public de recherche) survenues dans les années 2000, et notamment la diversification des sources de financement et la création de l'Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR). Elle est composée de quatre chapitres portant chacun sur une thématique spécifique. Le premier chapitre est une revue de littérature en économie de la science. Dans le deuxième chapitre, nous présentons un panorama au niveau des établissements français, appuyé par des indicateurs statistiques synthétiques, de l'évolution des financements contractuels ainsi que des outputs de la recherche (les publications et les brevets). L'analyse porte sur 28 universités françaises sur la période allant de 2000 à 2007 pour les financements et les brevets, et de 2003 à 2007 pour les publications. Dans le troisième chapitre, nous traitons la question de la complémentarité ou de la substituabilité des différents financements accordés aux acteurs de la recherche publique. Ce chapitre est constitué d'une partie théorique et d'une partie empirique. Le dernier chapitre est consacré spécifiquement aux fonds attribués par l'ANR. Après une présentation des principales caractéristiques du dispositif au niveau national, nous analysons de manière plus approfondie les comportements de candidature des chercheurs et le processus de sélection de l'agence. Une application est faite sur les données de l'Université Louis Pasteur
This thesis analyses the ongoing evolutions of the funding of universities and public research organizations. We first document and analyse these evolutions. They point toward an increase in the mix of public and private funds, and the development of new external funding. We thus investigate theoretically how public and private funds are combined in the production of knowledge. We study thoroughly the questions of substitutability and complementarity between the different types of funds, and the consequences of shocks in the availability of those funding on the labs behaviour. We are also willing to assess the design of competitive public fund policies, through the set of incentives they create. We investigate this question in an empirical analysis on the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, where we portray the types of researchers who apply, as well as the selection made by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche

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Krestin, Ruth Viviane. "More money, more science? : how the malaria research community responds to funding opportunities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59780.

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Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2010.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-108).
Agencies that fund research shape both the rate and direction of scientific progress through the resource allocation choices they make. However, our understanding of the degree to which scientists respond to shifts in that allocation is very limited. How does the scientific community reorganize itself and gain new entrants? How do research priorities change? What collaborative arrangements are formed with the advent of more funding? In this study malaria research is used as a setting in which to explore these critical issues. This provides a useful context not only because it is a relatively small and easily identifiable research community, but also because funding for malaria research has increased more than fourfold over the past 15 years first through a large expansion of the NIH budget and subsequently through the entry of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. This provides a quasi-experimental setting to explore how scientific communities react to funding incentives. In particular changes in productivity of scientists, the entry of other biologists into the field of malaria, the diversity of the scientific community and individual research lines pursued, and the collaborative agreements struck, are examined here. The research methods include a bibliometric analysis of the malaria publication space and extensive interviews and discussions with malaria researchers and global health experts. The analysis suggests that when funding is scaled up rapidly, scientific output increases at diminishing returns. Publication growth was accounted for primarily by the entry of scientists into the field of malaria in the late 1990s and onwards, while individual productivity rates remained flat in the advent of more funding. Furthermore, there was a shift in research emphasis towards more applied translational research, particularly drug and vaccine development. Finally, the network of researchers and policy makers became more collaborative, but also concentrated decision making power into the hands of a small, tight-knit global health community.
by Ruth Viviane Krestin.
S.M.in Technology and Policy

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Lampinen, Osmo. "The utilization of social science research in public policy." Helsinki : Vapk-Kustannus, 1992. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=003496338&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Dellstig, David. "Nyttoforskning. En studie av den svenska forskningsfinansieringen för humaniora och samhällvetenskap med Riksbankens Jubileumsfond som exempel." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-180030.

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In this paper I argue that the development of innovation ideas within the financial system of scientific research might have a counterpart within the financial system of the social sciences and the arts. The ideas of innovation share a common way to evaluate science in terms of how well it can contribute to economic growth. In the past two decades a similar development can be observed within Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ), one of the largest external financiers of the social sciences and the arts in Sweden. The idea of evaluating research used by the innovation ideas has grown popular within RJ, only it seems they evaluate research in terms of how well it fits into an international research community rather than how much it can contribute to economic growth as is the case within the innovation ideas. By examining the different ways of financing research that RJ has used during the last 2 decades, this paper aims to introduce a new perspective in which it is possible to understand the development within this type research funding as a part of a bigger system of development.

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Smith, Sharon D. "Factors that Motivate Faculty to Pursue External Funding at a 4-Year Public Institution of Higher Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3011.

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The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental study was to indicate a better understanding of factors that motivate faculty at a 4-year public institution of higher education to pursue external funding. The study is focused on examining the relationship between characteristics of individual faculty members, productivity related to external funding, and faculty perception of intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors related to pursuing external funding. External funding is a major source of support for research at institutions of higher education. For universities to increase external funding for research along with increasing research productivity, it is essential that university faculty members are motivated to engage in research and seeking funding to support it (Chval & Nossaman, 2014). In order to provide adequate support universities need a clearer understanding of factors that may contribute to faculty’s motivation to pursue external funding. This study was conducted at a 4-year public university in the Southeastern region of the United States. One hundred sixty-seven full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty participated in the study using the web-based anonymous Motivating Factors to Pursuing External Funding Faculty Survey developed by the researcher. The quantitative data were analyzed using a series of single sample t-test, independent t-test, and chi-squared test. This study revealed that the gender and tenure status of full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty at the participating institution does not significantly affect their productivity as it relates to grant submissions or awards. The findings also indicated that the full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty perceive autonomy and self-actualization as significant intrinsic positive motivators and financial rewards as a significant extrinsic positive motivator to pursuing external funding. Additionally, the study found that the full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty did not perceive institutional support services as an extrinsic motivator to pursuing external funding.

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Keeler, Rebecca L. "A Career of Research in Public Administration." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/652.

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Sweity, Samaher. "What influences the rise and fall of health research disciplines? : insights from a mixed-method investigation of occupational epidemiological research in the UK." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2016. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/18614/.

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Introduction Occupational Epidemiology (OE) has played a vital role in producing improvements in the working population’s health. Nonetheless, anecdotal evidence indicates that OE in the UK is facing many challenges and the research workforce, funding, and output in this area are declining. This study aims to: investigate the nature and evolution of these key contributors to success; identify the external social, political, economic and any other factors which frame and contextualise these challenges and the facilitators; use this contextualisation to explain and evaluate how and why the identified challenges and facilitators influenced the OE field development compared to other similar fields; and explore how far they may explain the ebb and flow of research activity in OE in comparison with other health disciplines. Methods A sequential, mixed-method approach was undertaken in four phases. These included interviews with key UK-based OE researchers; a survey of UK-based OE researchers to test out themes that emerged from the first phase; a bibliometric analysis comparing trends and characteristics of UK-based OE published studies with those in public health epidemiology (PHE); and a documentary review of annual reports of three health research funding bodies including: the Medical Research Council, the Cancer Research Campaign, and the Health and Safety Commission. Results The lack of human and financial resources was found to be of utmost concern to the OE community, which increased over time and negatively affected researchers’ abilities to conduct further and higher quality studies. The bibliometric study revealed that the number of PHE publications and researchers increased substantially while the numbers for OE remained fairly constant. Furthermore, it was found that in PHE much higher levels of collaboration and adoption of newer methods such as the use of molecular and genetic techniques were applied. Widening research collaboration and the adoption of newer methods were encouraged by funding bodies because both are perceived to contribute to research efficiency and commercialisation of research ideas. These have been adopted more widely by other fields, thus helping them to develop and improve their status, which was not the case for OE. Furthermore, fewer influential representatives from the field of OE were found within funding bodies, which had played a major role in directing resources to research within health fields and hence influencing their development. Conclusions Social, economic, and political factors such as the exclusion of occupational health (OH) from the National Health Service, deindustrialisation, and neoliberal government policies within public and higher education institutions particularly that focus on economic contribution of science, and research auditing and efficiency, most likely, have the greatest influence on funding decisions of research in OH and other health disciplines. These issues have significantly instigated obscurity of OH and hence OE within the agendas of both the government and the funding bodies. Henceforward, the development of the OE field has become adversely affected compared to other health research fields. Finally, this thesis confirms that the rise and fall of a particular health research field is heavily influenced by specific past and contemporary social, economic and political factors. Engaging in social, economic and political matters, being open to new advances in research, and optimising networking opportunities with other disciplines, key researchers, policy-makers and other pertinent stakeholders and institutions may potentially facilitate progress in OE and other health research fields.

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Hudson, Stanton. "The rhetoric of the uninsured claimsmaking in public policy research /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5639.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 3, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.

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Schneider, Michelle. "The setting of health research priorities in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26613.

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The health and development of a nation are linked. Health research is a vital element helps bring about improved health and has the potential to serve as an impetus for equitable development. Generally, it is necessary to prioritise needs in order to optimise the use of scarce resources for development. The overall aim of this thesis is an analysis of the setting of health research priorities, with specific reference to South Africa. Other objectives include describing the technical approaches used for priority setting and developing a suitable framework for analysing and classifying health research. Two other objectives concern measurement for priority setting: Specifically, how burden of disease quantification fits into the process of priority setting and a thorough critique of the Disability Adjusted Life Expectancy (DALY). Another objective was to examine priority setting and Essential National Health Research (ENHR) in the South African context. A further important objective is the development of a framework for guiding the analysis of health research priorities. This framework is part of model for health research priority setting that incorporates ENHR strategy and burden of disease methodology. The methods used ranged from an extensive literature review to statistical analysis. The literature review included grey literature and draws on multiple disciplines such as economics, public health policy and economics.

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Tachino, Tosh. "Academic research and public policy rhetorical lessons from the Sophonow Inquiry /." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.

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Gibson, Brendan John Joseph, and brendan gibson@health gov au. "From Transfer to Transformation: Rethinking the Relationship between Research and Policy." The Australian National University. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, 2004. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20040528.165124.

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The most common and enduring explanation for the way research is used (or abused or not used) in policy is the two communities theory. According to this theory, the problematic relationship between research and policy is caused by the different cultures inhabited by policy makers and researchers. The most common and enduring types of strategies that are put forward to increase research use in policy involve bridging or linking these two communities. This study challenges this way of thinking about the relationship between research and policy. Four case studies of national public health policy in Australiabreast cancer screening, prostate cancer screening, needle and syringe programs in the community, and needle and syringe programs in prisonsare used to present the context, events, processes, research, and actors involved in policy making. Three theories are deployed to explore the relationship between research and policy in each of the cases individually and across the cases as a whole. These theories bring different determinants and dynamics of the relationship to light and each is at least partially successful in increasing our understanding of the relationship between research and policy. The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) understands the relationship in terms of a power struggle between competing coalitions that use research as a political resource in the policy process. The Policy Making Organisation Framework (PMOF) understands the relationship in terms of institutional and political factors that determine the way data is selected or rejected from the policy process. The Governmentality Framework (GF) understands the relationship in terms of the Foucauldian construct of power/knowledge that is created through discourse, regimes of truth and regimes of practices found in public health policy and research. This study has found that in three of the four case studies, public health policy was strongly influenced by research, the exception being NSP in prisons. In all cases, however, it is not possible to construct a robust and coherent account of the policy process or the policy outcome without considering the multifaceted role of research. When these theories are explored at a more fundamental level they support the argument that when research influences policy it is transformed into knowledge-for-policy by being invested with meaning and power. This process of transformation occurs through social and political action that mobilises ideal structures (such as harm minimisation and the World Health Organisations principles for evaluating screening programs) and material structures (such as medical journals and government advisory bodies) to resolve meta-policy problems (such as how to define complex public health problems in a way that makes them amenable to empirical research and practical action). This study provides good evidence that the notion of research transfer between two communities is a flawed way of understanding the researchpolicy relationship. Rethinking the relationship between research and policy involves building an enhanced theoretical repertoire for understanding this complex social interaction. This step is essential to the success of future efforts to make public health policy that is effective, just and emancipatory. This study makes a contribution to this task.

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Ortiz, Jaime. "The effects of agricultural price policies on the funding of agricultural research : Chile 1960-1988 /." Diss., This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10192006-115603/.

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Alcaine, Jose G. "FACTORS AFFECTING INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AND VERY HIGH RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: POLICY IMPLICATIONS." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4275.

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Higher education institutions in the Unites States (U.S.) are under stress. Universities and colleges in the U.S. face competing demands marked by steeply declining state and local appropriations and increased competition for research dollars and prestige. This stress is felt most acutely at high and very high research universities who must face these funding challenges while at the same time must serve a multiplicity of missions and stakeholders. This study examines factors that influence institutional performance at high and very high research universities in the U.S. These high and very high research universities, as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching under the 2010 Basic Classifications, represent doctorate granting institutions with the highest levels of research activity. Drawing from systems theory and neoliberalism, the study employs a non-experimental quantitative research design using secondary analysis of data collected primarily through the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The data was analyzed for the years 2008 through 2012. Given a competitive environment marked by decreasing resources, the findings suggest that universities, whether public or private, will continue to pursue strategies and policies that will favor entrepreneurial activities with clear revenue implications as well as attracting top students in an effort to increase institutional performance. The need for further research into institutional factors and performance models is identified as well as the need for comprehensive institutional data. The concept of policy alignment is introduced as a way to cope with demands at all levels of policy. To the extent that high and very high research universities continue to face a competitive environment with decreasing state and federal resources, greater understanding of institutional factors that can impact revenues will become important as competition for revenues increase. Performance models such as the one explored in this study can help universities, policy makers, and stakeholders make decisions and set policies that can bolster the institutions’ activities given environmental challenges.

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King-Moore, Dorothy. "Researchers', Stakeholders', and Investors' Perceptions of U.S. Stem Cell Research Policy." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3947.

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Federal support and funding for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research in the United States lags behind stem cell programs in many countries because of the divisive debate over hESC research and the continually evolving federal policies that have hindered research efforts. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of stem cell researchers, stakeholders, and investors in the United States about the effects of the current federal stem cell policy on stem cell research in the United States, the moral disagreement with stem cell research, and their recommendations to improve stem cell research policy in the United States. Rogers's diffusion of innovation theory and Kingdon's agenda-setting theory served as the theoretical frameworks for this study. Data were collected through telephonic semistructured interviews with a snowball sample of 21 participants. Data were analyzed using Attride-Stirling's 6 steps of thematic coding. Findings indicated the need to educate laypersons and legislators, involve the public in the stem cell research policy debate, increase federal funding, and exclude religious considerations from political discussions. The implications for positive social change are directed at stem cell policymakers to focus attention and resources on creating a cohesive federal hESC funding policy to ensure that stem cell research improves in the United States with the goal of developing treatments for conditions that are currently untreatable.

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Gibson, Brendan John Joseph. "From transfer to transformation : rethinking the relationship between research and policy /." View thesis entry in Australian Digital Theses Program, 2003. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20040528.165124/index.html.

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Garabedian, Laura Faden. "Quasi-Experimental Health Policy Research: Evaluation of Universal Health Insurance and Methods for Comparative Effectiveness Research." Thesis, Harvard University, 2013. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10764.

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This dissertation consists of two empirical papers and one methods paper. The first two papers use quasi-experimental methods to evaluate the impact of universal health insurance reform in Massachusetts (MA) and Thailand and the third paper evaluates the validity of a quasi-experimental method used in comparative effectiveness research (CER).

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Hottenstein, Kristi N. "A Qualitative Case Study on Human Subject Research Public Policy Implementation at One Council on Undergraduate Research Institution." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1460468749.

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Falletta, Lynn M. "“It’s Not Just Pure Science”: Federal Funding of Children’s Mental Health Research through the Request for Applications (RFA) Process." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1291210505.

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Alzuman, Abad. "Faculty Research Productivity in Saudi Arabian Public Universities: A Human Capital Investment Perspective." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4020.

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In an attempt to transition from its oil-based economy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is taking further steps towards building a knowledge-based economy. Saudi universities play a pivotal role toward the country’s attempts to achieve the desired sustainable economic growth. And because knowledge production is dependent on the human capital embedded in faculty members working at theses universities, the recommendations of the Saudi National Science and Technology Policy stressed the importance of enhancing research skills of faculty members and researchers at public universities using different means and initiatives. However, a little is known about the impact of the implemented initiatives to promote research on the actual research outcomes of faculty members working at these universities. This study examined the impact of research promoting practices, and faculty personal characteristics (i.e., age, gender, marital status, academic rank, citizenship, and origin of PhD degree) on the levels of faculty research productivity at four Saudi Arabian public universities: King Saud University (KSU), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), King Khalid University (KKU), and King Faisal University (KFU). All PhD holder faculty members working at these universities were included in the sample of the study. A self-administrate web-based survey questionnaire was used to collect data for this study. Out of 7072 distributed questionnaires, 389 answered questionnaires were used for the data analysis. Multiple regression results revealed that the following research-promoting practices have positive and significant relationships with faculty research productivity: supportive collegial environment, the high perception of the academic editing and translating services, the positive perception of the research funding process, the rate of participation in collaboration programs, and conference attendance. Faculty’s perception of the role of research centers and research financial incentives revealed reverse relationships with certain types of faculty research productivity. Among the personal characteristics of faculty members, full professors were found to have the highest levels of research productivity. Citizenship (tenure status), and origin of PhD degree were found to have positive relationships with certain types of faculty research productivity. Male faculty were found to have more publications in refereed journals compared to female faculty. Also, older faculty were found to have more publications in refereed journals compared to junior faculty.

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Hutchinson, Barbara Swing. "Academic Capitalism, Organizational Change, and Student Workers: A Case Study of an Organized Research Unit in a Public Research University." Diss., Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona, 2005. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu%5Fetd%5F1064%5F1%5Fm.pdf&type=application/pdf.

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Martin-Sardesai, Ann Veena. "An investigation of the impacts of Excellence in Research for Australia : a case study on accounting for research." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69960/1/Ann_Sardesai_Thesis.pdf.

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This is the first study to explore the way Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), a research assessment exercise introduced in the Australian higher education sector in 2010, fostered the development of strategically oriented Management Accounting technologies in the form of Performance Management Systems (PMS) to achieve research excellence within an Australian university. It identifies ERA's intended and unintended consequences. While ERA enabled the creation of tighter controls in the PMS of faculties, departments and individual academics within the university, enhancing its reported research performance, the impact on academics was low job satisfaction, increased workload and a higher focus on research than teaching.

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Avin, Shahar. "Breaking the grant cycle : on the rational allocation of public resources to scientific research projects." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/247434.

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The thesis presents a reformative criticism of science funding by peer review. The criticism is based on epistemological scepticism, regarding the ability of scientific peers, or any other agent, to have access to sufficient information regarding the potential of proposed projects at the time of funding. The scepticism is based on the complexity of factors contributing to the merit of scientific projects, and the rate at which the parameters of this complex system change their values. By constructing models of different science funding mechanisms, a construction supported by historical evidence, computational simulations show that in a significant subset of cases it would be better to select research projects by a lottery mechanism than by selection based on peer review. This last result is used to create a template for an alternative funding mechanism that combines the merits of peer review with the benefits of random allocation, while noting that this alternative is not so far removed from current practice as may first appear.

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Calhoun, Corinne. "Public Land and Its Management: Why the Research Is Not Enough." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/75.

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Ecological research, both basic and applied, can inform management decisions on public land in a number of ways. Most importantly, it can illuminate any negative effects of a given land use practice as well as the causes behind that effect. This type of information can be important to a management agency, such as the BLM, with a multi-use mission as these studies indicate under what management regimes a land use is in contradiction with other goals, such as conservation or restoration. The current body of research, however, is flawed. In order to make fully informed decisions, land managers are in need of site or ecosystem-specific studies, which may not be available for the ecosystem in question. In addition, as is the case with investigations of the effects of extraction of natural gas, lack of baseline data and systematically controlled experiments lead to incomplete answering of questions pertinent to land managers. To produce research that is more pertinent to land managers, researchers and managers can work together more closely. This could be facilitated if funding were available to BLM field offices to solicit investigation into questions they need answered locally. This may necessitate a certain level of decentralization or at least more discretionary power given to local managers within the agency. Close collaboration between researchers and land managers from the beginning would ensure the produced results could better inform management decisions. Public land managers of the BLM cannot only consider scientific research when making land use decisions, however. Its multi-use mission statement requires an integration of conservation, restoration, recreation and resource use and extraction. This can lead to a number of conflicts or contradictions between goals. In addition, national, state, and local values and priorities play into which land use practices are deemed acceptable, often regardless of scientific research. In order to remedy the situation, boundary spanning, a transdisciplinary approach, and decentralization have been suggested.

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Jansen, Maria Wilhelmina Jacoba. "Mind the gap: collaboration between practice, policy and research in local public health." [Maastricht] : Maastricht : Universitaire Pers Maastricht ; University Library, Universiteit Maastricht [host], 2007. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=8851.

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Milat, Andrew John. "Increasing the use of intervention research evidence in public health policy and practice: roles of policy makers, practitioners, researchers and funders in research generation and utilization." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/12508.

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The effective application of research evidence to guide public health policy and practice is an ongoing and significant challenge which was investigated in this thesis through 6 separate but related studies organised under 4 research themes: 1) frameworks for translating research evidence into policy and practice; 2) types of research used to inform public health action; 3) scaling up public health action; and 4) impacts of research. Methodologies used included systematic reviews, case studies, bibliometric and content analysis, document review, surveys, in-depth interviews and expert consensus processes. It was found that the translation models can be used to better understand the use of research evidence in ‘real world’ policy and practice. A bibliomteric analysis found that intervention research remains only a small proportion of published literature across health issues and timeframes (between 10-23%). Studies that focused on scaling up resulted in the development of a guide and concluded that more intervention research that focuses on the effectiveness, reach, and costs of operating at scale and key service delivery issues (including acceptability and fit of interventions and delivery models) will increase relevance and ultimately usability of research evidence for scaling up population health action. Finally, an assessment of the impacts of a government applied research funding scheme found that projects achieved the greatest policy and practice impacts if they engaged end-users from the inception, utilized existing policy networks and structures in research development and dissemination. A better understanding of the science of implementation and impacts of research is essential to maximising the policy and practice related returns of research investment.

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Wolson, Rosemary A. "The evolving policy landscape for technology transfer from public research organisations in South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3845.

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Louviere, Elizabeth C. "Bonds Behind Bars| The Impact of Program Participation on Interpersonal Inmate Connections in Louisiana State Penitentiary." Thesis, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10272387.

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The purpose of the current content analysis was to identify response trends concerning social connections within the prison community in relation to participation in available programs and activities in 181 surveys completed by long-term inmates incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary in 2003. As social connectivity has been linked to decreased levels of violence and rule infractions, and this group of inmates will likely be the responsibility of the state for the rest of their natural lives, it is important to investigate the connections that they share with other inmates. The current analysis addressed the following three questions: Are the number of programs that inmates participate in and their rating of connection to the prison community related? Which programs do the inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary view as the most beneficial in aiding their connection to the prison community? What factors do inmates identify in their selected programs as valuable to forming and maintaining social connections within the prison community? In order to answer these questions, survey responses concerning inmate program participation, reasoning behind participation, and indications of connection within the prison community were input into a spreadsheet. The separated data was then subjected to content analysis. The program participation was compared to indicated level of prison connection. Written explanations of participation, in particular programming, were examined for similarities amongst all respondents. Results suggest a positive correlation between program participation and an increased sense of connection with the prison community, as well as concern for the well-being of others. Suggestions for future research include in-person data collection specifically designed to investigate inmate connections with the prison community and program participation, and an interview versus survey structure.

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Killea, Anita M. "Addressing school mental health in a texas public school district| An action research study." Thesis, Union Institute and University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3601242.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control (2013), every year an estimated 13 to 20% of children in the United States suffer from mental health disorders. School mental health services developed to address the learning barriers experienced by these children achieve variable rates of success (Adelman & Taylor, 2011; Center for School Mental Health, 2011). Reasons for this variability include lack of integration of these initiatives into comprehensive school reform efforts (Adelman & Taylor, 2011), lack of inclusion of school mental health staff in the school improvement planning process (Nastasi, Varjas & Moore, 2004), and lack of consideration of the local school context in their selection and implementation (Ringeisen, Hendersen & Hoagwood, 2003). A group of 15 school teachers and mental health staff of a small Texas school district conducted this action research study about the status of its school mental health services. Individual interviews of the participants served as the initial basis for group meetings during which participants identified weaknesses in their mental health services, prioritized issues to be addressed, and developed an action plan to be presented to school administrators, and the Board of Education. Consistent with the findings of other research studies on school mental health (Center for School Mental Health, 2011), the three main areas of concern identified by the group included poor role clarification among school personnel responsible for mental health functions, lack of teacher training about mental health disorders and related classroom management strategies, and unclear policies and procedures. The process and outcome of the study support the use of participant action research as a method to aid in the development of locally relevant school mental health programs.

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Haukka, Sandra, and s. haukka@qut edu au. "Research training and national innovation systems in Australia, Finland and the United States: a policy and systems study supported by 30 case studies of research students in the fields of geospatial science, wireless communication, biosciences, and materials science and engineering." RMIT University. Education, 2006. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20061109.120913.

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Reforms to the national research and research training system by the Commonwealth Government of Australia sought to effectively connect research conducted in universities to Australia's national innovation system. Research training has a key role in ensuring an adequate supply of highly skilled people for the national innovation system. During their studies, research students produce and disseminate a massive amount of new knowledge. Prior to this study, there was no research that examined the contribution of research training to Australia's national innovation system despite the existence of policy initiatives aiming to enhance this contribution. Given Australia's below average (but improving) innovation performance compared to other OECD countries, the inclusion of Finland and the United States provided further insights into the key research question. This study examined three obvious ways that research training contributes to the national innovation systems in the three countries: the international mobility and migration of research students and graduates, knowledge production and distribution by research students, and the impact of research training as advanced human capital formation on economic growth. Findings have informed the concept of a research training culture of innovation that aims to enhance the contribution of research training to Australia's national innovation system. Key features include internationally competitive research and research training environments; research training programs that equip students with economically-relevant knowledge and the capabilities required by employers operating in knowledge-based economies; attractive research careers in different sectors; a national commitment to R&D as indicated by high levels of gross and business R&D expenditure; high private and social rates of return from research training; and the horizontal coordination of key organisations that create policy for, and/or invest in research training.

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Peyronnin, Edgar U. "The digital preservation of research at Colorado State University| A case study of three departments." Thesis, Colorado State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3746127.

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Research workflows in higher education have converged onto digital formats. While the technology to store data has improved at an increasing pace, personal and organizational behaviors have not adapted as rapidly. The study sought ways to communicate digital preservation skills to researchers to improve the permanency of their research data. This study proposes three temporal contexts digital ? short-term, long-term and trans-generational. Study questions asked selected participants about how they manage their digital data. The study used Diffusion of Innovation theory concepts within an Activity Theory construct and the Open Archive Information System to model key areas of transformation. The key areas were determined by analysis of interviews, surveys and institutional data. The model provides a new way to understand the complex set of issues that can inhibit data preservation. The study used descriptive statistics and social network analysis to elaborate ways to transmit new data preservation attitudes and behaviors more effectively. In particular, the data management plan requirement for National Science Foundation grant submissions was found to be a potentially powerful motivator for a limited number of researchers. The study found that there is an opportunity for the institution to create group activities, such as workshops, that specifically include faculty with NSF grants and those who share other grant submission experience with them. The study also found that information technology staffs need to understand research problems from the researcher perspective better to overcome some trust issues. Finally, campus leadership needs to identify their role in addressing the issue for the long-term benefit of the institution. Strategic goals are an important first step. Building a robust digital preservation environment is an iterative process dependent on many perspectives. The goal of this research is to speed the process by developing a systems-level model for exposing problem areas.

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Taylor, Brian D. "When finance leads planning : the influence of public finance on transportation planning and policy in California /." Berkeley : University of California Transportation Center, 1992. http://www.uctc.net/research/diss001.pdf.

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Rice, Ketra Lachell. "A Multi-Method Analysis of the Role of Spatial Factors in Policy Analysis and Health Disparities Research." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1365613669.

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Amaradasa, R. M. W. "Role of public policy in linking university and research centres with industry in Sri Lanka." Faculty of Commerce, 2004. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/1746.

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The promotional mechanisms employed in University-Research-Industry (URI) relationships have been considered a strategic factor in the development objectives of the industrialized countries. Such promotional mechanisms are based on recognized conceptual frameworks, which have been carefully examined by researchers. However, little work has been done in this field with respect to problems of less industrialized countries especially in small developing countries. The objective of this study was therefore to compare the URI characteristics and promotional mechanisms of developed countries with those in operation in small developing countries like Sri Lanka.The methodology employed for this study included exploratory survey, follow-up interviews, interviews with decision-makers and case studies while analytical tools in the grounded theory approach were used to deal with qualitative data.The URI relationships which are used as instruments to generate economic benefits, show wide discrepancies in performance among different countries. The promotional mechanisms, widely prevalent in industrialized countries, emphasized the importance of framework conditions. The characteristic features of the URI relationships in developed countries are better described in the international literature in terms of models, concepts and systems such as National System of Innovation. An analysis of literature shows that less industrialized countries need to have a better understanding of issues related to the operation of those relationships that are less rigorously influenced by theories and concepts developed in industrialized countries.The study revealed that the relationships in Sri Lanka are based on the lower end of the spectrum, characterized by short-term orientation that include education and training, and service-based relationships. Lack of structural mechanisms, financial constraints, regulatory rigidity, inadequacy of laboratory facilities and absence of inter-organizational communication seems to be the major features that curtail relationships. It was observed that process related constraints and weaknesses are widespread in all three types of organizations, in addition to the weaknesses related to the framework. Accordingly, three sets of issues based on internal and external factors for a particular type of organization were developed which could be widely used as check list of issues for any developing country. This checklist was tested with new forms of organizations which have evolved to overcome such weaknesses, by adopting the responsive-adaptive approach. The new forms of organizations show features such as heterogeneity, organizational diversity and trans-disciplinarity as well as internal transformation, influence of one type of organization upon another, creation of new organizations and networks. These features are more prevalent in organizations in developed countries. The findings lead to conclusion that the URI relationships in developing countries show in a broad context similarities to those of developed countries but at the same time differ in nature. The concepts and models used in developed countries to explain the URI relationships can also be used to explain those in developing countries. The importance in understanding micro level conditions and taking remedial measures to overcome negative impact is imperative. Finally, the public policy interventions that are necessary to promote URI relationships, while eliminating weaknesses in the framework and micro-environment are proposed in this study.

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Gordon, Hannah V. "Complexities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer: Discussions, Observations, Research and Public Policy." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/426.

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The impact of the increasing incidence of thyroid cancer presents an interesting case study in public health policy and resource allocation. During the last three decades, thyroid cancer cases have increased by more than 400%. As an illness that affects the lives of hundreds of thousands each year, the human and economic costs will be magnified in the next decade. It is estimated that approximately 13-67% of people will have thyroid nodules during their life of which approximately 5% will be malignant. The standard treatment, a thyroidectomy frequently followed by radioactive 131 iodine treatment, accordingly would seem to be a likely future event for an increasing percentage of the population. Despite the magnitude of the increase, there has been no increase in age-adjusted mortality rates. This raises the question whether treatment is effective or warranted for many of these patients. Although there is almost no reliable data on its economic impact, its prevalence makes it likely that it is becoming one of the more expensive diseases in our health care system. Despite the pressing issue of its growth, thyroid cancer is one of the least studied and least funded cancers in the United States.

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Wehde, Wesley, Tracey Bark, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Joseph Ripberger, Gary Copeland, Matthew Nowlin, Tyler Hughes, Aaron Fister, and Josie Davis. "Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration for Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications in Excel." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/4.

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Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration for Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications in Excel is an adaption of Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (With Applications in R). The focus of this book is on using quantitative research methods to test hypotheses and build theory in political science, public policy and public administration. This new version is designed specifically for undergraduate courses. It omits large portions of the original text that focused on calculus and linear algebra, expands and reorganizes the content on the software system by shifting to Excel and includes guided study questions at the end of each chapter.
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Wehde, Wesley, Hank Jenkins-Smith, Joseph Ripberger, Gary Copeland, Matthew Nowlin, Tyler Hughes, Aaron Fister, and Josie Davis. "Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration for Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications in R." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-oer/5.

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Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration for Undergraduates: 1st Edition With Applications in R is an adaption of Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration (With Applications in R). The focus of this book is on using quantitative research methods to test hypotheses and build theory in political science, public policy and public administration. This new version of the text omits large portions of the original text that focused on calculus and linear algebra, expands and reorganizes the content on the software system R and includes guided study questions at the end of each chapter.
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Close, Brett T. "Solar energy research and development in California." Pomona College, 2007. http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/stc,16.

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The energy crisis of 2001, high prices for gas and electricity and worries of climate change have caused a growing awareness about energy issues in California. The problems are clear. This paper looks at the next step of finding and implementing solutions. In this case the contribution that solar photovoltaic and solar thermal generation could make toward solving the problem. This paper looks at technological change, the current state of solar energy research, current government policies on solar energy, and finally makes policy recommendations to meet the stated problem.

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Scott, Cheri R. "Chronicling the Flint, Michigan Water Crisis| A Rigid Dichotomy Between Environmental Policy and Environmental Justice." Thesis, Union Institute and University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10672392.

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This research study examines the Flint water crisis to determine if Flint residents were the target of a degenerative policy. The study employs critical ethnography to explore the development and implementation of environmental water policy and investigate state-appointed legislator's decision to switch water sources in the city of Flint, Michigan, a predominantly low-income and minority community. In addition to using critical ethnography as a method, the study is interdisciplinary, integrating secondary data from news reports, governmental and nongovernmental documents, and budgets. The residents in Flint, Michigan water source was switched from Lake Huron (Detroit) a source used for more than 50 years to the Flint River. The water switch resulted in lead-contaminated water that poisoned more than 7,900 children and caused a widespread outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

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Wyper, Amanda Jayne. "The social costs of auto-enrolment in workplace pensions and possible remedies." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25696.

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This research examines the different social costs that have a bearing on the form and content of regulatory intervention underpinning the Auto-Enrolment (AE) pensions’ regime and whether these are recognised within current UK legislation. AE requires employers to assess the workforce and, subject to qualifying criteria, enrol them into a pension and make contributions to the pension. Workers are also required to contribute to the pension although they can choose to leave the scheme, Since its introduction in 2012, more than 4.7 million workers in the UK have now been enrolled into a pension which they did not choose highlighting the impact of the regulatory intervention. The starting point for my research is to consider the history of pension legislation in the UK and the circumstances leading up to the introduction of AE. The next step is to consider whether this legislative intervention is paternalistic and, if so, whether justified. I then consider whether the implementing legislation functions as it was intended or whether there are any unintended consequences. Parliamentary debate at the inception of AE illustrates an intention to ensure that individuals save more for themselves for their own good. Behavioural economics was widely referred to as authority on the hypothesis that individuals do not make rational financial decisions for themselves, justifying legislative intervention to ensure that private pension saving is the default position for all workers in the UK. Paternalistic legislation can be difficult to justify where individual choice is overridden entirely and so the legislation allows for individuals to opt out – soft paternalism or nudge. There is an assumption that low opt-out rates indicate that individuals now agree that the pension saving is in their best interests, justifying the intervention. However, there has been a marked dearth of research into AE savers' actual perceptions of how the schemes work for them. My research has come to close this gap and also allows drawing up some normative conclusions regarding the proper framework for offering and regulating AE in the UK. In particular, participants were asked to discuss their own choices and actions within their workplace pension and understanding of pensions’ information. Employers and professional advisers were also interviewed to build a complete picture of the practical implementation of AE. In considering these findings my work considers whether there are negative or unintended consequences of the policy change and how these are dealt with.

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Phelps-Hillen, Johanna. "Institutional Review Boards and Writing Studies Research: A Justice-Oriented Study." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6742.

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In this multi-method dissertation project I conduct policy analysis and utilize results from a discipline-wide survey (n=258) to examine the intersection of Writing Studies researchers’ disciplinary affiliation, research context, and personal disposition in relation to the local implementation of federal policy regarding human subjects research. I elaborate on the context of this project, discussing the September 2015 release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise and update the Common Rule, 45.CFR Part 46, and the Conference on College Composition and Communication’s formal comment in response to the proposed rule’s provisions. I discuss the process of designing and implementing the survey used to establish a disciplinary representation of Writing Studies researchers’ perceptions of, and experiences with, IRBs. The results of this survey (Chapter 4) indicate how Writing Studies researchers presently interface with the process of local policy implementation. In Chapter 5, data from the survey are set against the Final Rule (released January 19, 2017) to provide a new taxonomy for Writing Studies researchers regarding how to interface with IRBs. Finally, the major theoretical contribution is articulated in Chapter Six: a call for human subjects researchers in Writing Studies to consider IRBs as justice-oriented, rather than positivist, in design and purpose. I argue increasingly reciprocal relationships between IRBs and Writing Studies researchers will help ensure Writing Studies research is not overly influenced by IRB review, nor that Writing Studies researchers are unwilling or unable to interface with IRBs to build more ethical and robust research agendas.

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