Promoting Civic Engagement through Action Research Methodology

The document discusses the RAPID Outcome Mapping Approach for influencing policy change. It provides an overview of the typical policy process and different approaches for influencing policy, such as through cooperation, evidence-based advocacy, or activism. It then outlines the six steps of the RAPID Outcome Mapping Approach: 1) start by defining policy objectives, 2) use tools like the AIIM matrix to map actors and influence, 3) conduct a force field analysis to assess positive and negative forces, 4) create a SWOT analysis to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, 5) identify appropriate strategies like developing networks or conducting research, and 6) monitor and evaluate progress using tools like outcome mapping.

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The document discusses the development of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) strategy for PRISE, a research consortium working in East Africa, West Africa, and Central/South Asia. It outlines five key monitoring areas for PRISE: 1) strategy and direction, 2) management, 3) outputs, 4) uptake and outcomes, and 5) context. For each area, it identifies key evaluation questions and discusses challenges in implementing the M&E strategy, such as defining outcomes and distributing monitoring responsibilities across partners and levels.

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The document discusses the process of educational policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. It involves several key phases and steps: 1. The policy formulation process involves determining national objectives, assessing needs according to objectives, finalizing themes and target areas, setting targets based on trend projections, and preparing and publishing the policy. 2. Policy implementation is the dynamic process of converting policies and plans into specific programs and projects. It requires choosing appropriate policy instruments and implementation approaches. 3. Policy evaluation assesses the effects of the policy and provides direction for programs and strategies. It identifies reasons why policies may not be implemented successfully, such as implementation gaps between objectives and outcomes.

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Poor communication, lack of stakeholder involvement, weak administration, and financial irregularities have plagued education policy implementation in Pakistan. The document outlines several issues that have contributed to failures in implementing education policies, including poor coordination between different levels of government, inadequate training and resources for implementers, and a lack of political will and leadership. Corruption is also identified as being deeply entrenched and undermining effective policy implementation. The document recommends strengthening stakeholder involvement, accountability, resource management, and training to help address these issues and improve education policy implementation in Pakistan.

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A needs assessment identifies gaps and priorities within an organization to determine what areas are not operating efficiently. It develops a blueprint with objectives, sampling procedures, data collection methods, and how decisions will be made. Appreciative inquiry also assesses needs but focuses on a positive attitude by searching for the best in people and the organization. It follows four stages: discover, dream, design, and destiny. While both assess needs, appreciative inquiry has a more positive outlook focused on the future rather than current inefficiencies and uses interviews to efficiently utilize resources.

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Outcome Mapping (OM) is a participatory method for planning, monitoring, and evaluating projects focused on social and organizational learning. It is oriented towards changes in behavior of those the project works with rather than direct results. OM recognizes that policy change is complex, unstable, non-linear, and beyond a project's control but subject to influence. It focuses on a project's contribution rather than attribution, and identifies and focuses efforts on key agents of change. OM monitors behavioral changes in target actors and their environment over time.

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This document discusses integrating a realist evaluation approach into social work client database systems. It explores what this would require from professionals and organizations based on empirical data from social workers. A realist evaluation allows examining how social work goals are reached among clients in different circumstances. The study found that digital tools could help connect information on goals, mechanisms and contexts if developed together with professionals. However, tools need to be simple enough to use in everyday work and not add extra forms. An integrated system across organizations could enable national effectiveness evaluations.

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This document discusses tools for measuring place-based and systems change initiatives. It emphasizes that evaluating systems change requires understanding events, patterns, and systemic structures. Frameworks presented measure changes in behaviors, relationships, policies, communication and resource allocation across stakeholders. Effective evaluation orients towards learning, involves community perspectives, and monitors changes at multiple levels over time.

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Library services are indispensable in the data-dependent process of ‘policy formulation’ as Governments embark on unique approaches to service delivery for national development. This paper treats the triad of ‘modern library’, ‘policy formulation’ and ‘transformation agenda’ in a conceptual construct. It addresses the trio in relation to required library services for effective policy formulation process and a result-oriented transformation agenda, with recommendations and strategies for implementation.

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Kingdon's streams metaphor describes how problems, policies, and politics interact in the policymaking process. The problem stream involves attributes and perceptions of issues, the policy stream comprises potential solutions, and the politics stream concerns public opinion and priorities. Windows of opportunity for policy change open when these three streams converge, such as when a focusing event draws attention to a problem or understanding of an issue evolves. While the streams model provides insight, critics argue it does not fully account for the ongoing policy process after a window opens.

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Evaluation is an essential tool for policy makers and programme managers; it enables them to understand the difference their work makes and to find ways to improve their effectiveness. The webinar will introduce evaluation approaches and methods and provide practical, step-by-step guidance on how to conduct an evaluation. Attendees will also learn about the experience and support available through the IEPPEC community and how it can help them to conduct better evaluations. This webinar is suitable for anyone with an interest in evaluation of energy policies and pro-grammes.

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Policy analysis and advocacy involves a 6-step process: 1) define the problem, 2) determine evaluation criteria, 3) identify alternative policies, 4) evaluate policies, 5) select the preferred policy, and 6) implement the policy. Advocacy aims to influence policy makers and ensure policies are implemented to improve livelihoods. It requires gathering information, building relationships, and establishing credibility. Effective advocacy also involves networking with individuals and organizations that share common goals. The process of policymaking is dynamic and influenced by evidence, resources, power, experience and other factors.

Needs Assessment

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Conducting needs assessments is important to determine what changes are needed in behavior, attitudes, or performance and how those changes can be achieved. A needs assessment should use multiple methods like surveys, observations, focus groups and interviews to get a full picture. This provides triangulation by using diverse, overlapping evidence. The needs assessment should identify the expected costs and benefits of any solutions. Reporting the results to stakeholders is key so they understand what changes are expected and how those changes will be implemented.

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The document outlines a 7-step issues management process: 1) Monitoring the business environment to identify potential issues, 2) Identifying emerging issues, 3) Prioritizing issues based on their potential impact, 4) Analyzing priority issues in detail, 5) Deciding on a strategic response and communication plan, 6) Implementing approved policies and programs, and 7) Evaluating results to determine future strategies. The process is meant to help companies proactively address issues that could impact their business, reputation, or freedom of action.

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This document discusses key considerations for conducting program evaluations, including: 1) Evaluations must fit the specific context and involve multiple stakeholders to understand differing perspectives. 2) Evaluators should facilitate negotiations between stakeholders to develop shared understanding of the evaluation's purpose and questions. 3) Evaluations should have a clear purpose such as formative, summative, or knowledge generation. 4) Evaluation questions should help focus the evaluation and be tied to the program's goals, objectives, and theory of change. A variety of social science methods can be used to rigorously answer the questions.

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The document discusses two approaches to policy formulation: research-based and administration-based. The research-based approach focuses on using data and findings from research to identify problems and inform appropriate policy decisions. Key advantages include emphasizing particular findings and identifying issues and solutions. Some disadvantages are that research may not be timely or effectively communicated. The administration-based approach develops policy based on the responsibilities and structure of administrative bodies. It requires human resources, funding, facilities, technology, and student/research services to formulate policy. In Pakistan, the government holds conferences with educational leaders and considers research findings to develop education policy.

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The document outlines the steps for conducting an education needs assessment. It discusses that an education needs assessment establishes the need for a particular project by examining audience interest, knowledge, and environmental issues. The needs assessment process involves planning, defining participants, designing data collection strategies, gathering and analyzing data, and reporting results to identify priority needs. Key steps include using the TOP model to guide data collection, determining appropriate sampling, designing instruments, and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data collected. The overall goal is to systematically identify any gaps in existing education services to effectively design new education projects.

A strategic approach to policy engagement for research organisations

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This is the presentation delivered as part of a two day workshop held in Nepal in 2014 aimed at communications professionals or the point person for communication within fifteen South Asian think tanks. Participants explored how they could adopt a systematic approach to planning research or knowledge outputs for policy engagement and influence. They explored the types of influencing outcomes they are focused on and their individual and institutional capacities to deliver strategic communication and policy engagement work. By the end of the workshop it was hoped that each participating institution would have identified a clear set of steps towards the development of a strategic approach to policy engagement and research communication at an institutional or programmatic level. This workshop formed part of the IDRC funded Think Tanks Initiative South Asia programme. http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Social_and_Economic_Policy/Think_Tank_Initiative/Pages/About.aspx

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This document outlines different models of politics that can be used to analyze public policy, including the process, institutional, rational, incremental, group theory, elite theory, public choice, and game theory models. It provides learning objectives for each model and discusses how policy can be viewed through the lens of each conceptual framework. The models are intended to simplify and explain reality, identify significant factors, be consistent with real-world politics, facilitate communication, and suggest explanations for public policy outcomes.

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This document provides an overview of action research. It discusses action research as a participatory method used to promote positive social change. The document examines the cyclical nature of action research, which involves identifying a problem, collecting and analyzing data, planning and implementing an action, and then evaluating the results. Key aspects of action research highlighted include that it is participatory, cyclical, aims to identify practical solutions to problems, and uses both primary and secondary data collection methods. An example of an action research study on bullying in a charter school is also provided.

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Here are the key points about action research: - Action research is a systematic process of inquiry conducted by educators with the goal of improving teaching and learning. It involves identifying an area of focus, collecting and analyzing data, and implementing changes to practice. - It is a form of self-reflective inquiry undertaken by participants to improve their rationality and justice of their own practices, and their understanding of these practices. - The main characteristics of action research include that it is participatory, democratic, equitable, liberating and life-improving. It allows researchers to address real-life problems in their own contexts. - It follows an iterative cycle of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The researcher plans an intervention

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