Using research to influence family services and policies: issues and challenges

dc.contributor.authorMorton, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorNutley, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorPhipps, David
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-02T12:31:24Z
dc.date.available2013-08-02T12:31:24Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractThere is growing national and international interest in the ways that research might influence policy and practice. The 4 articles in the Open Space section of this journal issue discuss how research is used to inform policy and practice development and how this relationship can be enhanced. They build on a dialogue at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) national conference in November 2011, which considered the impact of social research. This introductory article considers some of the key issues and challenges around using research drawing on presentations made by the authors at the conference. It begins by outlining what research use means and then offers some emerging lessons about how such use can be improved. This is followed by reflections on how these lessons relate to the experiences of 2 units dedicated to improving research use: CRFR (Scotland); and the Knowledge Mobilization (KMb) Unit at York University (Toronto, Canada). Then the contribution of the other 3 articles in this journal issue to understanding the complexities of research use is discussed. Finally, future challenges are considered.
dc.identifier.citationMorton, S., Phipps, D., Nutley, S. (2012) Using research to influence family services and policies: issues and challenges. Families, Relationships and Societies, 1(2): 243-253.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/25042
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPolicy Press
dc.rights.articlehttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/frs/2012/00000001/00000002/art00008
dc.rights.journalhttp://www.policypress.co.uk/journals_frs.asp
dc.rights.publisherhttp://www.policypress.co.uk/
dc.subjectknowledge mobilisation
dc.subjectknowledge mobilization
dc.subjectresearch use
dc.titleUsing research to influence family services and policies: issues and challenges
dc.typeArticle

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