Assessing research impact: Australian Research Council criteria and the case of Family Wellbeing research.

Autor: Tsey K; The Cairns Institute and College of Arts Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia; The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia. Electronic address: komla.tsey@jcu.edu.au., Onnis LA; Indigenous Education and Research Centre and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: leighann.onnis@jcu.edu.au., Whiteside M; School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia. Electronic address: Mary.Whiteside@latrobe.edu.au., McCalman J; School of Health, Medicine and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: j.mccalman@cqu.edu.au., Williams M; Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: Megan.Williams@uts.edu.au., Heyeres M; The Cairns Institute and College of Arts Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: marion.heyeres@jcu.edu.au., Lui SMC; The Cairns Institute and College of Arts Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: carrie.lui@jcu.edu.au., Klieve H; School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, Australia. Electronic address: h.klieve@griffith.edu.au., Cadet-James Y; Indigenous Education and Research Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Electronic address: yvonne.cadetjames@jcu.edu.au., Baird L; Indigenous Education and Research Centre and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: leslie.baird@jcu.edu.au., Brown C; Indigenous Education and Research Centre and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: catherine.brown1@jcu.edu.au., Watkin Lui F; Indigenous Education and Research Centre and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: felecia.watkin@jcu.edu.au., Grainger D; College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Electronic address: daniel.grainger@jcu.edu.au., Gabriel Z; Central Coast Primary Care, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: zona@ccpc.com.au., Millgate N; Central Coast Primary Care, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: nigel@ccpc.com.a., Cheniart B; Central Coast Primary Care, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: Ben@CCPC.com.au., Hunter T; Indigenous Education and Research Centre and The Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. Electronic address: tahalani.hunter@jcu.edu.au., Liu HB; College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Electronic address: hongbo.liu@jcu.edu.au., Yinghong Y; College of Economics and Management, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Electronic address: yeungyh@sohu.com., Yan L; College of Economics and Management, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Electronic address: lyshld@163.com., Lovett R; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Electronic address: raymond.lovett@anu.edu.au., Chong A; Sansom Institute for Health Research Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: Alwin.Chong@unisa.edu.au., Kinchin I; Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research / School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences Central Queensland University. Electronic address: i.kinchin@cqu.edu.au.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Evaluation and program planning [Eval Program Plann] 2019 Apr; Vol. 73, pp. 176-186. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.01.004
Abstrakt: Researchers worldwide are increasingly reporting the societal impact of their research as part of national research productivity assessments. However, the challenges they encounter in developing their impact case studies against specified government assessment criteria and how pitfalls can be mitigated are not reported. This paper examines the key steps taken to develop an Aboriginal Family Wellbeing (FWB) empowerment research impact case study in the context of an Australian Research Council (ARC) pilot research impact assessment exercise and the challenges involved in applying the ARC criteria. The requirement that researchers demonstrate how their institutions support them to conduct impactful research has the potential to create supportive environments for researchers to be more responsive to the needs of users outside academia. However, the 15-year reference period for the associated research underpinning the reported impact and the focus on researcher's current institutional affiliation constitute potential constraints to demonstrating the true impact of research. For researchers working with Indigenous people, relationships that build over long periods of time, irrespective of university affiliation, are critical to conducting impactful research. A more open-ended time-frame, with no institutional restrictions for the 'associated research' provides the best opportunity to demonstrate the true benefits of research not only for Indigenous people but for Australian society more broadly.
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