DFID’s new urban discourse: a critique

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 461-474
Author(s):  
Ronald McGill
Keyword(s):  
Research Programme ◽  
African Cities ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Urban Discourse ◽  
Late Entrant

DFID is a self-confessed late entrant to the urban discourse. Two major recent proposals give this assertion credence. First is the collective Cities and Infrastructure for Growth (CIG) programme, to strengthen the management of urban and energy sectors and boost investment in infrastructure. Second is the African Cities Research Programme, to produce new knowledge and evidence on African cities as systems. In turn, from both practical and research standpoints, they seek to reduce poverty and enhance national prosperity through the known advantages of urbanisation, while impacting on its negative dimensions. This critique seeks to test the assumptions underscoring both proposals.

The ESRC Growing Older research programme, 1999–2004

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN WALKER
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Full Capacity ◽  
The Uk

This article introduces the seven specially commissioned papers in this special issue of Ageing & Society from the projects funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council's Growing Older Programme. The ESRC Programme has been the largest single investment in social sciences research on ageing in the United Kingdom. It comprised 24 projects and, when operating at full capacity, 96 researchers. The article details the background to the Programme, its commissioning process, its eventual structure and how it operated. Then a selection is made of some of the ways in which the Programme has contributed new knowledge to social gerontology. No attempt is made to achieve comprehensive coverage of the Programme's topics but rather a selection is presented of the new insights generated under its six themes: defining and measuring quality of life, inequalities in quality of life, technology and the built environment, healthy and active ageing, family and support networks, and participation and activities in later life. The projects were spread unevenly across these themes but important new knowledge has been produced under each theme. The conclusion emphasises the scientific contribution of the Programme and especially the extent to which older people's own attitudes, aspirations and preferences have been at the forefront, but it questions whether or not policy makers and practitioners will use this major evidence base.

scholarly journals Vive la Différence? Comparing “Like with Like” in Studies of Learners’ Ideas in Diverse Educational Contexts

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith S. Taber
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
International Research ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Active Area ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Original Contribution ◽  
The Status

This paper considers the status of educational research that looks to replicate previous findings in a novel educational context, taking as its focus an active area of research in a range of national contexts: studies into students’ ideas about scientific topics. The paper considers the circumstances under which a “replication” study should be considered to offer original new knowledge worthy of publication in international research journals. It is argued here that there are sound principled reasons to expect studies undertaken in different educational contexts to be able to contribute to a progressive research programme, and so researchers should be encouraged to undertake such work. However, technically competent papers submitted to prestigious journals will be rejected if they are considered to merely replicate previous work without offering novel empirical or theoretical content that is considered to make an original contribution. This paper explores the basis for welcoming research “testing-out” published findings in new contexts and considers the place of such studies within a progressive research programme. This analysis can inform research design for those looking to explore learners’ ideas in local educational contexts, by offering clear guidance on the forms of research likely to offer significant contributions to public knowledge.

scholarly journals Beyond projects: benefits of research accompanying research: Reflections from the research programme Sustainable Land Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Weith ◽  
Sebastian Rogga ◽  
Jana Zscheischler ◽  
Nadin Gaasch
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Sustainable Land Management ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Research Programmes ◽  
Working Together ◽  
New Research ◽  
Additional Value

In manifold ways science and practice are working together to find solutions for sustainable land management. New research programmes on this topic generate a large variety of single project results. Accompanying research projects will realize additional value by merging and synthesising the results from these projects and by supporting the generation of new knowledge for science and society.For many actors in science and policy, the additional value of research accompanying research projects remains open. Referring to a recent publication in GAIA that introduces a typology for accompanying research (AR), this article discusses the central issues, content, processes and ongoing challenges in an AR project accompanying the German research programme Sustainable Land Management. The important value of AR can be seen in communication, networking, the reflexive generation of new knowledge and knowledge management based on trust building and competence. AR also exhibits great potential for research on cross-cutting issues in research programmes and has special significance for meta-studies on different research projects taking place under similar funding conditions. However, additional analyses are necessary for a better understanding of the outcomes and impacts of AR and to create wider appreciation and acceptance.

scholarly journals Remote work during the COVID-19 Pandemic: - Problems and Solutions on the example of Vidzeme region in Latvia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilita Langovska ◽  
◽  
Sarmite Rozentale ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Problems And Solutions

The aim of the research was to study the experience of companies in the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of information and communication technologies in the 21st century has transformed everyday work and life, and it was expected that, over time, teleworking would become a common practice in most companies. However, it was slower than initially expected due to various social and organizational factors. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to forced remote work, creating problems and challenges for both employers and employees. This proves that new approaches and solutions are not only possible, but also useful and necessary. In order to find out what challenges employers have faced in the transition to remote work and what experience they have gained in order to solve them, two focus group discussions were organized with employers of Vidzeme region from different sectors. In order to compare the experience of employers and employees, a survey of 495 remote-working respondents was conducted between September and October 2020. The research data were collected in the framework of the National Research Programme project “Life with COVID-19", during the first wave of the pandemic. The study reveals that the main challenges were to adapt business processes to the constraints of the emergency and the work organization of remote work, which requires new knowledge and skills such as how to sell, communicate, motivate, teach remotely and ICT skills. Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges such as occupational safety risks, health risks, separating work from leisure time and acquiring new knowledge and skills in a short time.

Investment Traits and Intelligence in Adulthood

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie von Stumm
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Fluid Intelligence ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Intelligence Tests ◽  
Crystallized Intelligence ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

Intelligence-as-knowledge in adulthood is influenced by individual differences in intelligence-as-process (i.e., fluid intelligence) and in personality traits that determine when, where, and how people invest their intelligence over time. Here, the relationship between two investment traits (i.e., Openness to Experience and Need for Cognition), intelligence-as-process and intelligence-as-knowledge, as assessed by a battery of crystallized intelligence tests and a new knowledge measure, was examined. The results showed that (1) both investment traits were positively associated with intelligence-as-knowledge; (2) this effect was stronger for Openness to Experience than for Need for Cognition; and (3) associations between investment and intelligence-as-knowledge reduced when adjusting for intelligence-as-process but remained mostly significant.

Homelessness as a public mental health and social problem: New knowledge and solutions.

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Tsai ◽  
Thomas O'Toole ◽  
Lisa K. Kearney
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
New Knowledge
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