scholarly journals Does research through Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) courses impact policy and practice?

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. V. Kumar ◽  
H. D. Shewade ◽  
J. P. Tripathy ◽  
N. Guillerm ◽  
K. Tayler-Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operational Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Sort It ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Research output after participants complete a Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) course

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Guillerm ◽  
K. Tayler-Smith ◽  
S. Dar Berger ◽  
K. Bissell ◽  
A. M. V. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operational Research ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Sort It ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Does the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) continue to influence health policy and/or practice?

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1500762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaya Prasad Tripathy ◽  
Ajay MV Kumar ◽  
Nathalie Guillerm ◽  
Selma Dar Berger ◽  
Karen Bissell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Operational Research ◽  
Sort It ◽  
Training Initiative ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Sustained research capacity after completing a Structured Operational Research and Training (SORT IT) course

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Guillerm ◽  
S. dar Berger ◽  
K. Bissell ◽  
A. M. V. Kumar ◽  
A. Ramsay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operational Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Sort It ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Quality, Equity and Utility of Observational Studies during 10 Years of Implementing the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative in 72 Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Rony Zachariah ◽  
Stefanie Rust ◽  
Pruthu Thekkur ◽  
Mohammed Khogali ◽  
Ajay MV Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Operational Research ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Informed Decision ◽  
Informed Decision Making ◽  
Sort It ◽  
Training Initiative ◽  
And Training

Introduction: Observational studies are often inadequately reported, making it difficult to assess their validity and generalizability and judge whether they can be included in systematic reviews. We assessed the publication characteristics and quality of reporting of observational studies generated by the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT). Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of original publications from SORT IT courses. SORT IT is a global partnership-based initiative aimed at building sustainable capacity for conducting operational research according to country priorities and using the generated evidence for informed decision-making to improve public health. Reporting quality was independently assessed using an adapted version of ‘Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology’ (STROBE) checklist. Results: In 392 publications, involving 72 countries, 50 journals, 28 publishers and 24 disease domains, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) first authorship was seen in 370 (94%) and LMIC last authorship in 214 (55%). Publications involved LMIC-LMIC collaboration in 90% and high-income-country-LMIC collaboration in 87%. The majority (89%) of publications were in immediate open access journals. A total of 346 (88.3%) publications achieved a STROBE reporting quality score of >85% (excellent), 41 (10.4%) achieved a score of 76–85% (good) and 5 (1.3%) a score of 65–75% (fair). Conclusion: The majority of publications from SORT IT adhere to STROBE guidelines, while also ensuring LMIC equity and collaborative partnerships. SORT IT is, thus, playing an important role in ensuring high-quality reporting of evidence for informed decision-making in public health.

Participatory action research with refugee and asylum-seeking women

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Greenfields
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Practice Change ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Training

This chapter discusses the methods, processes, and outcomes of a Comic Relief-funded three-year community development and advocacy programme undertaken with Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Women (RASW) in London. It focuses on how the use of participatory action research and training delivered by RASW can challenge and inform the way in which ‘professionals’ deliver health and legal services to vulnerable communities. The project, undertaken during 2012–15 by Independent Academic Research Services, a London-based charity, was co-designed with participant beneficiaries with the explicit aim of generating institutional change and increased gender sensitivity in the treatment of RASW, both through harnessing research findings to drive policy and practice change and by allowing women themselves to articulate the problems they currently face in terms of accessing appropriate support.

scholarly journals Contribution of community health volunteers in facilitating mobilization for nutritional screening among adolescents (10-19 years) residing in urban Puducherry, India – an operational research study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4506
Author(s):  
Sathish Rajaa ◽  
Swaroop K. Sahu ◽  
Mahalakshmy Thulasingam
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Operational Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Adolescent Nutrition ◽  
Community Health Volunteers ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
And Training

Background: Many countries have experimented with community health volunteers (CHVs) to expand their health systems. Adolescents represent 20% of India's population and serve as a vital resource in transforming its social and economic fortunes. Thus, we aimed at evaluating the contribution of CHVs in mobilizing adolescents for the adolescent health clinics (focusing on adolescent nutrition and anaemia) in a selected primary health centre (PHC) of Puducherry.Methods: A community-based operational research study was conducted in the urban field practice area of JIPMER, Puducherry. Around 5-6 volunteers were selected from each of the 13 anganwadis functioning under the PHC. The volunteers were interviewed before enrolment for willingness. About four batches of sensitization and training sessions were conducted to provide necessary training regarding the prioritized topic. CHVs were then given three months to mobilize the adolescents. This model was evaluated using the theoretical underpinning technique.Results: Of the total 85 CHVs suggested, around 65 (76.5%) showed willingness in rendering services. About 32 (49.2%) discontinued during the initial weeks of the intervention due to various reasons. The remaining CHVs reached 61 (17.2%) new adolescents and motivated around 48 (78.6%) individuals to visit the health center. All 48 were screened for malnutrition and anemia. About 25 (52%), 5 (10.2%) and 31 (64%) adolescents were diagnosed to have undernourishment (BMI<18.5), obesity (BMI>25) and anaemia (Hb<12) respectively.Conclusions: About half of the CHVs who volunteered remained till the end. The involved volunteers improved the adolescent coverage by tripling the number of adolescent beneficiaries.

scholarly journals Putting Coercive Control into Practice: Problems and Possibilities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Barlow ◽  
Kelly Johnson ◽  
Sandra Walklate ◽  
Les Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Coercive Control ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Justice Process ◽  
Criminal Justice Process ◽  
Patterns Of Abuse ◽  
And Training

Abstract There is growing international interest in translating Stark’s concept of coercive control into criminal justice policy and practice. In December 2015 an offence of coercive control was introduced in England and Wales. This paper offers an empirical investigation of the problems and possibilities associated with the translation of this offence into practice in one police force area in England. The findings offer some scope for optimism in response to patterns of abuse, but they also support the view that the current gender-neutral version of the legislation requires revision; there is a need for greater resourcing and training to improve understandings of the nature and impact of coercive control at all points of contact within the criminal justice process and finally, it remains the case that effective responses to domestic abuse need to be genuinely holistic.

HR Management and Perceived Effectiveness of Further Education and Training Methods of Millennial Employees in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-439
Author(s):  
Irena Mikova ◽  
Lenka Komarkova ◽  
Pavel Pudil ◽  
Vladimir Pribyl
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Hr Management ◽  
Further Education And Training ◽  
And Training

Investing in Human Resource Management (HRM), particularly in employee development through Further Education and Training (FET) at workplaces is a priority for most organisations. Our paper investigates how the participants perceive the effectiveness of particular FET methods based on an empirical study of 611 respondents from the millennial generation. The investigated sample consists of respondents employed at organisations operating in the Czech Republic. The results reveal that organisations are still regularly using certain traditional methods that do not correspond to the preferences of new employees (millennials) so are perceived as ineffective. The results should be useful for organisations seeking to adopt HRM policy and practice, particularly FET for the changes in the generation of employees.

scholarly journals Globalisation and Skills for Development: Some Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon Tikly ◽  
John Lowe ◽  
Michael Crossley ◽  
Hillary Dachi ◽  
Roger Garrett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
International Policy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Training Policy ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Training

This article reports on an international policy research study funded by the United Kingdom (UK) Government's Department for International Development (DfID), entitled Globalisation and Skills for Development in Tanzania and Rwanda: implications for education and training policy and practice. The research is a contribution to a broader ‘Skills for Development Initiative’ launched by the UK Secretary of State for International Development (Short, 1999). The study was a collaborative effort between the Universities of Bristol, Bath, Dar es Salaam and the Kigali Institute of Education. The findings and the analysis generated by this research are rich and complex.

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