scholarly journals Making occupational therapy research visible: amplifying and elevating the contribution and impacts

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-199
Author(s):  
Natalie Louise Jones ◽  
Jo Cooke ◽  
Judith Holliday
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Systematic Structure ◽  
Research Organisations ◽  
Suitable Measure ◽  
Research Impacts ◽  
Meaningful Data

Researchers are increasingly required to be accountable for research findings and demonstrating outputs from research findings. A review of occupational therapy research promotes the use of impact assessments to make visible research outcomes ( Sainty, 2013 ). However, not all impacts are visible to those who are trying to balance the management of clinical services, along with delivering research and enabling clinical academic careers. Nationally and internationally research organisations are increasingly demanding researchers to be open, accountable and transparent in demonstrating the value research adds to healthcare organisations and the way the research impacts are reported are increasingly scrutinised. To capture research impacts we need to have a suitable measure which provides meaningful data for the context and type of project. Research impact frameworks enable organisations and researchers to tell their research impact stories by providing a systematic structure for organising evidence, achievements and case studies. This editorial shares the experience of developing a research impact tool for capturing research impacts within an organisation and discusses the importance of using research impact tools to amplify and elevate outcomes of clinical research in occupational therapy.

Data Cleaning in Occupational Therapy Research

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 144-156
Author(s):  
Marcel P. J. M. Dijkers ◽  
Cynthia L. Creighton
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Data Cleaning ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Processing Data ◽  
Research Findings

Errors in processing data prior to analysis can cause significant distortion of research findings. General principles and specific techniques for cleaning data sets are presented. Strategies are suggested for preventing errors in transcribing, coding, and keying research data.

scholarly journals Challenges and Practices of Research Data Management in Selected Iraq Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (06) ◽  
pp. 308-314
Author(s):  
Mahdi Salah Mohammed ◽  
Rafea Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Research Organisations

Research emphasises the fundamental role of research data management (RDM) in enhancing academic and scientific research. This paper intended to examine RDM in Iraqi Universities, identify the current challenges of RDM and propose influential RDM practices. Data collection employed a self-administered questionnaires distributed to 155 postgraduate students and 20 faculty members from five universities in Iraq. Research findings revealed that there is a lack of proper RDM. Postgraduate students and researchers were managing their own research data. Main challenges of maintaining a good RDM involve lack of guidelines on effective RDM practices, insufficient of adequate human resources, technological obsolescence, insecure and inefficient infrastructure, lack of financial resources, absence of research data management policies and lack of support by institutional authorities and researchers negatively influenced on research data management. Postgraduate students and researchers recommend building research data repositories and collaboration with other universities and research organisations.

scholarly journals What’s Worth Knowing? Research and Instructional Impacts of Books on Working-Class Academics

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
Jim Vander Putten
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Social Origins ◽  
Personal Essays ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Research Impacts

What are the research impacts and instructional impacts of books of essays on the perspectives of faculty from working-class backgrounds? To what extent are these books used in undergraduate or graduate courses? Previous research on the content of these edited volumes has been limited to manual constant comparative analyses that described book content. This study employed data analysis methods in the emerging field of altmetric sciences to investigate the impacts of books of personal essays about faculty from working-class backgrounds (N=11). Book-level and chapter-level analyses were conducted to measure research impact using the Altmetric Explorer online tool and instructional impact using the Open Syllabus Project Explorer online tool. Data analysis results on research impacts for books on working-class academics produced extremely low impact levels. Few books (N=4) generated patterns of attention and these patterns were limited in scope. Data analysis results on instructional impacts identified that each of the 11 books generated a Teaching Score, but all scores were minimal and indicated low impact levels. The results suggest that scholarship on faculty from working-class social origins is not being widely included in undergraduate or graduate course syllabi. Further, a large proportion of the book-level scholarship in the subject area of ‘faculty diversity’ has been limited to the constructs of race and gender. Issues involving faculty social origins have been largely omitted from curricula in this area and raises the important question: What is worth knowing?

Do Occupational Therapists Feel Equipped to Deal with the Adult Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse?

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Abrahamson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Client Group ◽  
Research Findings

Research findings are consistent in showing a strong, specific and coherent association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and long-term psychiatric problems. Occupational therapists working in mental health services must therefore have contact with survivors of abuse, yet the literature reveals a paucity of research on their role. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine occupational therapists to explore their knowledge and practice concerning this issue. All respondents considered that awareness of CSA was pertinent to their profession and should be taught during education and training. None of them had received teaching in this area. Most respondents thought that it was not their role to deal with CSA in depth. However, the context in which they worked provided an opportunity for initial disclosure which might not happen elsewhere and needed to be handled skilfully. Occupational therapy techniques, including creative methods, link in well with other approaches, especially counselling, in treating the long-term effects of CSA. Continuing educational requirements and the role of occupational therapy with this client group need to be addressed by the profession.

scholarly journals 3040 How to write your first scholarly journal article using reporting guidelines as a template

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (s1) ◽  
pp. 71-71
Author(s):  
Terry Kit Selfe
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Scholarly Journal ◽  
Reporting Standard ◽  
Dissemination Of Research ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Study Type

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The objective of this session is to support and encourage novice, unpublished researchers to turn their poster content into a manuscript publishable in a scholarly journal, by showing them concrete steps to follow and research study reporting standards to use as a template. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We will cover the following topics: choosing a journal, finding the journal’s requirements, locating the reporting standard for the study type (e.g., CONSORT for randomized trials), and structuring the manuscript appropriately per International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations (e.g., Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion). RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: It is anticipated that by the end of the session, attendees should be able to: Select an appropriate journal; Organize a manuscript according to ICMJE guidelines; Compose a manuscript based on the applicable reporting standard (e.g. CONSORT). DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Providing novice researchers with information and resources that demystify the process of writing a manuscript suitable for a scholarly journal, is expected to bolster their confidence and increase the likelihood they will create and submit publishable manuscripts; thereby improving the dissemination of research findings and increasing research impact.

scholarly journals Improving Research Impact Through the Use of Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Czaran ◽  
Malcolm Wolski ◽  
Joanna Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Media Professionals

AbstractIncreasingly researchers and academic research institutions are being asked to demonstrate the quality and impact of their research. Traditionally researchers have used text-based outputs to achieve these objectives. This paper discusses the introduction and subsequent review of a new service at a major Australian university, designed to encourage researchers to use media, particularly visual formats, in promoting their research. Findings from the review have highlighted the importance of researchers working in partnership with in-house media professionals to produce short, relatable, digestible, and engaging visual products. As a result of these findings, the authors have presented a four-phase media development model to assist researchers to tell their research story. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications for the institution as a whole and, more specifically, libraries.

scholarly journals Home > All Content > Vol 50, No 1 (2019) Exploring Research–Policy Partnerships in International Development Cover Page Edited by: James Georgalakis and Pauline Rose June 2019 Volume 50 Issue 1 This issue aims to identify how partnerships focused on the production of policy-engaged research seek to achieve societal impact and explores the challenges in these processes. The collaborations analysed span academia, civil society and government, from the grassroots to the national and global levels. By locating these examples within the broader debates on interactions between researchers and research users designed to strengthen evidence informed decision making, this publication offers concepts and practices to inform those funding, designing and undertaking development research. The featured case studies are explored through the perspectives of both researchers and their partners in civil society and policy. They are predominantly taken from a diverse portfolio of research projects funded through the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) Strategic Partnership. A collaboration with the Impact Initiative, this IDS Bulletin is essential reading for all those in research organisations, development agencies and donors committed to the better use of evidence and learning for development. Exploring Research–Policy Partnerships in International Development James Georgalakis, Pauline Rose DOI: 10.19088/1968-2019.100 ABSTRACT FULL ISSUE PDF Foreword Diana Dalton DOI: 10.19088/1968-2019.102 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Introduction: Identifying the Qualities of Research–Policy Partnerships in International Development – A New Analytical Framework James Georgalakis, Pauline Rose DOI: 10.19088/1968-2019.103 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Rethinking Research Impact through Principles for Fair and Equitable Partnerships Kate Newman, Sowmyaa Bharadwaj, Jude Fransman DOI: 10.19088/1968-2019.104 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Pathways to Impact: Insights from Research Partnerships in Uganda and India

IDS Bulletin ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Hinton ◽  
Rona Bronwin ◽  
Laura Savage
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
International Development ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Research Organisations ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Publishing Research Support Documents in Open Access Platform to Improve Research Impact

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Ale Ebrahim ◽  
Yii Bonn Bong
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Publishing Research ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
To Receive

Researchers, journals, and universities want to receive more citations for their scholarly publications. However, a paper citations depend on its quality, visibility and author’s online profile. Research support documents (unpublished papers, white papers, project reports, datasets, software, posters, online resources and teaching materials) can be additional source for increasing the author’s visibility. To enhance research visibility and impact, the full range of scholarly output should be available online on the open access platform. With open access platform, key research findings are made accessible immediately to the scientific community. Therefore, the publicly available research support documents may result in receiving more citations in addition to the published papers. In this paper we conducted a simplified three stages study on the benefits of research support documents publications on open access platform. We also elaborated on approaches of improving your research visibility and impact through these document.

scholarly journals Acceptability of Clinical Services Provided to First Nations Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Kalinowski ◽  
Toby Martin ◽  
Carly Cressman
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Social Validity ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Findings

Canadians should have equal qualities and levels of healthcare. This has not always been the case, especially for First Nations Peoples in Canada, as the death of Jordan River Anderson, a First Nations boy from Norway House Cree Nation, illustrated. In response to this gap in services, Jordan’s Principle was created to provide First Nations Children with increased access to adequate healthcare. The present study assessed the social validity of community-based clinical services provided under Jordan’s Principle. Three respondent groups were surveyed to measure satisfaction with current services. Research findings serve to inform service providers of the quality of the services and may ultimately increase the quality of life of individuals served by similar endeavours. Results indicated high levels of satisfaction amongst service recipients, a promising outcome for service providers and funders. Through this research endeavour, it is evident that further services are not only warranted but actively welcomed. Keywords: Indigenous, First Nations, social validity, consumer satisfaction, service delivery

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