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Research Assessment (research + assessment)
Terms modified by Research Assessment Selected Abstracts[Commentary] RESEARCH ASSESSMENTS: INSTRUMENTS OF BIAS AND BRIEF INTERVENTIONS OF THE FUTURE?ADDICTION, Issue 8 2009JIM McCAMBRIDGE No abstract is available for this article. [source] Research Assessment by Government: Stakeholder EffectsAUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW, Issue 1 2010Forum Editor Ralph Adler No abstract is available for this article. [source] Research Assessment in the UK: An Overview of 1992,2008AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW, Issue 1 2010David Otley Research assessment of UK universities has a history going back to at least 1986. A formal review system is operated by the Higher Education Funding Councils and their predecessors, and used to inform one stream of research funding. The current system was formalised in 1992 and continued until 2008, when a decision was taken to revise it more radically. This paper reviews the UK experience over two decades and attempts to draw some lessons from it, focusing on the area of Accounting & Finance (A&F) in particular and Business & Management (B&M) more generally. It considers the assessment process as a form of performance management, and reviews its operation from that standpoint, and also considers the proposals for change that are being considered in late 2009. The author has been a participant in all the review processes since 1992 and the paper benefits from this experience. It concludes that the process has had mainly beneficial outcomes, but is also in need of substantial redesign for the future. [source] The systematic assessment of depressed elderly primary care patientsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, Issue 6 2001Patrick J. Raue Abstract Studies of the primary care treatment of depressed elderly patients are constrained by limited time and space and by subject burden. Research assessments must balance these constraints with the need for obtaining clinically meaningful information. Due to the wide-ranging impact of depression, assessments should also focus on suicidality, hopelessness, substance abuse, anxiety, cognitive functioning, medical comorbidity, functional disability, social support, personality, service use and satisfaction with services. This paper describes considerations concerning the assessment selection process for primary care studies, using the PROSPECT (Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial) study as an example. Strategies are discussed for ensuring that data are complete, valid and reliable. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Developing Research in Graduate ProgrammesEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION, Issue 2 2006G Eliades The aim of this presentation was to provide an overview of the current status of research activities in the graduate programmes of European Dental Schools, their scope, structure, funding and assessment. The key issues explored included the aims, goals and perspectives of research activities in relation to the challenging and educational aspects of research, criteria for selection of research topics, development of skills for augmentation of basic and applied science, build up of creative thinking for data analysis and synthesis, the advisor's contribution, research assessment and feedback to the academic environment, aspects of research funding to support educational needs and ethical aspects of research. [source] Ethical and social dilemmas in community-based controlled trials in situations of poverty: a view from a South African projectJOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 4 2002Nosisana Nama Abstract All psychological and social research presents ethical dilemmas, many of which centre around the difficulties which flow from the power imbalances between those conducting the research and the research respondents or participants. Issues of power are magnified in research undertaken in contexts of poverty, and there is a burgeoning literature on ethical issues in research in developing countries. In this article, we augment the existing literature by focusing on the experiences of an assessor working in a controlled trial of a mother,infant intervention in a poor South African community. We consider issues of community expectations, the presentation to our project of physical health problems, the issue of HIV/AIDS, cultural beliefs which impact on the research, child protection issues, and the tensions between research assessment and ubuntu,a cultural norm which requires helpful engagement with others. We suggest that our experiences may assist with the development of further research. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] The UK Research Assessment Exercise: Performance Measurement and Resource AllocationAUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW, Issue 1 2010Jane Broadbent This paper is a personal reflection on the nature and implications of research assessment in the UK. It reflects on the extent to which the dual functions of performance measurement and resource allocation interact. It provides a description of the 2001 and 2008 Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) in the United Kingdom (UK). It also refers to the developments undertaken at the time of writing to develop the successor exercise , the Research Excellence Framework (REF). The paper illustrates the changes that have taken place over time in order to address perceived weaknesses in the structures of the RAE that have led to particular types of game playing. The RAE is a form of management control that has achieved its success by the alignment of individual and institutional interests. Success in the RAE produces both financial and reputational gains for Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) that they are willing to pay for. Hence, the RAE has provided financial gains for academics who can deliver success. The peer-evaluation process in the UK research assessment is a key characteristic of the UK approach. While this is seen as expensive, it has maintained the legitimacy of the RAE. The accounting and finance academic community has engaged with the exercise and retained some control over the assessment process. A question is raised as to whether UK accounting and finance is likely to be subsumed in larger Business School submissions in the future. [source] Estimating readiness for change in anorexia nervosa: Comparing clients, clinicians, and research assessorsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS, Issue 3 2002Josie Geller Abstract Objective This research compared the relative ability of clients, clinicians, and research assessors in estimating readiness for change in individuals with anorexia nervosa. Method Fifty-six individuals with a current or past diagnosis of anorexia nervosa made ratings of the extent to which they perceived themselves to be ready for treatment and recovery. Clinicians and research assessors made the same ratings based on their impressions following clinical and research assessments, respectively. The outcome variables included questionnaire measures of change activities, assigned behavioral tasks, and clients' decision to accept intensive treatment. Results While research assessor and client ratings predicted questionnaire recovery activities, only research assessor ratings predicted completion of behavioral tasks and clients' decision to accept intensive treatment. Clinician ratings were not related to any of the questionnaire or behavioral recovery activity measures. Discussion Conditions favoring the accurate prediction of readiness for treatment and recovery are discussed, and implications for clinical practice are addressed. © 2002 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 31: 251,260, 2002; DOI 10.1002/eat.10045 [source] Incidence of autism spectrum disorders: Changes over time and their meaning,ACTA PAEDIATRICA, Issue 1 2005M. Rutter Abstract Aim: Several reviews have noted a huge increase in the rate of diagnosed autism spectrum disorders. The main aims of this paper are: 1) to use published empirical findings to consider whether the rise reflects a true increase in incidence, as distinct from the consequences of better ascertainment and a broadening of the diagnostic concept; and 2) to consider how epidemiological data may be used to test hypotheses about possible causal influences, using MMR and thimerosal as examples. Methods: Search of the literature for studies with a large epidemiological base population, systematic standardized screening, a focus on an age group for which diagnostic assessments are reliable and valid, and diagnosis by trained professionals using high-quality research assessments. Also, search of a broader literature to consider the evidence from all epidemiological studies with respect to the hypothesized causal effect of MMR and thimerosal on autism spectrum disorders. Results: The true incidence of autism spectrum disorders is likely to be within the range of 30,60 cases per 10,000, a huge increase over the original estimate 40 years ago of 4 per 10,000. The increase is largely a consequence of improved ascertainment and a considerable broadening of the diagnostic concept. However, a true risk due to some, as yet to be identified, environmental risk factor cannot be ruled out. There is no support for the hypothesis for a role of either MMR or thimerosal in causation, but the evidence on the latter is more limited. Conclusion: Progress in testing environmental risk hypotheses will require the integration of epidemiological and biological studies. [source] | |||||||||||||