Thesis (D.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1994.

Thesis (D.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1994.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references.

Clinical and applied health research is led by academics and often conducted in the National Health Service (NHS). Researchers work with Research Support Offices in both Universities and the NHS. The 2006 government health research strategy, Best Research for Best Health heralded dramatic changes for both the funding of, and support for, clinical and applied health research in England with the creation of new, quality driven, competitive funding streams and a new infrastructure to support research and researchers. One of the results of these changes was to drive NHS and University Research Support Offices closer together, with some institutions forming close partnerships, including joint offices to deliver support for clinical and applied health research. Little is known about the models of partnership working between the universities and the NHS and the factors that drove the decisions to create partnership Research Support Offices. Therefore it is important to map current arrangements and describe the factors that contribute to those arrangements. Firstly a survey of University Research Support Offices based in universities with a medical school was undertaken to provide a snapshot of the structures and functions of those Research Support Offices. Then semistructured interviews were undertaken with a sample of staff working in joint NHS/University and separate NHS and University Research Support Offices to gain a deeper understanding of why the Research Support Offices were structured and functioned in the ways that they did. The main findings from this work were: there are no common structures, functions, or systems and few common processes in place to support clinical and applied health researchers across England; advice and help for navigating the complex regulatory environment currently underpinning clinical and applied health research in England is fragmented; three models of working between NHS and university Research Support Offices were identified; joint offices, collaborative offices and separate offices. The drivers for joint working between NHS and University Research Support Offices are compelling. However, the barriers to working closely can be immense if not carefully considered. Those contemplating working in partnership need to ensure that they understand what the partnership aims to deliver and all partners need to commit to a shared vision. In addition, practical issues such as the systems to be used, the physical location of staff and employment issues need to be addressed in advance before meaningful joint working can occur.

Graduate students are the largest-growing group at East Tennessee State University. While it is easy to assume that graduates have mastered the basics of searching and conducting research, this assumption is largely unfounded. Whether they did learn these skills as undergraduates or not, graduates are rarely prepared for the project management challenge of undertaking the biggest research assignment of their lives. Graduate students often have additional stressors not faced by undergraduates: established careers, families, and greater financial responsibilities. Conceived during Summer 2015 and rolled out as an ongoing series in Fall 2015, the Graduate Student Workshops offered by the Sherrod Library provide instruction in the following areas: scholarly research, papers, and publishing; comprehensive project management; academic searching; APA style; citation management; and establishing a professional identity. As the program coordinator, the Graduate Services Librarian will discuss the origination of the program, from its inception in ETSU’s Graduate Thesis and Dissertation Boot Camp to its growth as a full-fledged series. Creating new relationships, leveraging partnerships with other faculty and departments, and organizing and marketing these services are critical to program success. Scheduling, logistics, costs, and assessment will also be discussed. After the program and discussion, attendees should be able to: recognize the significant function librarians can provide to graduate student research support convey the value of formal, targeted intervention to graduate students and campus administrators create offerings to support their own graduate students

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Karolinska institutet, 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2006 Available in PDF format via the World Wide Web.

The measurement of research output is common practice among public institutions internationally, and is increasingly contested and controversial. The term “research” is itself contested and can cover quite a wide range of activities, from carefully designed studies by independent, university-based researchers to analysis of data for particular administrative or political purposes to arguments for specific policy positions that may be more or less well grounded in evidence. Such measurement of research output is needed for decisions about professional staff and resource allocations. Measures of research productivity, covering both quantity and quality at national level, support government decisions on setting priorities and funding. With increasing competitive allocation of research funding and declining public funds for higher education, institutions around the world are facing increasing pressure to produce research outputs. The revenue generated through published research has therefore come to assume greater and greater significance in institutional budgets and in academic reward systems. Moreover, research in public institutions is funded mainly according to the number and quality of publications of members of staff. On the other hand, the growing international trend towards ranking institutions in competitive terms has assigned considerable value to research output as a measure of institutional standing in the global marketplace. What counts as an acceptable unit of measurement therefore becomes the subject of considerable debate within and outside institutions as they seek to enhance institutional standing and revenue. Whilst measurable output such as scientific publications and research reports are usually considered for government subsidy, it is difficult to accept that other output types such as patents, software, advisory work for government, consulting, or technical assistance, are not measurable, and do not have any relevance with respect to research subsidy. This thesis was set out to critically examine the effects that current government policy on the measurement of research output of public higher education institutions will have on the performance of South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The purpose of this study was to trace and explain the differential impact of new government policies on the measurement of institutional research output in four different university faculties. The study has highlighted key challenges facing the universities in implementing the new research subsidy policy; and made recommendations and proposals on how best can the policy be implemented with the view of increasing or improving the institutions’ research output. / Dissertation (M.Ed (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

INTRODUÇÃO: O Brasil adentrou o século 21, caracterizado como o século da Ciência e Tecnologia - C&T, buscando discutir, identificar e implantar mecanismos de construção de uma sociedade onde o conhecimento seja o propulsor de conquistas sociais, econômicas e culturais. Tinha pela frente a tarefa de confrontar desafios que se apresentavam no cenário do sistema nacional de C&T, como a fragmentação das atividades de C&T, a ausência de coordenação interinstitucional e a concentração das atividades de C&T em determinadas regiões do país. OBJETIVO: Este estudo se propôs analisar uma das principais estratégias do recém-criado Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia do Ministério da Saúde para o enfrentamento a estes desafios, desenvolvido, entre os anos 2002 e 2008 por meio do Programa Pesquisa para o SUS: gestão compartilhada em saúde PPSUS. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório e descritivo, desenvolvido por meio de recursos dos métodos quantitativo de pesquisa e com suporte de instrumentos multivariados de coleta de dados: pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa documental. No tocante aos dados, foram coletados dados sobre o conjunto de projetos de pesquisa em ciência e tecnologia em saúde, fomentados no país no período de 2002 a 2008 e financiados pelo Ministério da Saúde, em ação compartilhada com Fundações de Amparo à Pesquisa (FAPs) de Unidades Federativas do país e com Secretarias Estaduais de Saúde (SES). As fontes de coleta dos dados foram a base de dados gerenciais PesquisaSaúde do Ministério da Saúde e a base de dados do Curriculum Lattes do CNPq. A coleta de dados abrangeu o universo de 1.271 projetos de pesquisa, fomentados no país desde o início do programa de fomento à pesquisa em ciência e tecnologia em saúde (2002), até 2008, quando teve início a pesquisa. RESULTADOS: Nas três edições do PPSUS estudadas, houve a participação de todos os 27 estados da federação, 213 instituições de pesquisa e 1.151 pesquisadores. Do total de recursos 41 por cento foram alocados pelas FAPs e SES, mostrando uma crescente responsabilização destes como parceiros efetivos na consolidação do programa. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados observados reforçaram a hipótese positiva de que o programa de gestão descentralizada produziu efetivamente uma reestruturação em termos de gestão de C&T, interferindo no aprimoramento das políticas de C&T nos estados, institucionalizando ações de gestão de forma a se constituírem numa rotina administrativa. Quanto à redução das desigualdades na distribuição de recursos de C&T entre as grandes regiões do país, os resultados demonstraram que, nos estados onde as FAPs e SES estavam mais estruturadas foram, justamente, aqueles que mais contribuíam para as ações de C&T. Este movimento repete o status quo, proporcionando a continuidade das disparidades regionais. Porém, teve o êxito de produzir uma adesão positiva para ações efetivas em C&T em Estados onde não havia um histórico nesta área, traduzindo-se num forte aliado para a redistribuição de forças no cenário de C&T. / INTRODUCTION: Brazil began the 21st century characterized as the century of Science and Technology - S&T, seeking to discuss, identify, and implement mechanisms for building a society where knowledge is the engine of social achievements, economic and cultural. Its objective was to confront challenges that were presented in the national scenario of S&T, as the fragmentation of S&T, the lack of interagency coordination and, concentration of S & T in certain regions of the country. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze one of the main strategies of the newly created Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Health to face these challenges, developed between 2002 and 2008 by the \"Research Program to the SUS: management shared health - PPSUS\". METHOD: This was an exploratory and descriptive, developed through features of quantitative methods of research and support tools for multivariate data collection: bibliographic research, desk research. As regards the data were collected on the number of research projects in science and technology in health, fostered in the country in the period 2002-2008 and funded by the Ministry of Health, in action shared with the Research Support Foundations (FAPs) of Federal Units of the country and the State Departments of Health (SES). The sources of data collection were the data base management \"PesquisaSaúde\" the Ministry of Health and, the database of the CNPq Lattes Curriculum. The data collection covered the universe of 1,271 research projects, promoted in the country since the beginning of the program to encourage research in science and technology in health (2002) until 2008, when the survey began. RESULTS: In the three editions of PPSUS studied, there was participation from all 27 states of the federation, 213 research institutions and researchers 1151. 41 per cent of the total funds were allocated by FAPs and SES, showing an increasing accountability of consolidation as effective partners in the program. CONCLUSION: The results reinforced the positive assumption that the program of decentralized produced effectively restructured in terms of management of C&T, interfering in improving policies for S & T in the states, institutionalizing management actions in order to constitute an administrative routine. As for the reduction of inequalities in the distribution of resources in S & T among the major regions of the country, the results showed that, in states where the FAPs were more structured and SES were precisely those who most contributed to the actions of S&T. This movement repeats the status quo, providing continuity of regional disparities. But the success had to produce a positive adherence to effective actions in S&T in states where there was a historic in this area, resulting in a strong ally for the redistribution of forces in the scenario of S&T.