At the Policy-Research Interface: Usefulness of Social Network Analysis in Identifying and Selecting Key Stakeholders

Jesper Bruun; Robert Harry Evans; Jens Dolin

Abstract

Forskere i didaktik sigter gerne efter at deres forskning kan bruges til at informere og ændre praksis. Men erfaringen viser, at det ikke er let for forskning til at påvirke politik. Et centralt mål forskningsprojektet ASSISTME (assistme.ku.dk), er at formulere retningslinjer og anbefalinger som kan vise hvordan man kan inddrage politikere, fagkonsulenter, lærer-undervisere og andre interessenter i de europæiske uddannelsessystemer. Projektets brug af forskningsresultater er organiseret gennem National Stakeholder Paneler oprettet med det formål at rådgive og give faglig sparring på, hvordan man bedst kan påvirke politik og praksis. I denne præsentation, rapport social netværksanalyse til at vælge de vigtigste interessenter til at invitere til National Stakeholder Paneler i syv europæiske lande. Vores analyse viser, at netværkenes størrelse og sammenhængskraft to afgørende faktorer, når projektpartnere skal bruge social netværksanalyse til at vælge medlemmer at invitere til National Stakeholder Paneler. Andre faktorer, såsom skævhed interessenter der tilgodeses i denne type analyse og begrænsninger i interessenternes viden om om netværket er også vigtige. Resultaterne er nyttige for forskere, der ønsker at engagere sig med systematiske kortlægninger af interessenter i forbindelse med videnskabelige uddannelsespolitiske projekter.

Bidragets oversatte titel	I skæringsfladen mellem politik og forskning: Brugbarheden af social netværksanalyse i forbindelse med udvælgelse af nøglepersoner
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	11 apr. 2015
Antal sider	5
Status	Udgivet - 11 apr. 2015
Begivenhed	NARST: Annual International Conference - Chicago, IL, USA Varighed: 11 apr. 2015 → 14 apr. 2015

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Konference	NARST
Land/Område	USA
By	Chicago, IL
Periode	11/04/2015 → 14/04/2015

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