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Have the Metropolis Centres conducted macro (incl. pan-Canadian), comparative and longitudinal studies to support policy development? |
- # & type of macro, comparative & longitudinal research studies
- #, type & distribution/attendance of Metropolis products developed from this research
- Stakeholder views re relative value of macro studies
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- Review of Centres’ Activity Reports
- Case studies
- Survey of potential (federal) users
- Interviews with funding partners
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Have the Metropolis Centres successfully integrated key policy issues identified by federal funding partners into their research plans? |
- Centres’ processes (formal and informal) to solicit input from federal funding partners on key policy issues (research topics, conference themes) that are of interest for them
- # and type of federal funding partners engaged in these processes
- Centres’ processes (formal and informal) to convey policy needs to research community
- Departmental processes (formal and informal) to provide Centres with key policy research needs
- Distribution of Centre projects in relation to 11 policy issue areas (# and value)
- Nature of projects in 11 policy issue areas (research question linked to policy needs?)
- Stakeholders views re processes and distribution
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- Document Review: Annual Reports; descriptions of funded projects, other Centre/ Secretariat reports
- Review of Centres’ & Secretariat Activity Reports
- Case studies
- Survey of potential (federal) users
- Interviews with funding partners
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Is Metropolis producing research products that are relevant to government policy makers? |
- #, type & distribution/attendance of products directed to policy-makers
- Stakeholder views re utility
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- Review of Centres’ & Secretariat Activity Reports
- Case studies
- Survey of potential (federal) users
- Interviews with funding partners
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| 4 |
Do federal policy-makers access Metropolis research? Do departments support the access and use of research in policy-making? |
- No. of policy-makers associated with Metropolis (including involvement in committees, distribution lists, conference attendees, etc.)
- Departmental policies, procedures, directives re access and use of research
- Usability of Metropolis products including websites
- Stakeholder views
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- Document Review: policies, directives, etc.
- Review of Centres’ & Secretariat Activity Rpts
- Case studies
- Survey of potential (federal) users
- Interviews with funding partners
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Has knowledge transferred from Metropolis informed and influenced government policy development? (This question, in conjunction with Q.4, will look at a spectrum of possible use by policy-makers.) |
- Examples of ways in which Metropolis research has informed and influenced policy-making
- Activities related to policy development (presentations, background documents, briefs, MCs and TB submissions) that have been directly or indirectly influenced by Metropolis outputs
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- Case studies
- Survey of potential users
- Interviews with funding partners
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Do the Centres, Secretariat and Federal Consortium operate as effective knowledge “brokers” in the knowledge transfer process? (A framework identifying the different possible roles & activities of brokers will need to be developed.) |
- Centres & Secretariat processes to link knowledge producers and users, including processes to develop research products for policy-makers
- Stakeholder views
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- Review of Centres’ & Secretariat Activity Reports
- Case studies
- Survey of potential (federal) users
- Interviews with funding partners
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