Training in Translating Scientific Research Findings for Non-Scientific Audiences

为非科学受众翻译科学研究成果的培训

• 批准号: 9118773
• 负责人: Reshma Naik
• 金额: $ 14.68万
• 依托单位: POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-08-15 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9118773
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Training future population researchers is critical to advancing our understanding of demographic and social phenomena, and an ongoing challenge is making evidence-based population information and materials both understandable and accessible to decision makers, advocates, and the media. Under this R-25 application, PRB proposes to extend its highly regarded training in policy communication to current and previous (pre-doc) NICHD training center grantees so that they learn written and oral skills for translating research findings, making emerging evidence more useful to policy audiences both in the United States and around the world. The main objectives of the program are to: (1) Address barriers that researchers face in communicating population-related research results to policy audiences; (2) Modify PRB's successful international policy communication seminar to create an effective and unique 1-week curriculum in policy communication specifically for U.S. doctoral students in demography and population sciences; (3) Engage a diverse group of doctoral students (future population professionals) in policy communication over their careers; (4) Teach population scientists about: the process by which research informs the policy environment, how to identify and communicate the policy implications of their research, and various tools/skills for communicating findings to U.S. policy audiences. To achieve these objectives, PRB will annually recruit graduate students who apply on a competitive basis and select approximately 14 of them to participate in a two-part training program: a seven-day workshop during the summer, followed by writing assignments during the academic year. Recruitment will be focused on students who are far enough along in their dissertation research-generally between the third and fifth year of their doctoral program-so that they have their own findings to use in the program's writing and presentation exercises. During the summer workshop, participants will learn the skills necessary to effectively communicate research findings to policy audiences. The workshop includes exercises in both writing and presenting, giving participants experience in using their own dissertation research findings as the basis for communication skill building. Participants will meet in small working groups led by a PRB mentor to discuss their research, identify its policy relevance, and develop a presentation for policymakers based on research findings. PRB mentors also provide guidance in carrying out exercises in writing Web articles and policy briefs. PRB's program activities reflect our understanding of the population sciences and underlie our commitment to fostering an evidence-based policy environment. PRB's staff offers a wide range of expertise and professional experiences working on critical population issues that shape social and economic forces in the United States and globally. Located in Washington, D.C., PRB has access to key public and private agencies-National Science Foundation, World Bank, and the U.S. Agency for International Development-that are open to collaborating with PRB as guest speakers or holding meetings with groups of interested Fellows.

培训未来的人口研究人员对于促进我们对人口和社会现象的理解至关重要，目前面临的一个挑战是使决策者，倡导者和媒体能够理解和获得基于证据的人口信息和材料。根据这项R-25申请，人口资源局建议将其备受推崇的政策沟通培训扩展到目前和以前的（pre-doc）NICHD培训中心受赠者，以便他们学习翻译的书面和口头技能 研究结果，使新出现的证据对美国和世界各地的政策受众更有用。该计划的主要目标是：（1）解决研究人员在向政策受众传播人口相关研究成果时面临的障碍;（2）修改人口研究局成功的国际政策传播研讨会，专门为美国人口学和人口科学博士生创建一个有效和独特的为期一周的政策传播课程;（3）吸引多元化的博士生群体（4）向人口科学家传授以下知识：研究为政策环境提供信息的过程，如何确定和传达其研究的政策影响，以及向美国政策受众传达调查结果的各种工具/技能。为了实现这些目标，PRB将每年招收研究生谁在竞争的基础上申请，并选择其中约14人参加一个两部分的培训计划：在夏季为期七天的研讨会，然后在学年的写作作业。招聘的重点是那些在论文研究方面已经足够沿着的学生通常是在博士项目的第三年到第五年之间这样他们就可以在项目的写作和演示练习中使用自己的研究成果。在夏季讲习班期间，与会者将学习向政策受众有效传播研究结果所需的技能。研讨会包括写作和演讲练习，让参与者使用自己的论文研究成果作为沟通技能建设的基础。参与者将在PRB导师领导的小型工作组中会面，讨论他们的研究，确定其政策相关性，并根据研究结果为政策制定者编写演示文稿。人口资料局的导师还提供指导，指导如何进行撰写网络文章和政策简报的练习。人口资源局的计划活动反映了我们对人口科学的理解，并支持我们致力于促进以证据为基础的政策环境。人口资源局的工作人员提供广泛的专业知识和专业经验，致力于塑造美国和全球社会和经济力量的关键人口问题。位于华盛顿，华盛顿特区，PRB可以接触到主要的公共和私人机构-国家科学基金会，世界银行和美国国际开发署-这些机构愿意与PRB合作，担任客座演讲者或与感兴趣的研究员团体举行会议。