Educational change occurs in a complex environment
Educational change occurs in a complex environment
Change cannot always be measured through accepted methods of quantitative data collection
Formal qualitative data collection can be highly time consuming
Project evolution alters the ‘change focus’ – what data is collected and why
‘The Impact Tool aims to identify the potential impact of a proposal by articulating the process by which research leads to impacts on the end-user and/or the broader community.
‘The Impact Tool aims to identify the potential impact of a proposal by articulating the process by which research leads to impacts on the end-user and/or the broader community.
The Impact Tool is, therefore, built on the concept that in order to assess the value of research, it must be possible to track the process along a chain, from inputs to impacts. The input to impact chain model involves a systematic grouping of information types.
The model recognises that what is being measured (and the type of data required) will depend on the life-cycle stage at which it is used (i.e. proposal stage – projected data vs. mid-cycle performance review – real and projected data vs. wind-up stage – real data).
The projection of future impacts is not an exact science and ‘value’ can not always be expressed in economic terms. The intent of the Impact Tool is not to generate precise estimates of all CRC costs and benefits, but rather to assist the consideration of the potential costs and benefits in a systematic way and to enable key issues that impact upon the potential projected value to be consistently addressed.’
