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ENGAGEMENT, INVOLVEMENT, COLLABORATION, TRANSDISCIPLINARITY, AND INQUISITIVNESS:
Impact and public engagement
Evaluating public engagement
Definition:
The UK National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement & Research Councils provides this rationale for evaluating public engagement efforts:
Evaluating your work is key to reflecting on what is working well and where improvements can be made, as well as assessing the impact of your work. The key steps to any evaluation plan, whether you are evaluating a public engagement activity, a culture change project, or a long term support programme, are the same.[1]
[1] National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement & Research Councils UK. (2017). How to… …evaluate public engagement projects and programmes. https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/sites/default/files/publication/evaluating_your_public_engagement
_work.pdf
Useful resources on Evaluating public engagement:
National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement & Research Councils UK. (2017). How to… …evaluate public engagement projects and programmes. https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/resources/guide/how-evaluate-public-engagement-projects-and-programmes
Detailed guide to evaluating public engagement activities. Describes using logic models; differentiating outputs, outcomes, and impacts; and gathering evidence for reporting.
Tags: PSR CE; CompTS; CompGS
Peer Review: None
Table of contents:
- 4.2.1. Getting started with public engagement
4.2.2. Impact for researchers
4.2.3. Science for non-technical audiences and popular science presentations
4.2.4. Developing effective communication skills for public engagement
4.2.5. Lay abstracts with impact
4.2.6. Engaging with schools
4.2.7. Effective online engagement (including research blogging, social media posting, podcasting, & hosting virtual events)
Author: Stephanie Krueger
Peer Reviewer(s): None
Last Updated: October 28, 2021