Demonstrating and communicating research impact
Subtitle: preparing NIOSH programs for external review
By: Valerie L. Williams ... [et al.].
Contributors: Williams, Valerie L.; Rand Corporation.
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9780833046505
Subjects: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Industrial hygiene -- Research -- United States; Industrial safety -- Research -- United States; Occupational Health -- United States; Accidents, Occupational -- prevention & control -- United States; Biomedical Research -- United States; Government Agencies -- United States; Program Evaluation -- methods -- United States
Description: From 2005 to 2008, the National Academies conducted an external review of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research programs. This external review assessed programs' impact on and relevance to preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. This book describes the methodology that RAND researchers developed to help NIOSH programs prepare for the external review.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Evaluating the impact of research programs; title: Expert review; title: Demonstrating and communicating the impact of research programs; title: Purpose of this report; title: Organization of this report; title: Using expert evaluation to measure the impact of federal programs : the National Academies review of NIOSH; title: Logic models; title: The outcome worksheet; title: The evidence package.