discuss and share learning (with consideration for becoming a community of practice) The Forum will produce a logic model that will identify the individual activities that the it will undertake over the next 3 years. Research Methodologies The Forum is committed to sound research practices and principles, according to common quality standards such at the standards for National Statistics. The Forum is composed primarily of sector members and policy experts, and will therefore need to take professional research advice as appropriate. Membership The forum will review membership on a regular basis and invite new members as discussed and agreed by the Forum. The forum will consider developing core and peripheral membership statuses to widen involvement whilst maintaining a manageable size. The community of practice virtual space (discussed below) will provide an opportunity for discussions with a wider membership. A Virtual Community of Practice The forum will develop into a Community of Practice. The forum will identify an appropriate site to setup a blog where members can build on their work outside of the Forum’s face to face meetings and share information, in a politically neutral forum. The virtual community of practice consist of all research forum members who currently form the membership of the forum, plus other appropriate “core” “associate” members that wish to share knowledge and contribute to debate. Membership would be moderated but appropriate stakeholders expressing an interest would be permitted to participate in blog or interactive forum. Through this, the Forum will develop a group that is wider than the current research forum membership. A link to the blog will be included on the Research Forum web page, which will be hosted on the ESS website. The page will also include all co-produced research papers, evidence papers, think pieces and other outputs (forum minutes, our remit etc). “newsletters”, Knowledge Translation Network ESS are facilitating the development of a Knowledge Translation Network (KTN) with a small team of stakeholders which aims to facilitate and share learning about effective knowledge translation and dissemination activities and to improve the practice of knowledge dissemination. The KTN will run parallel to the Sector Research Forum, convened by an interim arrangement made of ESS, The Robertson Trust, Volunteer Development
discuss and share learning (with consideration for becoming a community of practice) The Forum will produce a logic model that will identify the individual activities that the it will undertake over the next 3 years. Research Methodologies The Forum is committed to sound research practices and principles, according to common quality standards such at the standards for National Statistics. The Forum is composed primarily of sector members and policy experts, and will therefore need to take professional research advice as appropriate. Membership The forum will review membership on a regular basis and invite new members as discussed and agreed by the Forum. The forum will consider developing core and peripheral membership statuses to widen involvement whilst maintaining a manageable size. The community of practice virtual space (discussed below) will provide an opportunity for discussions with a wider membership. A Virtual Community of Practice The forum will develop into a Community of Practice. The forum will identify an appropriate site to setup a blog where members can build on their work outside of the Forum’s face to face meetings and share information, in a politically neutral forum. The virtual community of practice consist of all research forum members who currently form the “core” membership of the forum, plus other appropriate “associate” members that wish to share knowledge and contribute to debate. Membership would be moderated but appropriate stakeholders expressing an interest would be permitted to participate in blog or interactive forum. Through this, the Forum will develop a group that is wider than the current research forum membership. A link to the blog will be included on the Research Forum web page, which will be hosted on the ESS website. The page will also include all co-produced research papers, evidence papers, think pieces and other outputs (forum minutes, “newsletters”, our remit etc). Knowledge Translation Network ESS are facilitating the development of a Knowledge Translation Network (KTN) with a small team of stakeholders which aims to facilitate and share learning about effective knowledge translation and dissemination activities and to improve the practice of knowledge dissemination. The KTN will run parallel to the Sector Research Forum, convened by an interim arrangement made of ESS, The Robertson Trust, Volunteer Development
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