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Research Design
We received ethical approval through the
School of Social Sciences Education and
Social Work in QUB for a mixed method
study to evaluate the effectiveness of
'Getting involved in Research'. The
programme was open to participants
who had lived experience of health and
social care, carers of those with lived
experience and professionals in a related
fields. We aimed to gather data to
provide an in-depth understanding of
how effective 'Getting Involved in
Research' was in achieving an
authentically participatory approach, how
effective the course was at engaging the
participants and what could be improved
to make it more accessible. Carolyn Blair
(QUB) was instrumental in the design of
the evaluation.
Data collected will enable:
1. A Process Evaluation of the
collaborative and participatory design of
a 'Getting Involved in Research' with the
course development group, through a
survey which gathered their thoughts on
the process of course design combined
with a post teaching survey.
2. An Outcomes Evaluation of
how effective 'Getting Involved in
Research' was in preparing the
participants to engage with an
conduct research. Reflective
journals permitted feedback on
each individual lecture, combine
with a pre and post course survey
which has provided the research
team with important data to
contribute to improving the
pedagogy of forthcoming courses.
The research design was framed
using Keller's ARCS model of
motivation design (Keller, 1979;
2004; 2009), focusing on how
effectively the participants deemed
the lectures to engage their
attention, how relevant they found
them, how it affected their
confidence, and how satisfied they
were with the lectures.
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