Interactive
Research: Exploring the
Practice
"1. Science and technology policies in many countries
increasingly emphasise support for research which is
relevant to the needs of policymakers, planners,
business, non-governmental organisations and the wider
community. This development has generated some
controversy in the academic sector because it appears to
challenge traditional values and practices such as peer
review, independence and the accumulation of knowledge
for its own sake.
2. The challenge is to develop new
modes of research in which wider social relevance blends
with rather than replaces traditional academic values.
The term 'interactive research' has been coined to refer
to a style of activity where researchers, funding
agencies and 'user groups' interact throughout the entire
research process, including the definition of the
research agenda, project selection,project execution and
the application of research insights."
Cumulative
Effects Assessment Practitioners Guide
Twelve case studies are described. "Each case study
is in the form of a narrative which describes a project
and the approach that was used to address cumulative
effects issues in the project's assessment. Each case
study is prefaced by a brief description of the VECs, the
major issues, the principle methodological approach, and
the major lessons that can be learned from their review."
Global
Warming Case Study
Global
Warming Case Study
Notes
"The goal of this case study is to learn about: the
greenhouse effect, global warming and its possible
causes, how temperature and CO2 changes can be estimated,
what controls weather patterns,geochemical cycles, how to
read graphs and interpret data, how humans may impact the
earth's environment, the politics and economics of
scientific issues, how and why experts may differ, and
faculty responsibility in dealing with ethical and
political issues."
