Attracts the Policy Community to Dialogue in a Nonpartisan Educational Setting Gains Knowledge Builds Relationships Changes Attitudes Engage Policymakers and Experts to Identify Family Issues Policymakers Use Research ID: 739566
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Does All this work?Slide2
Provide Research
Attracts the Policy Community to Dialogue in a Nonpartisan Educational Setting
Gains Knowledge
Builds Relationships
Changes Attitudes
Engage Policymakers and
Experts to Identify Family Issues
Policymakers Use Research
in Their Jobs
Early Outcomes
Long-Term
Outcome
Intermediate OutcomesSlide3
Policymakers Use Research in Their Jobs
On research
On family impact
of policies and programs
Gains Knowledge
With researchers
With colleagues
Builds Relationships
Policymakers
Policy administrators
Legislative aides
Legislative service agency personnel
Governor's staff
Attracts the Policy Community to Dialogue in a Nonpartisan Educational Setting
Provide Research
on Family Issues
Relevant
Useful
Objective
Pragmatic
Innovative
Economically feasible
Politically feasible
Problems recognized
Policy solutions evidence-based
Politics favorable
Engage Policymakers and
Experts to Identify Family Issues
Evaluate Incorporate into Identify Draft Develop Enact laws
legislation speeches references legislation policy that support
positions families
Early
Outcomes
Intermediate Outcomes
Long-Term
Outcome
Changes Attitudes
On the value of research
On a family perspective
in policymakingSlide4
Early Outcomes: Attendance
N
%
Legislative
Staff1938.0University Students12.0University Faculty24.0Nonprofit Agency Reps816.0Legislators1020.0Other24.0Executive Branch Rep12.0Direct Service Providers714.0
Total50100Slide5
Early Outcomes: Survey Completers
Attendance
# Completing Survey
Percent of Attending who Completed Survey
Legislative Staff1900.0University Students1
00.0University Faculty2
00.0
Nonprofit Agency Reps82
25.0Legislators1000.0Direct Service Providers7457.1Executive Branch 100.0Other
200.0Unknown--2
--
Total50816.0Slide6
Our evidence: Early Outcomes
Mean
SD
Overall impression
4.50.54Relevance to needs and interests4.57.54Usefulness to current role
4.29.76Educational value4.71
.49Objectivity
4.43.49Policy options are practical
4.00.63Policy options are politically feasible4.00.71Policy options are economically feasible4.00.71Policy options are innovative4.00
.71How useful was the discussion overall4.50.55
How useful was the discussion in getting questions answered4.00
.89How useful was the discussion in considering policy options4.33
.52
How useful was the discussion in helping you get a handle on complex issues4.33.52How useful was the discussion in identifying others who are interested in this issue
4.50.55Slide7
Early Outcomes: What They Liked Best
Collaboration
Dr.
Gushwa
Information about day to day struggles of child care workersMorning remarks; speakers with foster care experienceVariety of views of issues in child welfare practiceFamily’s youth centered planningLegislators with foster care experiencePieces of all presentationsPolicy reform and need for trainingSlide8
Early Outcomes: Where We Can Improve
Not long enough; small discussion groups would be helpful
Rushed Slide9
Our evidence: Intermediate Outcomes
After
Before
Mean
SDMean
SDtp
Knowledge of the characteristics of child welfare workers who experience the maltreatment death of a child.
3.43.542.86.69
2.83.03Knowledge of child welfare workers' knowledge of risk factors for child maltreatment death.3.29.762.71.761.92.10Knowledge of the day to day experiences of child welfare workers in
teh context of organizational culture and climate.3.29.763.14
.900.31
.77Knowledge of alternative ways to promote policy changes and practice reform.3.14.69
2.43
.791.70.14Knowledge of collaboration and consistent communication among multiple stakeholders for transformation at every level of the system.
3.14.69
2.571.271.08.32
Knowledge of using a comprehensive functional assessment for data-informed systemic quality improvements.3.00.582.43
1.271.19
.28Slide10
Our evidence: Long-term outcomes?
Ways that research will be used
f
%
To share information with colleagues675.0To identify contacts for further information562.5To identify references for further reading0
0.0To influence policymakers at state level337.5
To evaluate pending legislation2
25.0To influence policymakers at local level225.0
To respond to constituent concerns00.0To incorporate into speeches or presentations112.5To inform agency personnel450.0To initiate planning in organization2
25.0To prepare grants112.5
To do nothing0
0.0To frame budget proposals112.5