Learn the best way to gather and use evidence to influence legislators and other policymakers, to hold officials and corporations accountable for their actions, to change the behavior or methods of human service providers, or to increase public awareness. You will apply practical tools to answer key questions on research and evidence: What we mean by research for advocacy, why research for advocacy when the right time is to conduct advocacy research, and how should advocacy research be conducted?
Course Duration:
2 Weeks
What You Will Learn – The Key Topics
- Fundamentals of methods in social science research
- Tools and approaches to participatory evidence research
- Techniques for public action research, issue-based studies
- Gathering data on trends in public opinion and public interest
- Testing government policy solutions with opposition policy options
- Techniques for access to information for research purposes
- Documenting complaints on social services as research evidence
- Social accountability, social audits and citizen scorecards
- Using research outcomes to influence public policy
Target Group:
Governance and development practitioners who depend on evidence research to raise the profile of citizen concerns and community issues.
How to register:
To sign up for this course please fill the online application form
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