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...by assessing its impact on societal knowledge exchange outcomes 

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Aggregate indicator title

Societal knowledge exchange outcomes 

Description

Outcomes of generating, sharing, and/or using knowledge through various methods in an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder setting

Domain

Society

Qualitative/Quantitative

Quantitative & Qualitative

Primary/Secondary data

Primary and Secondary data

Source of data

Primary: Participants

Secondary: Review of project documentations

Time series

Yes, mid-project assessment of knowledge exchange processes and ex post evaluation of results

Unit of measurement (observation)

Absolute values & nominal

Unit of analysis

Project

Analytical level (logic model)

Outcome, impact

Links with indicators in other domains

N/A

Data collection method(s)

Surveys and interviews with participants to evaluate changes in understanding and process-based outcomes; Observation; Review of project documentations (e.g. reports, activity records, meeting minutes); Literature review (Peer-reviewed, grey or professional literature)

Data collection item(s)

Not indicated, but can be derived using the following examples:

  • Mothers’ knowledge of causes, symptoms and treatments of malaria; ecological awareness of students
  • Ability to create good questions as assessed by self, peers and teacher; personal research skill development
  • Change in perceived feasibility and importance of smoking cessations; attitude towards plantation forestry industry
  • Intentions to engage in CoP-building activities; commitment to act
  • Self-efficacy of patients in speaking to doctors; feeling of greater security and equality as care giver
  • Quantity and quality of the ideas resulting from the creative process
  • Shared understanding; consensus on the topic; fishing agreement in place; less intervillage conflict; communication and collaboration is increased; trust has increased between partners
  • Complete information
Indicator building
  • Increased knowledge, awareness or understanding
  • New skills learned by participants
  • Attitude change
  • Intention of behaviour change
  • Creation of innovations and new Ideas
  • Provision of information
  • New networks or structures
  • Improved communication
Availability of data

Low

Feasibility

Resource demanding

Comments/caveats

The items listed for the indicator building can be used to derive data collection items in simplistic ways. However, sound implementation would need to draw on scientific research in a number of relevant disciplines.

Source of indicator definition

Fazey et al. (2014)