1st Edition

Co-creating and Co-producing Research Evidence A Guide for Practitioners and Academics in Health, Social Care and Education Settings

Edited By Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Keith Allan Copyright 2020
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

The importance of a strong evidence-base is widely recognised in contemporary health, social care and education practice, meaning that there is a real need for research which can be quickly and easily translated into real world situations. Research co-produced by practitioners and academics from early stages to end results can draw on each party’s knowledge and experience, in order to create... Read more

Foreword

Paul Croney

1. Why should we Co-Produce Research?

Claire Sullivan and Gill O’ Neill

2. Co-Production: The Academic Perspective

Grant J. McGeechan, Louisa J Ells, and Emma L. Giles

3. Co-Production: The Public Health Practitioner’s Perspective

Keith Allan, Michelle Baldwin, Kirsty Wilkinson, and Dianne Woodall

4. Working with Schools to Develop Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement

Jeremy Segrott and Joan Roberts

5. Pupils, Teachers and Academics Working Together on a Research Project Examining How Students and Teachers Feel About the New GCSEs

Michael Chay Hayden, Gillian Waller, Abbey Hodgson, Scott Brown, Sean Harris, Katie Miller, Daniel Barber, Lewis Hudson, and Dorothy Newbury-Birch

6. Public Health Practioners and Academics working together to evaluate a Mental Health Youth Awareness Programme

Natalie Connor, Michelle Baldwin, Gill O'Neill, Gillian Walker, and Dorothy Newbury-Birch

7. "It’s not about telling people to eat better, stop smoking or get on the treadmill"

Mandy Cheetham, Sarah Gorman, Emma Gibson, and Alice Wiseman

8. Co-Producing a Story of Recovery: A "Books Beyond Words" Book Group

Jane Bourne

9. How Do We Co-Produce Research in the Prison Environment?

Jennifer Ferguson, Aisha Holloway, Victorial Guthrie, and Dorothy Newbury-Birch

10. Police Officers and Academics Working Together

Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Tony Power, Angela Tomlinson, Mark Hatcher, and Mick Urwin

11. Discussion: What are the Barriers and Facilitators to Co-Production Working and Tools for Working Effectively?

Dorothy Newbury-Birch and Keith Allan

Biography

Dorothy Newbury-Birch is Professor of Alcohol and Public Health Research at the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law at Teesside University where she leads a team of researchers and postgraduate students.

Keith Allan is a Consultant in Public Health. He has a Master's in Public Health Research, University of Edinburgh, and a PhD in Child Health, University of Aberdeen.