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Research and Evaluation Survey

The aim of this survey is to identify existing use of, and participation in, research and evidence across West Sussex County Council.

By research we mean:

  • producing new information or knowledge, which may include testing an idea, theory or new intervention and/or
  • providing a new interpretation of existing information. This may include routinely collected data being used for a new purpose, as well as publicly available data.

Evidence could refer to research papers published in academic journals, data analysis (of your own data or other available data), reviews of existing evidence and service evaluations.

There are no right or wrong answers; please answer all the questions as honestly as possible to enable us to compile a complete picture of your training requirements.

Your responses to this survey will remain confidential. No identifiable information will be collected and shared. Only aggregate information will be shared to inform training and capacity development plans.

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This section is about your role, your experience, and confidence in using research and evaluation without supervision. 


Thank you for completing this survey on Research and Evaluation which will help us to gather a baseline measure of skills, confidence and experience of staff working in West Sussex County Council.

Your responses are anonymised and will be used to inform our understanding about your experience an confidence in research activity and using evidence to inform your practice within the council. The results will help us to develop a learning and development training offer around research and evaluation as well as shaping our research and evaluation strategy.

Data from all surveys are recorded and stored securely, and managed in accordance with West Sussex County Councils Data Protection policy, the Data Protection Act 2018, and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Please complete the survey below which should take you approximately 10-15 minutes. Thank you.


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2.  

Do you have any experience of conducting research?

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) defines research as;

  • producing new information or knowledge, which may include testing an idea, theory or new intervention and/or
  • providing a new interpretation of existing information. This may include routinely collected data being used for a new purpose, as well as publicly available data.
3.  

How relevant do you feel research and using evidence is to your role and practice?

5.  

This question relates to your confidence and experience in relation to Qualitative Research:  

A reminder that this type of research gathers participants' experiences, perceptions, and behaviour. It answers the how’s and whys instead of how many or how much.

I feel confident to carry out focus groups
I feel confident to carry out interviews
I have experience of participatory research
I am able to analyse qualitative research data
I feel confident to design surveys and focus groups
6.  

How confident are you in setting up a research study?

Submitting an ethics application
Writing a research protocol
Applying for research funding
Writing a research report, presentation or paper for publication
leading or collaborating on research publications (e.g. named author) please give examples at the end of this survey
7.  

Quantitative Research (focuses on numeric and unchanging data) 

I feel confident to conducting quantitative research (e.g. surveys, cohort studies)
I feel confident to analyse quantitative research data
I am confident to use public health or other surveillance data
8.  

How confident are you to read and understand research papers?  Please rate each statement

I feel confident to read and understanding research papers
I feel confident to search for relevant journals and papers for my work
I am confident to write a literature review
I feel confident to critique research papers
9.  

How confident are you around Evaluation of service and interventions?  Plese rate each statement.

I am confident in Evaluation (e.g. service evaluation, process evaluation, impact evaluation)
I am confident to carry out a Population Needs Assessment (Identifying local need, Identifying demand/ stakeholders)
I am confident in undertaking Local service or programme monitoring
I am confident in Applying research results and/or evidence to my own work and practice
I am confident to share results of research with other directorates