Reflection on the Development of a Research Agenda in Rural Health

There is a dearth of literature on how research agendas have been developed. In this article, the authors reflect on the process of developing a research agenda through a case study of a rural health university centre. The aim is to contribute to understanding how a team can effectively plan researc...

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Published inJournal of research practice Vol. 11; no. 1
Main Authors Bourke, Lisa, Best, James D, Wakerman, John, Humphreys, John S, Wright, Julian R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Athabasca Journal of Research Practice 01.01.2015
Athabasca University Press
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Agenda Setting
Agricultural Occupations
Allied Health Personnel
Australia
Case Studies
College Faculty
Colleges
Cooperative Planning
Educational leadership
Evidence
Expertise
Foreign Countries
Government (Administrative Body)
Government agencies
Health Services
Influences
Interdisciplinary aspects
Labor Force
Medical research
Nursing
Participation
peer reflection
Planning
Power Structure
Public Health
research agenda
Research funding
research leadership
research management
Research Methodology
research planning
Researchers
Resistance (Psychology)
Rural Areas
rural health
Rural Sociology
Sociology
Student Placement
Teams
Teamwork
Australia
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Summary:There is a dearth of literature on how research agendas have been developed. In this article, the authors reflect on the process of developing a research agenda through a case study of a rural health university centre. The aim is to contribute to understanding how a team can effectively plan research. Two leaders of the process, as well as academics external to the process, reflected on the experience and the outcome of the agenda development process. Reflections focused on three areas: (a) engagement levels, (b) power and influence, and (c) interpretation of the research agenda. First, while there was passionate discussion at meetings and afterward, engagement levels varied. Second, the process was imbued with power and influence at multiple levels. Finally, the availability of a conceptual framework to contextualise rural and remote health research helped in interpreting the significance of the resulting research agenda. The article concludes with contrasting thoughts on the place of research agendas within contemporary neoliberal regimes of research management.
ISSN:1712-851X
1712-851X