one of the distinguishing features of implementation research is the importance given to involve implementers in all aspects of research, and as users of research. we report on a recent implementation research effort in india, in which researchers worked together with program implementers from one of the longest serving government funded insurance schemes in india, the rajiv aarogyasri scheme (...

background: governance is one of the main functions of health research system (hrs) that consist of four essential elements such as setting up evaluation system. the goal of this study was to introduce a new web based research evaluation model in iran. methods: based on main elements of governance, research indicators have been clarified and with cooperation of technical team, appropriate softw...

based on iran by 2025 defined vision, we must to receive the first grade of science position in south western asian region. thus we need to have a comprehensive evaluation program.a comprehensive who health research system analysis (hrsa)- based evaluation system was developed to evaluate the hrs in iran. this article has explored the results of the five-year evaluation (2003-2008) and aims to ...

background: planning, organizing, staffing, leading and monitoring are the basic functional component of management. in present article, we aim to define the project monitoring and evaluation in health research system (hrs) considering its success and challenges based on our national experience. methods: in this study based on the information of annual medical science universities evaluation du...

One of the distinguishing features of implementation research is the importance given to involve implementers in all aspects of research, and as users of research. We report on a recent implementation research effort in India, in which researchers worked together with program implementers from one of the longest serving government funded insurance schemes in India, the Rajiv Aarogyasri Scheme (...

BACKGROUND The Medical Research Councils' framework for complex interventions has been criticized for not including theory-driven approaches to evaluation. Although the framework does include broad guidance on the use of theory, it contains little practical guidance for implementers and there have been calls to develop a more comprehensive approach. A prospective, theory-driven process of inter...

The teaching of research design and data analysis to our graduate students has been a persistent problem. A course is described in which students, early in their graduate training, obtain extensive practice in designing experiments and interpreting data. Lecture-discussions on the essentials of biostatistics are given, and then these essentials are repeatedly reviewed by illustrating their appl...

Despite favorable attitudes being critical to the viability of multirater systems, little is known about the factors that impact rater attitudes. Results from a field study demonstrated that perceptions of organizational politics negatively relate to rater acceptance and cost-benefit evaluations and that these relationships were not moderated by one’s understanding, control, or rater perspectiv...

BACKGROUND Governance is one of the main functions of Health Research System (HRS) that consist of four essential elements such as setting up evaluation system. The goal of this study was to introduce a new web based research evaluation model in Iran. METHODS Based on main elements of governance, research indicators have been clarified and with cooperation of technical team, appropriate softw...