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Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

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Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
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How can you effectively influence decision makers to change laws, regulations or policies? How can your idea to improve an issue or problem be adopted by those in power? If you are involved in law reform or policy work, then this free course, Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work, is for you. Whether you are employed as a policy officer or carrying out voluntary work, this course will explain how to present clear and effective evidence to support your proposals. It will explain how to design, carry out and present research to support your policy project.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W360 Justice in Action.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • explain the role of policy research
  • design research and recognise the importance of research ethics
  • carry out a range of different types of empirical research
  • analyse data collected
  • present evidence effectively in a written report.
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First Published: 13/08/2024

Updated: 13/08/2024

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