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A Guide to Systems ResearchEvaluating the Impact of Systems Research

A Guide to Systems Research: Evaluating the Impact of Systems Research [A central challenge of systems research is expressing implicit understanding of change and making it explicit. The goal of this guide is to address, “What distinguishes systems research from other forms of research?” Defining what constitutes good systemic research requires explanation about what is missing from the current practices of research, as driven by the assumptions of science. This requires revisiting assumptions about what we know (ontology), how we learn (epistemology), and how those have shaped our approaches to research thus far. In the seven chapters of this guide, concepts of systems research—philosophy, frameworks, problem structuring and research design, taking action, reporting results, and competencies—have been presented in systematic ways that instill rigor in systemic inquiry. These concepts correspond to the precision expected of science viewed through systemic lenses. Each chapter, and the portion of the research study it represents, needs to be its own coherent “whole,” while also acting as part of a comprehensive study design. Good systems research puts science in context; its evaluation requires more than traditional scientific approaches and critical thinking. The need for systemic evaluation prompts several questions concerning the philosophical principles guiding research, the rationale for the chosen framework, the basis for problem analysis and research question development, and the resulting model. Research must be evaluated for systemic coherence as demonstrated in reporting findings, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations. Have the system and the systems researcher been changed by the inquiry? Essentially asking the question: What is systemic about the research and why does it matter?] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Guide to Systems ResearchEvaluating the Impact of Systems Research

Part of the Translational Systems Sciences Book Series (volume 10)
Editors: Edson, Mary C.; Buckle Henning, Pamela; Sankaran, Shankar
Edson, Mary C.; Metcalf, Gary S.
A Guide to Systems Research — Dec 18, 2016
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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017
ISBN
978-981-10-0262-5
Pages
199 –234
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-0263-2_8
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Abstract

[A central challenge of systems research is expressing implicit understanding of change and making it explicit. The goal of this guide is to address, “What distinguishes systems research from other forms of research?” Defining what constitutes good systemic research requires explanation about what is missing from the current practices of research, as driven by the assumptions of science. This requires revisiting assumptions about what we know (ontology), how we learn (epistemology), and how those have shaped our approaches to research thus far. In the seven chapters of this guide, concepts of systems research—philosophy, frameworks, problem structuring and research design, taking action, reporting results, and competencies—have been presented in systematic ways that instill rigor in systemic inquiry. These concepts correspond to the precision expected of science viewed through systemic lenses. Each chapter, and the portion of the research study it represents, needs to be its own coherent “whole,” while also acting as part of a comprehensive study design. Good systems research puts science in context; its evaluation requires more than traditional scientific approaches and critical thinking. The need for systemic evaluation prompts several questions concerning the philosophical principles guiding research, the rationale for the chosen framework, the basis for problem analysis and research question development, and the resulting model. Research must be evaluated for systemic coherence as demonstrated in reporting findings, drawing conclusions, and making recommendations. Have the system and the systems researcher been changed by the inquiry? Essentially asking the question: What is systemic about the research and why does it matter?]

Published: Dec 18, 2016

Keywords: Ontology; Epistemology; Systems research; Systematic; Systemic; Systems model; Rigor; Coherence; Context; Critical thinking; Credibility; Evaluation; Change

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