Dissemination Workshop
Engaging with Refugees: Disseminating Social Scientific Research
to Increase Impact on Practice, Policy and Community
The workshop is a one day meeting, funded by the Irish Research Council & COST intended to bring social scientists and relevant stakeholders in conversation with each other. The topic is on dissemination of social scientific research relevant to the reception and integration of refugees in European host societies. Stakeholders will participate discussing their preferred channels and type of communication with academics. Participants develop dissemination strategies in small group discussions, under the guidance of workshop leaders.
The morning session will present
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Examples of successfully implemented research, across disciplines and national settings.
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Introductions of participant stakeholders and their strategies in using social science research
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A roundtable discussion on the communication gaps and implementation barriers encountered by academics and stakeholders
In the afternoon we will provide a training session on dissemination strategies for academic researchers. Individual participants will work in teams with other academics and relevant stakeholders (practitioners, community representatives etc.) to discuss how and when dissemination plans are made, who is the audience, what, when and how is information delivered. Various dissemination venues will be compiled and analysed.
The workshop activities will result in the creation of a dissemination toolkit for social scientists.
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For any questions, please contact Dr. Anca Minescu Anca.Minescu@ul.ie
Twitter feed at @MakingHist2016
#DisseminationRefugees
#Refuges2Research
#Research2Refugees
Program
Location: Kemmy Business School, Room KBG10
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9-9.15 Welcome & Introduction to the Dissemination Workshop
Dr Anca Minescu & Dr. Rahul Sambaraju, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Ireland
Examples of Research with Impact
9.15-9.35: The Educational Needs of Refugee Children
Professor Marie Parker Jenkins, Department of Educational & Professional Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland
9.40-10.00: The ‘good’ of Good Practices: Strategies for Inclusion in Higher Education
Mary Tupan-Wenno, Executive director of ECHO, Center for Diversity Policy, The Netherlands; President of European Access Network, http://ean-edu.org/
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Examples of Educational Practice
10.10-11.10 How to teach sensitive history?
Ms Harri Beobide, History Teacher, Basque Network of Schools, Basque Country &
Dr Oja Mare, Lecturer at Tallin University, Estonia
European Association of History Educators (EURO-CLIO) http://www.euroclio.eu
11.10-11.30: Coffee break
11.30-12.30: Stakeholders: Who are we, what we do & what we need to know
5 minutes introductions (each): about us, our organization, use/access/need of scientific research and information
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Stephen Ng’ang’a, Human rights activist and campaigner, previously Coordinator of the Core Group of Asylum Seekers, Dublin
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Stephen O’Hare, Senior Research and Policy Programme Manager, Irish Council of Civil Liberties, Dublin.
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Dr. Matthew Cannon, Intercultural Cities Project, Limerick.
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Alphonse Basogomba, Chairman of the Intercultural and Diversity Education Centre - Ireland ( IDEC-Ireland)
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Santhi Corcoran, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, previously Healthcare professional and manager in the NHS, UK
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Aideen Roche, Communications and Campaigns Officer at Doras Luimini, Limerick
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Judy Wasige, Glasgow Caledonian University, previously at BEMIS, Scotland
Round-table discussion: Moderated by Anca Minescu
12.30-13.30 Lunch
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13.30-14.30 Activity 1: Identifying audiences and communication preferences of researchers and stakeholders/practitioners
Group work on communication gaps and implementation barriers
Focus on specific audiences:
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the minority groups/asylum seekers/refugees
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the host society/community/groups
14.30-15.00 Discussion session
Working with Communities & Stakeholders: from planning research, to data collection and dissemination of research
Moderator: Dr James Carr, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland
15.00-15.30 Coffee Break
15.30-16.00 Activity 2: Formulating a dissemination plan for current and potential future research
Working in 5-6 people groups, with stakeholders’ input:
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how and when dissemination plans are made
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what, when and how is information delivered
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what are the best dissemination venues
16.00-16.30 Feedback on each other’s dissemination plans, between the groups in the room
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16.30-17.00 Presentations of dissemination plans to the whole group
Concluding comments
18.00 Dinner at Brew Bros (Dublin Road, Close to the Kilmurry Roundabout)
