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Tools for the inquiring mind: Giving value to GBA+ and other forms of qualitative research and analysis

Two days - $580 pp + HST

Overview

These all rely on good data: policy analysis, programme design, risk assessment, and performance measurement. All these disciplines need to be sensitive to the nature of the people involved through the lens of GBA Plus.

Policies and programmes are often developed and evaluated without a full and wide appreciation of actual needs or impacts. An increasing schism between the political centre and the periphery points to the need for a heightened care in gathering and giving meaning to data.

Gender-Based Analysis-Plus (GBA Plus) provides us with a viewpoint from which we can undertake our inquires, research and analysis, using quantitative and especially qualitative techniques.

We will start the workshop with a general framework for evidence-based decision-making and public involvement, then segue into ideas for improved critical thought. We will briefly address quantitative analysis before drilling into the core of the workshop which is qualitative research and analysis and the associated tools of interviews and surveys. When it comes to GBA Plus, we'll look at gender, but also study the value of the "Plus" reached through intersectional or diversity analysis.

In general, morning activities will be information-sharing through lecturettes and discussion.

Who will benefit from this workshop

This course is designed for policy analysts and others of the EC-3 to EC-7 levels, or equivalent. Experience in policy analysis is not required. Thus, new recruits or seasoned policy analysts will all benefit from this workshop. It is helpful to have taken the Policy ToolBox in advance of this workshop, but this is not a prerequisite.

What participants learn

• The core value of public engagement through "consultations" and qualitative research
• The fundamentals of research design
• Critical thinking and the problem of thinking fast
• Thinking about bias, bias without thinking
• Contextualizing quantitative analysis (note: this workshop is pointedly not a deep dive into statistical analysis)
• Introduction to qualitative research and analysis 
• GBA-Plus in its various forms and implementations and diversity analysis
• The core value of public involvement through "consultations"
• The fit between public involvement and qualitative research
• Parallels between journalism and qualitative research
• Interview and survey techniques 
• The role of humanity, ethics, and soul
• Management buy-in for research and the risks of insufficient study
• Using stories an selling useful data

Workshop Facilitator

Ian Hornby

To book a workshop

Brattle Street Round Table 450-207 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . Tel: 613.612.4798 . e-mail: ian_hornby@brattlestreet.ca .
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