Report on ensuring research findings are put to use
Source: USAID | Year: 2022
The Utilization Measurement Analysis (UMA) is intended to provide the Evidence and Learning (E&L) team at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Center for Excellence in Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance (DRG) with a systematic review of uptake and use of its learning products. The UMA explores how learning products from 22 taskings under the Learning, Evaluation, and Research Activity II (LER II) task order have been used and disseminated and provides recommendations for improving the presentation of findings, encouraging utilization, and expanding dissemination efforts.
The findings are based on 20 interviews, reflecting the views of 25 individuals, on 21 taskings. Taskings included performance evaluations, assessments, frameworks, and other guides. Interviews were semistructured and addressed the utilization and dissemination of research findings. The findings are organized by research questions (RQs) and summarized here, the findings and conclusions are discussed separately in more detail in the full report.
Although the research acknowledges the challenges in conducting effective learning activities, the value of these products is clear. The purpose of the research is to identify factors that facilitate or hinder the utilization of research in order to improve future products. The recommendations provide actionable suggestions capitalizing on facilitating factors and overcoming hindrances.
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