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Questions Answered: ‘How to promote your article and impact policy’ webinar

We recently hosted a webinar where we discussed the steps a researcher should take after publishing, to ensure their research receives the attention it deserves. During the session— hosted by Sean Scarisbrick, featuring publishing experts Juliane Baron, Michael Todd and Sophie Boddington— attendees discovered practical strategies to empower themselves to make a real difference in shaping policies that matter.
Here are some answers to the great questions we were unable to answer during the session:

Upcoming webinar: Amplifying your research and influencing policies

Our upcoming How to Do Research and Get Published webinar, taking place on November 12th, will focus on ‘How to promote your article and impact policy.’ Register here to secure your spot before it goes live.

Policy Considerations for Twice-Exceptional Students

Twice-exceptional students are those with an identified disability (e.g., ASD, SLD, ADHD) and high ability or academic talent. Typically, twice-exceptional students’ disabilities are supported through Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 Accommodation Plans, but their talent domains may be overlooked for a host of reasons, one being the absence of federal mandates related to talented and gifted education.

Research, Editor's PicksRachel WolfeFebruary 1, 2024education, education reform, policy, gifted students, children

Make an Impact with Sage Policy Profiles

As a researcher, it can be challenging to showcase the real-world impact of academic work. Fortunately, Sage Policy Profiles offers a solution to this problem. The free-to-use, browser-based tool lets researchers see how their work has been cited in policy documents, and then easily illustrate and share its impact graphically. In this blog post, we’ll look at how Sage Policy Profiles works and how you can use it to make an impact with your research.

Industry NewsKimberley SimpsonJanuary 23, 2024policy, sage policy profiles

Equity, Access, and Inclusion: ADA’s Promise 30 Years in the Making

On a hot summer day in July 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law with a crowd of onlookers on the South Lawn of the White House. It was a momentous day. The first broad reaching civil rights law that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability, not limited only to entities receiving government funding.

ResearchWehida NiaziJanuary 3, 2024disability, equal opportunity, Inclusion, policy

Mass Shootings in the United States: Promising Approaches for Prevention and Response

Gun violence is a public health crisis in the United States. While the largest share of firearm-related deaths are suicides, most media coverage of gun violence focuses on homicides, particularly highly lethal mass shootings in public spaces. In the aftermath of one of these tragedies, there often are demands to “do something” to prevent the next one. In our forthcoming article, “Mass Shootings in the United States: Prevalence, Policy, and a Way Forward,” we highlight policies and proposals offered by legislators and advocates to prevent mass shootings from happening and reducing their lethality if they do occur.

ResearchWehida NiaziJune 22, 2023gun violence, United States, mass shootings, policy

Emerging Technologies at Work: Policy Ideas to Address Negative Consequences for Work, Workers, and Society

In the first article of the ILR Review’s new series on “Novel Technologies at Work”, Diane Bailey provides a critical view on conventional wisdom that technological change is an unstoppable force—a wave of “creative destruction.” Mark Zuckerberg’s motto of “move fast and break things” crystalizes this idea. So, when emerging technologies have negative consequences, many feel powerless to alter these tsunamis of invention. According to Bailey, however, this does not need to be the case. But first we need to understand the problem at hand.

ResearchMoazzma ArshadApril 7, 2022emerging technology, technology, policy

Developments in the HRM–Performance Research stream: The mediation studies

High-Involvement Management must be de-coupled from the High-Performance Work System concept. The narrative that links them in reviews of research on human resource management (HRM) practices are misleading. Distinguishing them is necessary as their underlying theory of performance and policy implications differ.

ResearchKimberley SimpsonFebruary 17, 2021management, performance, policy, HRM-performance