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The first community of practice of Torres Strait Islander researchers in Australia was established to ensure knowledge translation efforts are effective in addressing the gap between “what is known” and “what is currently done” in policy and practice settings in the region. The scoping review involved a search of publicly accessible and relevant on...
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... outcomes of the search are shown in Figure 1. The scoping review excluded KT models and frameworks if they could not be retrieved, were not written in English and were duplicates, resulting in a total of 156 models and frameworks. ...
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... outcomes of the search are shown in Figure 1. The scoping review excluded KT models and frameworks if they could not be retrieved, were not written in English and were duplicates, resulting in a total of 156 models and frameworks. ...
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... Champions of knowledge exchange often refer to the lack of translation of research into social, environmental and economic outcomes, and long-time lags between research and uptake, as motivating their work (Morris et al. 2011;Nguyen et al. 2016;Kinchin et al. 2017). We examine how this field can respond to the critiques of the Indigenous and decolonial literature, which also prioritises improving research-practice relationships (Gram-Hanssen et al. 2022;Hemming et al. 2010;Latulippe and Klenk 2020;Shibasaki et al. 2019;Watkin Lui et al. 2016). We write for non-Indigenous researchers and professionals who are motivated to bring their own practices and institutions into greater question, and potentially help generate decolonising spaces and practices. ...
... Our method brings the knowledge exchange and Indigenous/decolonial literature sets together for analysis and comparison, noting they are not mutually exclusive (e.g. Shibasaki et al. 2019;Watkin Lui et al. 2016). ...
... Significant parts of the programme now fund Indigenous-led research. Nonetheless, colonial privilege means that, with funds from the tax base, the Federal Environment Minister, through government department representatives, remains the final decider on the research programme, determining the Fig. 3 Our interpretation of the key knowledge exchange standards identified in the Indigenous-led, co-authored and allied knowledge exchange literature (Barbour and Schlesinger 2012;Hemming et al. 2010;Hird et al. 2023;Hoffmann et al. 2012;Jack et al. 2010;Jos and Watson 2019;Latulippe and Klenk 2020;McGregor 2017;Maclean et al. 2022Maclean et al. , 2021Moggridge and Thompson 2021;Moggridge et al. 2019;Morgan (2005Morgan ( /2006; Morishige et al. 2018;Reid et al. 2021;Reo et al. 2017;Shibasaki et al. 2019;Watkin Lui et al. 2016;Watson 2017;Watson and Huntington 2014), to be considered in reference to the laws and protocols of each Indigenous Nation scope (the environment) and who has the expertise (natural sciences). ...
Knowledge exchange is a broad and consequential undertaking, analysed by diverse scholars, and rapidly growing as a field of academic practice. Its remit is to strengthen ties between research generators and users to support better material outcomes for society. This review paper considers how this increasingly codified academic field might engage with the research-practice concerns identified in the Indigenous and decolonial literature. We do so by bringing the two literature sets together for analysis, noting they are not mutually exclusive. We reveal how addressing discrimination towards Indigenous peoples from within the knowledge exchange field requires a fundamental reconsideration of the biases that run through the field’s structures and processes. We prioritise two connected framing assumptions for shifting—jurisdictional and epistemological. The first shift requires a repositioning of Indigenous peoples as political–legal entities with societies, territories, laws and customs. The second shift requires engagement with Indigenous expert knowledge seriously on its own terms, including through greater understanding about expert knowledge creation with nature. These shifts require taking reflexivity much further than grasped possible or appropriate by most of the knowledge exchange literature. To assist, we offer heuristic devices, including illustrative examples, summary figures, and different questions from which to start the practice of knowledge exchange. Our focus is environmental research practice in western Anglophone settler-colonial and imperial contexts, with which we are most familiar, and where there is substantial knowledge exchange literature.
... While KT in research is a growing field, it has been practiced in Indigenous communities for generations. 11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the First People of Australia, having lived on and from the land for tens of thousands of years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have survived ongoing colonisation since 1788, keeping cultures, languages and customs alive and strong. ...
... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always used KT to pass on knowledge about health, well-being, culture, environmental sustainability, and all aspects of life through stories, music, dance and other practices. 11 However, the application of KT in Indigenous research in Australia is still an emergent field, with limited evidence available on how to appropriately conduct KT with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the research context in Australia. Indigenist KT models and practices can be used as one tool to address the history of research that has been detrimental to the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. ...
... conducted an international review of KT in Indigenous health research to inform their work in Canada, and Shibasaki et al11 conducted an international scoping review of KT models and frameworks which could be applied in the Torres Strait. While work is progressing for KT in Indigenous research contexts, to date, a review of KT for research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples specifically has not been conducted. ...
Introduction
Knowledge translation (KT) involves bridging the gaps between research knowledge and research application or practice, by sharing this knowledge with knowledge-users. KT is increasingly being used in research with Indigenous peoples globally to address the top-down and inappropriate research approaches commonly used in Indigenous research. Employing KT in Indigenous research in Australia is an emergent field, despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples having conducted KT for generations.
There is limited evidence which demonstrates how KT is applied in the Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander context. Results will benefit researchers by demonstrating ways of appropriately translating research findings to knowledge-users, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, researchers and policy makers. The scoping review will also inform a KT definition, method and practices used in a large-scale, longitudinal cohort study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the Mayi Kuwayu Study.
Methods and analysis
Under guidance of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance committee, we will conduct a scoping review on KT in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research. We will follow the scoping review method outlined by the Joanna Briggs Institute. We will search the ANU SuperSearch, and grey and hard to find literature in June 2022. Abstracts and full-text articles will be screened by two independent reviewers. We will include studies that relate to KT in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research, regardless of the research topic. Results will be used to inform the KT definition, method and practices that can be used in Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia.
Ethics and dissemination
The Mayi Kuwayu Study has ethics approvals from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, 12 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander organisations, and the Australian National University Human Research Ethics Committee. Results will be disseminated through peer-review publication and community workshops. Protocol registration is available online (10.17605/OSF.IO/JMFQ3).
... This is evidenced by the UK government's introduction of a Research Impact Assessment framework in 2014 and the Australian Research Council's (ARC) three-yearly Engagement and Impact Assessment in 2018 [15,17]. While this focus is relatively new in academic and government settings, Indigenous Australian community leaders and organisations have been calling for scholars to be held accountable for their impact and to identify how their work enhances health equity for Indigenous people for some time [14,[18][19][20][21]. This article explores the impact of a research program, based on an SEWB and empowerment intervention called Family Wellbeing (FWB), which has spanned 23 years and has involved the development of a national network of researchers and communities. ...
Background
An Aboriginal-developed empowerment and social and emotional wellbeing program, known as Family Wellbeing (FWB), has been found to strengthen the protective factors that help Indigenous Australians to deal with the legacy of colonisation and intergenerational trauma. This article reviews the research that has accompanied the implementation of the program, over a 23 year period. The aim is to assess the long-term impact of FWB research and identify the key enablers of research impact and the limitations of the impact assessment exercise. This will inform more comprehensive monitoring of research impact into the future.
Methods
To assess impact, the study took an implementation science approach, incorporating theory of change and service utilisation frameworks, to create a logic model underpinned by Indigenous research principles. A research impact narrative was developed based on mixed methods analysis of publicly available data on: 1) FWB program participation; 2) research program funding; 3) program outcome evaluation (nine studies); and 4) accounts of research utilisation (seven studies).
Results
Starting from a need for research on empowerment identified by research users, an investment of $2.3 million in research activities over 23 years produced a range of research outputs that evidenced social and emotional wellbeing benefits arising from participation in the FWB program. Accounts of research utilisation confirmed the role of research outputs in educating participants about the program, and thus, facilitating more demand (and funding acquisition) for FWB. Overall research contributed to 5,405 recorded participants accessing the intervention. The key enablers of research impact were; 1) the research was user- and community-driven; 2) a long-term mutually beneficial partnership between research users and researchers; 3) the creation of a body of knowledge that demonstrated the impact of the FWB intervention via different research methods; 4) the universality of the FWB approach which led to widespread application.
Conclusions
The FWB research impact exercise reinforced the view that assessing research impact is best approached as a “wicked problem” for which there are no easy fixes. It requires flexible, open-ended, collaborative learning-by-doing approaches to build the evidence base over time. Steps and approaches that research groups might take to build the research impact knowledge base within their disciplines are discussed.
... This is evidenced by the UK government's introduction of a Research Impact Assessment framework in 2014 and the Australian Research Council's (ARC) three-yearly Engagement and Impact Assessment in 2018 (16, 17). While this focus is relatively new in academic and government settings, Indigenous Australian community leaders and organisations have been calling for scholars to be held accountable for their impact and to identify how their work enhances health equity for Indigenous people for some time (14,(18)(19)(20)(21). In this article we explore the impact of a research program, based on an SEWB and empowerment intervention called Family Wellbeing (FWB), which has spanned 23 years and has involved the development of a national network of researchers and communities. ...
Background: An Aboriginal-developed empowerment and social and emotional wellbeing program, known as Family Wellbeing (FWB), has been found to strengthen the protective factors that help Indigenous Australians to deal with the devastating legacy of colonisation and intergenerational trauma. This article reviews the research that has accompanied the implementation of FWB over a 23 year period to assess the long-term impact of FWB research and the strengths and limitations of the impact data. This will inform more comprehensive monitoring of research impact.
Methods: The study took a theory of change approach, following the steps of a research program logic, to assess impact. A mixed methods evaluation of publicly available research outputs was conducted. We analysed FWB participation data and research funding using descriptive statistics. We conducted systematic scoping reviews of: 1) nine evaluative studies to show reported social and emotional wellbeing benefits of FWB; and 2) seven FWB research translation-related resources to show impact of research outputs on further reach and uptake.
Results: The investment of $2.3 million in research-related activities over 23 years resulted in a range of research outputs that evidenced social and emotional wellbeing benefits arising from participation in FWB. This evidence, in part, facilitated more demand for FWB. Overall the FWB program, and accompanying research, had a direct positive impact on the social and emotional wellbeing of approximately 7,500 participants.
Conclusions: The study raised a range of issues relevant to demonstrating research impact in the context of Indigenous health research including the value of a logic model that is informed by Indigenous research principles; the need to take a longer-term incremental approach to building evidence when dealing with complex or messy social health interventions; and the importance of collecting evidence, especially from the point of view of end users, about the extent to which research influenced their decisions and actions regarding the program. This lesson, and the impact logic, highlight that researchers need to create appropriate databases from the beginning and collect data well beyond the life of the project, even though we acknowledge that such endeavours are rarely funded.
... Effective knowledge translation therefore needs to support the empowerment of Torres Strait Islander people to seek the research information most useful for decision-making. 13 Researchers working in Indigenous research contexts, including the Torres Strait, have used participatory approaches and interdisciplinary methods to strengthen capacity to assist decision-making for action related to positive health. 14,15 However, challenges regarding research engagement, differing philosophies, knowledge translation, social relationships and sustainability remain. ...
... CoP members explored innovative and different modes to undertake knowledge translation. 13 In the process, members were involved in the co-production of the knowledge they wanted to translate for the wider community. The research found that co-production and integration of traditional/experiential and Western scientific knowledge can raise awareness about climate change and health and wellbeing, help manage climaterelated uncertainty and reconcile global concepts of climate change such as the Paris Climate Agreement with local, place-based understandings of weather and climate. ...
... However, participatory approaches depend on human and financial resources and political will. 13 Achieving representative participation can be problematic in settings such as the Torres Strait where relationships are complex, debate about options can be divisive and potential change threatens people's values, customs and livelihoods. 13 Local approaches that engage the community, policy makers and researchers and facilitate co-production of new knowledge may assist in overcoming these issues but require ongoing, longer term financial and organisational commitments. ...
Like many communities worldwide, those in the Torres Strait Islands face several severe social and environmental challenges. Torres Strait Islanders compete against the impacts of colonisation, globalisation and climate change to find sustainable solutions to ensure they survive and thrive in this rapidly changing world. This article describes the outcomes of workshops involving representatives from community-based non-government organisations on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. It describes an approach to proactively kickstart research and identify grassroots innovations for complex social and environmental challenges. The findings suggest workshop participants obtained an increased awareness and understanding of research, the steps involved in research and their rights as participants. The researchers anticipate the findings from this project will contribute towards a better understanding of how to collaborate and co-develop research that is meaningful and beneficial to local contexts.
The challenge of aggregating research information for Torres Strait exists. Currently, research is often done in isolation. Now, more than ever, the aggregation of Torres Strait research information is needed to address climate change. Information aggregation leads to informed agency. Informed agency leads to best possible climate change policies and actions. Information markets can facilitate informed agency and climate change project selection and valuation. We demonstrate the benefit of employing a particular information market approach to facilitate informing agents in a real world workshop setting. The workshop considers how best to address the Torres Strait climate change problem. Our a priori theoretical model motivates a specific hypothesis on the functional form of information uptake by agents (workshop participants). Analysis of collected data supports our hypothesis. The information market implies a valuation of climate change project information. It is estimated to be as valuable as a typical flood insurance premium.
