Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning

The impact of science to support coastal management may be reduced through social and institutional barriers. Some of these barriers include ineffective community engagement, lack of interaction between scientists and decision makers, and institutional decision-making tradition related to hierarchic...

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Main Authors: Smith, T., Carter, W., Thomsen, D., Mayes, G., Nursey-Bray, M., Whisson, Glen, Jones, Roy, Dovers, S., O'Toole, K.
Other Authors: Carlos Pereira da Silva
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Coastal Education and Research Foundation 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10547
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author Smith, T.
Carter, W.
Thomsen, D.
Mayes, G.
Nursey-Bray, M.
Whisson, Glen
Jones, Roy
Dovers, S.
O'Toole, K.
author2 Carlos Pereira da Silva
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Smith, T.
Carter, W.
Thomsen, D.
Mayes, G.
Nursey-Bray, M.
Whisson, Glen
Jones, Roy
Dovers, S.
O'Toole, K.
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description The impact of science to support coastal management may be reduced through social and institutional barriers. Some of these barriers include ineffective community engagement, lack of interaction between scientists and decision makers, and institutional decision-making tradition related to hierarchical mandates. A three-year project has commenced to examine the role of adaptive learning in overcoming some of these barriers to maximize pathways for science and improve decisions made in the coastal zone. Adaptive learning is one of five project areas targeted to enhance science impact, being undertaken by a consortium of nine Australian universities funded through the CSIRO Collaboration Fund. Two of the strategies being explored to maximize adaptive learning to improve science impact include: (i) development of an on-line toolkit for embedding adaptive learning within coastal organizations; and (ii) development and testing of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to improve adaptive learning interventions. While focused on an Australian context, the project addresses broad issues of social and institutional barriers that have relevance for many coastal scientists and decision makers around the globe.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-105472017-01-30T11:19:35Z Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning Smith, T. Carter, W. Thomsen, D. Mayes, G. Nursey-Bray, M. Whisson, Glen Jones, Roy Dovers, S. O'Toole, K. Carlos Pereira da Silva coastal management Social learning organizations data forms The impact of science to support coastal management may be reduced through social and institutional barriers. Some of these barriers include ineffective community engagement, lack of interaction between scientists and decision makers, and institutional decision-making tradition related to hierarchical mandates. A three-year project has commenced to examine the role of adaptive learning in overcoming some of these barriers to maximize pathways for science and improve decisions made in the coastal zone. Adaptive learning is one of five project areas targeted to enhance science impact, being undertaken by a consortium of nine Australian universities funded through the CSIRO Collaboration Fund. Two of the strategies being explored to maximize adaptive learning to improve science impact include: (i) development of an on-line toolkit for embedding adaptive learning within coastal organizations; and (ii) development and testing of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to improve adaptive learning interventions. While focused on an Australian context, the project addresses broad issues of social and institutional barriers that have relevance for many coastal scientists and decision makers around the globe. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10547 Coastal Education and Research Foundation fulltext
spellingShingle coastal management
Social learning
organizations
data forms
Smith, T.
Carter, W.
Thomsen, D.
Mayes, G.
Nursey-Bray, M.
Whisson, Glen
Jones, Roy
Dovers, S.
O'Toole, K.
Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning
title Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning
title_full Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning
title_fullStr Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning
title_short Enhancing Science Impact in the Coastal Zone through Adaptive Learning
title_sort enhancing science impact in the coastal zone through adaptive learning
topic coastal management
Social learning
organizations
data forms
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10547