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Research Impact: Broader Societal Impacts : Prepare to Have Impact
All research has impact. Consult this guide for information and resources about how you can anticipate, communicate, document and assess the impacts of your research upon a network of stakeholders.
Introduction
Consult with us for assistance finding and retrieving the evidence-based literature as pertains to your research and proposed engagement as well as such topics as the efficacy of informal science education, science communication and public understanding, and more.
Search the Literature
- APA PsycInfoSupplies citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in the fields of psychology, behavioral science, and mental health.
- Education Research CompleteCovers research in the field of education from early childhood through higher education.
- ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)Indexes more than 1.3 million bibliographic records in education research and resources. Materials include journal articles (the majority peer-reviewed), books, research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and others.
- Professional Development CollectionCovers research from children's health and development to cutting-edge pedagogical theory and practice.
- ScopusMultidisciplinary database indexing journals in the sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
- Web of ScienceMultidisciplinary database indexing more than 12,000 peer-reviewed journals. Citation data included.
- Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC)Incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth in the communication and mass media fields.
Campus Partners in Outreach, Instruction
- Delta Program, UW-MadisonEvents and programming to advance effective, culturally-sensitive and inclusive teaching practices within social sciences and STEM disciplines.
- UW-Science AllianceConfederation of campus and community partners in science outreach.
- WIScienceIncubator for boundary-crossing solutions that advance science education & outreach and broaden engagement in science.
Advancing Informal Science Learning
- Reimagining Equity and Values in Informal STEM Education (REVISE)The Reimagining Equity and Values in Informal STEM Education (REVISE) Center is a resource center for NSF’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program and is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) award DRL-2229061. REVISE is a collaborative effort to advance equity across the informal STEM Education field.