Policy from S&F Diagrams

[Roy Greenhalgh rgreenh attglobal]

Posted by Roy Greenhalgh <rgreenh@attglobal.net>
Dear colleagues

I'm currently carrying out a piece of classical social policy research
looking at the merger of 3 ambulance services. The research method is
qualitative, no numbers to count nor Spearman's rho to contend with.

Rather, I'm trying to use S&F diagrams to illustrate influences, and am
suggesting mental simulation with relatively simple systems but with
multiple feedback loops.

I'm aware that Richardson in Feedback Thought p 341 discussed conceptual
distance. Richmond also talked about the 10K view. But I think I'm
using conceptualisation in a different manner.

Has anyone tried to use any aspect of S&F to help with the conceptualisation
that occupies the minds of qualitative researchers?

Suggestions gratefully received.

Regards

Roy Greenhalgh
Posted by Roy Greenhalgh <rgreenh@attglobal.net>
posting date Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:53:25 +0100

[Alan McLucas a.mclucas adfa.edu.]

Posted by ""Alan McLucas"" <a.mclucas@adfa.edu.au>
Roy,

You might contact Fran Ackermann at Strathclyde University. I believe that at group of Masters students have done some work using S&F diagrams in this way. Regards, Alan

Dr Alan McLucas
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, UNSW@ADFA, Australian Defence Force Academy, Northcott Drive, CAMBPELL ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA Posted by ""Alan McLucas"" <a.mclucas@adfa.edu.au> posting date Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:35:33 +1000

[Paul Martin Paul_M profitfoundat]

Posted by Paul Martin <Paul_M@profitfoundation.com.au>
In our two studies for Land and Water Australia, we did this with regard to the creation of policy and instruments for sustainability. The first study (2000) is ""A Cartography of Natural Resource Law"" and the second is ""50,000 Australians: Is sustainabilty possible"". Downloads of both are available from the website of the Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law at wwww.une.edu.au/aglaw.

There is also a book based on this work
Sustainability Strategy
>From Federation Presss in Australia (just google their website and you
>can
purchase on line if you wish).
This approach is something we are using more frequently with regard to the complex issues of natural resource management policy. Cheers

-- Professor Paul Martin Director,
Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law Associate
Dean, Research, Faculty of Economics, Business and Law
University of New England
Posted by Paul Martin <Paul_M@profitfoundation.com.au>
posting date Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:09:12 +1000