Facilitating the Impact Implementation Programme
Sharon Markless and David Streatfield
Refereed Paper
Authors
Sharon Markless is a Senior Associate with Information
Management Associates and part-time Lecturer,
Institute for Learning and Teaching, King’s College,
London, where she is helping academic staff to develop as teachers.
David Streatfield is Principal of Information Management Associates, a research, training and consultancy team working in the public sector and concentrating on education, health and libraries. Their book Evaluating the impact of your library service: the quest for evidence will be published by Facet later in 2005.
Email: Sharon.markless@blueyonder.co.uk;
Email: Streatfield@blueyonder.co.uk
Abstract
This paper describes the process model used in the
Impact Implementation Programme and its origins in
earlier research and development conducted in the
schools, further education and public libraries domains.
The choice of an action research methodology is
discussed. The facilitation process undertaken through
the first annual cycle of the Programme is described
and various lessons learnt are reported. Conclusions
are offered on the success of the Programme so far
and on some factors likely to influence success if this
model is adopted elsewhere.
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Updated: 19 September 2005