Stage 3: Fieldwork
Getting involved in the research
There are range of ways to get involved in the research. The best way to get involved will depend on your expertise and circumstances - for example, if you work in the third sector, or if you are part of a community group which has received CLLD funding or attended the Scottish Rural Parliament, or if you have attended other SRA or SRN events in the past. Our approach is explained below, if you have any questions please get in touch directly.
Fieldwork
The primary way most people will be involved will be in project fieldwork (Stage 3).The fieldwork will be led by UHI Perth, with Impact Hub Inverness and Science Ceilidh. The fieldwork will build on the other project elements, such as the Theories of Change.
Fieldwork will focus on primary data collection through six linked work packages to develop an informed understanding of experiences of CLLD, SRN and SRA and develop future options and practical recommendations
Our approach is informed by the need to:
- test the Theories of Change to ask a range of stakeholders if the intended impacts are being realised (and if not, why not),
- to examine the strategic fit of these programmes within the wider policy, intervention and funding landscape,
- be inclusive and accessible,
- minimise participant burden through co-constructing research design and delivery, and
- be practical and future-focused with fresh and innovative evidence-based options and recommendations.
There
will be a range of opportunities to get involved from February 2025 to August
2025, including:
- Evidence gathering with key individuals and organisations who have engaged with CLLD
- Evidence gathering with key individuals and organisations who have engaged with SRA and SRN
- Place-based research with rural communities
- Engagement with young people
- Focused engagement on monitoring and evaluation
- Engagement with wider stakeholders
Research methods will include interviews, surveys, focus groups, and community researchers.
We will provide more detail on getting involved in the near future. If you would prefer to get in touch directly, feel free to send the project team an email -- contact the principle investigator Jane Atterton in the first instance. jane.atterton@sruc.ac.uk
