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Exploring the MERN fora :

This research provides an in-depth analysis of the Manitoba Educational Research Network (MERN), established in 2002. It serves as a collaborative hub connecting government, academia, and practitioners through its twenty fora and various publications. The study utilizes qualitative and quantitative methodologies to evaluate MERN's effectiveness, identify resource offerings, and categorize research contributions. Findings reveal key topics and affiliations, emphasizing MERN's unique position as an educational research network rather than a traditional think tank, while highlighting challenges and opportunities for future research.

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Exploring the MERN fora :

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  1. Identifying the MERN and analyzing the contents of the fora Exploring the MERN fora: Rachel . W. Roh

  2. Table of Content • Introduction • Purpose • Methodology • Qualitative analysis • Quantitative analysis • Research category 1,2,3 • The MERN, a think tank or a network? • Type of Think Tank by McGann (2007) • Type of Network by Goldsmith and Eggers (2004) • Triple Helix Model by Etzkowitz (2002) • Characteristics of the MERN • Findings • Discussions • Conclusion • Q & A

  3. Introduction • The Manitoba Educational Research Network (the MERN) • Found in 2002 • Since 2003 • Twenty Fora • Three journals • One monograph • Website • To connect the government, academics, practitioners

  4. Purpose • A preliminary research before studying effectiveness of the organization • To identify • What the MERN is. • What resource, presented in the fora, could be provided.

  5. Methodoloy • Qualitative analysis • Quantitative research • Sample: the research from the 1st forum to 20th forum • Categorizing • By target groups and subjects • By affiliated group • By type • Titles and contents

  6. The MERN research category 1.

  7. The MERN research category 2. • By Affiliated groups • The government departments • Academia • School Divisions, and schools • Others

  8. The MERN research category 3 • By type • Exploring • Describing • Evaluating • Consulting

  9. The MERN, a Think Tank or Network ?! • Type of Think Tank by McGann (2007) • Independent think thinks • Academic-diversified think tanks • Academic-specialized think tanks • Contract research organizations • Advocacy think tanks • Policy enterprise organization • Affiliated think tanks • Party-affiliated • Government sponsored • Private, for-profit • University based

  10. The MERN, a Think Tank or Network ?! • Type of Network by Goldsmith and Eggers (2004) • Service contract • Supply chain • Ad hoc • Channel partnership • Civic switchboard • Information dissemination

  11. The MERN, a Think Tank or Network ?! • Triple Helix Model by Etzkowitz (2002) Tri-lateral networks and hybrid organization The MERN source: Etzkowitz, H. (2002). Incubation of incubators:Innovation as as a triple helix of university-industry-goverment networks. Science and Public Policy, 29 (2), p.118

  12. Characteristics of the MERN • A space • Independent • Nonprofit • No budget • Researchers from affiliations • Informal network

  13. Finding 1. Hot topics of the forum • Community related studies – Five times • Rural area • Low-income communities • Aboriginal communities • Science and Mathematics – three times • Research to Practice – two times

  14. Finding 2. • Targeting groups • local community – 22%; • The government – 17% • Subjects • Aboriginal Education – 24%; • Low-Income communities – 3% • Subjects by Target • Government : Sustainable development – 24% • Rest targets : Aboriginal Education

  15. Figure 2-1. By Targets

  16. Figure 2-2. By Subjects

  17. Figure 2-3.Subjects by Targets

  18. Finding 3. By affiliates • Academia – 57% • Cooperated research – 43% • Focus targets • Departments of government  Government • Schools Division, schools  Local communities • Academia  teaching skills and classroommanagements.

  19. Figure 3-1. By Affiliates

  20. Figure 3-2.

  21. Finding 4. By Type • Different sampling : 148 research • Describing – 55% • Exploring – 30% • The research targeting the government • More consultative research • Less descriptive research (Comparing with other targeting groups)

  22. Figure 4-1. Types by target groups

  23. Discussion • The position of the MERN • Not a think tank, but containing similarities of the think tank • A unique type of research network • A place to share educational information, not to consult policies

  24. Discussion • Achievement • Providing “the meeting place” • Well balanced research target area • Research in the priority subjects of the department of education • Accommodating various affiliated groups.

  25. Discussion • Challenges • Providing better quality research • Creating the environment for follow-up research • Long-term plans • Balancing of research types and subjects • Increasing the possibility of utilizing the research • Offering better access to the research • Providing detail research information through online and offline (present: only 47% accessible) • Building structured data base

  26. Discussions • Limitations • Analyze within accessible research data • Mainly research title and abstract were criteria to classify research. • Further research suggestions • Surveys • Measuring effectiveness

  27. Conclusion • The MERN, a network • For the government • Promoting their policy plans • Obtaining feedbacks • For schools and school division • Sharing information with similar groups • Appeal the opinions to other groups • For Academia • Obtaining practical feedbacks • Reducing the gap between research and practice • Getting the research topic idea • Two ways of future choices for the MERN • Horizontal improvement as a network • Vertical improvement as a think tank

  28. Q & A • Thank you

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