Capacity building: a concept analysis of the term applied to research.
Recent policy developments in Ireland have led to a focus on research capacity building as a means of consolidating nurse and midwifery education in the Irish academic setting. This follows similar initiatives in the United Kingdom and Australia. However, sparse literature and a lack of clarity of the term 'research capacity building' leads to some confusion. A concept analysis using Rodgers' framework was conducted. The literature examined included 'grey' literature, policy documents and indexed papers across a range of disciplines, derived from CINAHL/PubMed searches. The concept of research capacity building was deemed to imply a funded, dynamic intervention operationalized through a range of foci and levels to augment ability to achieve objectives in the research field over the long-term, with aspects of social change as an ultimate outcome. This is presented as an interim statement because of the evolutionary nature of the concept and the limitations of the exercise.
Condell
Sarah L
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National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, Dublin, Ireland. scondell@ncnm.ie
Begley
Cecily
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D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011050:Policy Making; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence; D012107:Research Design; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D013850:Thinking