01881cam a2200361 i 4500 19871770 pucpr 20180420135705.0 180420s2018 dcu b 001 0 eng 2017019950 9781433828249 (paperback) 1433828243 () DLC eng DLC rda DLC evl H62 .M2464 2018 300.72 23 300.72 M2354 Making research matter : a psychologist's guide to public engagement / edited by Linda R. Tropp. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2018 viii, 219 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "This volume gathers a wide range of well known experts to discuss how researchers can impact a broader audience, by lending their scientific expertise to pressing social issues, current events, and public debates. With pointers on talking to the media, testifying as an expert witness, dealing with governmental organizations, working with schools and students, and influencing public policy, this volume helps social scientists forge the vital link between scholarship and social engagement. Contributors include prominent experts from a wide range of specialties, such as academic psychologists, business school professors, directors of organizations, and government officials"-- Social sciences Research. Research Psychological aspects. Social participation. PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology. bisacsh PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology. bisacsh Tropp, Linda R., ddc 6 23 300.72 270780 270780 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2018-04-19 51 (AbeBooks) 16.73 0 300.72 M2354 80000002602772 2018-04-19 00:00:00 26.73 2018-04-19 6