This  module highlights how the impact of research will depend on the way it  has been carried out and on the way its results are communicated.  Social security organizations need to adapt constantly to realize  improvements in organizational performance and programme outcomes. This  adaptation may prove necessary in different circumstances, such as  social security reform, policy implementation, administrative  improvements and the extension of coverage. In this way, it is crucial  to build a unifying framework for action to help social security  administrations to better realize improvements in performance and  desired programme outcomes.

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This  module expounds on how the policy-research relationship  functions in  social security institutions. Good information is at the  heart of all  good decision-making. Though the policy-research  relationship is   challenging, the benefits of a productive relationship  more than repay  the investment in developing it. Acknowledgement of the  different roles  and cultures of policy-maker and researcher – and the  constraints and  opportunities of each – is crucial for a constructive  working  relationship.

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This  module discusses the various stages in the management of the  research  process. An organization needs to know how it can adapt itself  to make  the whole process of procuring research and using research  findings  much simpler. This, in turn, will help to ensure that the  research  delivers useful outputs and that money is well-spent.

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This  module addresses statistical research on social security, including  the indicators and data system, the various categories of data required  as well the main collection and storage techniques. For achieving good  governance, appropriate indicators and accurate, up-to-date and  complete  data are indispensable. Without them, the design, management,  monitoring and reform of social security systems will not work  properly.

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This  module focuses on actuarial research, encompassing the questions to  be  investigated, modelling, social budgets and various actuarial  models.  Quantitative actuarial research can provide plausible answers to  many  questions about future national social protection schemes as: How  will  future income and expenditures of the scheme develop? How does the  scheme react to potential future demographic and economic developments?  What are the financing and income replacement implications of proposed  reforms?

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This  module outlines the basic concepts, practicalities as well as a  variety of tools of qualitative research. Qualitative research is a  uniquely useful method of finding out about people, what they think,  feel, hope, believe and understand. It enables us to explore beneath  the  surface and to consider why people do what they do, think how they  think and behave the way they behave.

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This  module covers inclusive approaches to policy-making and other forms  of  evidence and the ways to use them. While quantitative sources of  data  are useful in producing some forms of evidence, qualitative sources  play an important role, including helping to produce policies that work  in practice. Inclusive and “ joined up” approaches to policy-making  can  play an important role in helping policymakers devise more  appropriate  policies and achieve more effective policy outcomes.

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This  module describes the role of diverse types of evaluations in social  security research. Good programme and policy evaluations assess the  performance of programmes and policies, measure their impacts on  individuals, families, communities and national development goals, and  document the successes achieved, or the shortcomings. With evaluation  information, policy-makers and programme level decision-makers are able  to direct limited resources to where they are most needed and most  effective for their contributing members and the wider communities.

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