- Participants-first approach – this means first sharing results with participants so that they make use of them instead of publishing first hoping that they will ready the publications. Sometimes called the localised reporting method.
- Policy approach – this means taking results to policy makers or those implementing policy so that research could influence policy.
- Benefits approach – do research that has immediate benefits for the community e.g. produces knowledge to address a current or emerging social problem.
- Action Research – researching and using the results for developing the community or country at the same.
- Teaching and learning approach (educational approach) – data is utilised to improve education
- Practice approach – findings are used to improve practice
- Action approach – findings are utilised to support action by communities, institutions or government
- Methodological approach – findings are used to improve research methods
- Decolonial approach – findings are used to support decolonisation
- Skills approach – research is done to gain skills only, for example, for honours, masters or doctorate degree. However, this is a waste of resources, all research should have tangible utilisation.
Methods for research utilisation
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