01791nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653001400076653003700090100001200127700001200139700001000151700001200161700001100173700001400184700001300198245011600211520123300327022002501560       2020                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aEducation10aLibrary and Information Sciences1 aFowle K1 aWells B1 aDay M1 aKumar A1 aBess C1 aBingham B1 aWayman A00aThe program and policy change framework: A new tool to measure research use in low- and middle-income countries3 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
               <jats:p>Organizations that fund research to address global development challenges are increasingly interested in measuring the social and economic outcomes of research. However, traditional metrics for measuring research outputs are often insufficient for capturing the outcomes targeted by international assistance organizations. To address this, the Center for Development Research (CDR), part of the U.S. Global Development Lab at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has designed a new tool: the Program and Policy Change (PPC) framework for tracking and quantifying the influence of research on program and policy change in international development. The framework draws on existing conceptual frameworks of evidence uptake and the literature on policy change. This article describes the design of the PPC framework and presents the results of applying the framework to two USAID research programs. The benefits of the framework include applicability across research sectors, focus on evidence-informed policy at various levels of geographical influence, and inclusion of a numeric scoring system that enables quantification of outcomes.</jats:p>  a0958-2029, 1471-5449