Catalogue of Competencies
Competency Domain 7. Global perspectives for research (mindset and context)
Competency 7.1. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of and respect for diverse perspectives and conditions as well as evidence on global issues related to health and the ability to sensitively reflect and manage values (e.g. equity), complexity, sustainability and a systems perspective in global health research. This entails striking a balance between particularity and universality in experience, norms and models.
- Basic level: Know about, comprehend and respect diverse perspectives and evidence on global issues related to health and principles, values and approaches to reflect and manage equity, complexity, sustainability and a systems perspective in global health research.
- Skilled level: Demonstrate commitment to and appropriately use and apply under supervision the principles, values and approaches to analyse, synthesise and evaluate diverse perspectives on global issues related to health and to reflect equity, complexity, sustainability and a systems perspective in global health research.
Advanced level: Independently demonstrate commitment to and apply, adapt, evaluate and further advance the principles and approaches to analyse, synthesise and evaluate diverse perspectives on global issues related to health and to reflect equity, complexity, sustainability and a systems perspective in global health research, while critically examining one’s own positionality and relate to others with respect and openness.
Explanatory note: As outlined in the Introduction of the full version of the Catalogue of Competencies, Competency Domain 7 reflects the overarching global perspective, which can be seen to encompass, underpin or reflect all the other competencies needed to be a qualified and successful “global health researcher”. It is the outer circle in the figure, against which all the other competencies (including their cognitive and affective elements) are embedded. Such a competency is often emphasised in global health research and literature related to education and training of global health researchers, but often only described in general terms. This global perspective will look different for different researchers in the global health field (depending on discipline, research area and focus, etc.). Users of this Catalogue of Competencies are encouraged to consider how to elaborate and operationalise Competency Domain 7 in a way that is relevant for their disciplinary, institutional and research context. |