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Malin, Joel R.; Brown, Chris; St. Trubceac, Angela – AERA Open, 2018
Although the central role of educational intermediaries that can connect research and practice is increasingly appreciated, our present understanding of their motivations, products, and processes is inadequate. In response, this multiple-case study asks how and why three large-scale intermediaries--Edutopia, the Marshall Memo, and Usable…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Comparative Analysis, Social Media, Video Technology
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Grandinetti, Roberto – Learning Organization, 2014
Purpose: This paper aims to clarify that the link between Michael Polanyi's tacit knowledge theory and the field of knowledge management research does not withstand in-depth analysis. Second, the paper suggests a way to emerge from the ambiguity that unavoidably results from using the tacit knowledge concept in knowledge management studies.…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development
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Jones, Sarah-Louise; Procter, Richard; Younie, Sarah – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2015
Research alone does not inform practice, rather a process of knowledge translation is required to enable research findings to become meaningful for practitioners in their contextual settings. However, the translational process needs to be an iterative cycle so that the practice itself can be reflected upon and thereby inform the ongoing research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Mixed Methods Research
Lane, Joseph P. – SEDL, 2012
This FOCUS Technical Brief extends FOCUS No. 26, which considered the processes of knowledge translation (KT) and technology transfer (TT) in technological innovation. Here, we explain that both KT and TT contribute to accomplishing yet a third process--commercial transaction--which is the actual transformation of knowledge embodied in products…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Advancement
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Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2013
This article describes the thinking behind the development of "Scholar," a "social knowledge" technology developed as part of a series of research and development projects at the University of Illinois. Seven pedagogical openings are identified in this article, possibilities for the creation of innovative learning environments…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Theory Practice Relationship, Electronic Learning
Behnke, Tricia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With the rapid pace of today's knowledge-driven industries, organizations are turning to successful knowledge management initiatives to obtain sustainable competitive advantage. As a result, one facet of knowledge management, knowledge sharing at work, has received increased researcher and practitioner attention in the last decade. However, in the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Lane, Joseph P. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2010
The practice of technology transfer continues to evolve into a discipline. Efforts continue in the field of assistive technology (AT) to move technology-related prototypes, resulting from development in the academic sector, to product commercialization within the business sector. The article describes how technology transfer can be linked to…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Research and Development
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Southwell, Deborah; Gannaway, Deanne; Orrell, Janice; Chalmers, Denise; Abraham, Catherine – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
This paper describes an empirical study that addresses the question of how higher education institutions can disseminate effectively the outcomes of projects that seek to achieve large-scale change in teaching and learning. Traditionally, dissemination of innovation and good practice is strongly advocated within universities, but little…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Management, Access to Information, Change Strategies
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Dearing, James W. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Few social science theories have a history of conceptual and empirical study as long as does the diffusion of innovations. The robustness of this theory derives from the many disciplines and fields of study in which diffusion has been studied, from the international richness of these studies, and from the variety of new ideas, practices, programs,…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Social Work, Intervention, Social Theories
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Kerner, Jon F.; Hall, Kara L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
In moving health and social service programs from planning into action, it is essential to understand the extent to which the knowledge gained from research should influence the actions taken by organizations and agencies that provide services (e.g., government, nongovernment organizations [NGOs]). The complexity of the challenges in translating…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Public Sector, Public Policy, Theory Practice Relationship
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Cordingley, Philippa – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2008
This article explores issues raised in knowledge transformation processes through three separate, but related lenses. It starts with a discussion of the relationship between knowledge transformation and research outputs. In so doing, it encompasses both direct research outputs, that is research reports and papers in journals, and indirect outputs,…
Descriptors: Research Utilization, Learning Processes, Specialists, Theory Practice Relationship
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le Grange, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2007
There has been considerable debate on the nature of scholarship over the past two decades. A key contribution to this debate is a seminal work in which Boyer (1990) articulates an expanded notion of scholarship. One of the four functions of scholarship that Boyer identifies in this expanded view of scholarship is the scholarship of integration. In…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Scholarship, Discovery Processes, Knowledge Management
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Lee, Hae-Young; Roth, Gene L. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2008
Researchers and practitioners consider knowledge management to be a strategic intervention that integrates organizational resources such as technologies and human resources. This conceptual paper focuses on the foundational contributions of economics, sociology, and psychology to knowledge management. Select theories from each foundational area…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Human Resources, Teacher Educators, Vocational Education
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Zlotnik, Joan Levy; Solt, Barbara E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
This invitational update on the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR) provides an overview of the work and progress toward strengthening the evidence base for social work practice and policy through research. The article includes information regarding IASWR work with its supporting social work organizations to provide a…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Technical Assistance, Social Work, Theory Practice Relationship