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Context Matters but Not Why You Think It Does / Tout dépend du contexte – mais pas pour les raisons qu’on imagine

Posted on February 9, 2017 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

We often say context is king or knowledge brokering is context dependent. It is both of these things but a recent transnational comparison of knowledge brokering in very different contexts illustrates that there are determinants of knowledge brokering that transcend contexts; however, their implementation is context dependent. On dit souvent que tout est affaire de […]

So What the Heck is Knowledge Mobilization and Why Should I Care?

Posted on November 27, 2014 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

This week’s guest post comes from Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE). This post first appeared on the CFICE Connections blog on November 24, 2014 and is reposted here with permission. What is Knowledge Mobilization (KMb)? Why should I care? Almost every research funding grant asks for a knowledge mobilization strategy. In general, researchers want […]

Understanding K* and What It Means for Knowledge Exchange in Scotland

Posted on September 3, 2014 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

This week’s guest post comes from the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships. This post first appeared on the CRFR blog on August 28, 2014 and is reposted here with permission. The CRFR KE reading group focus in August 2014 was to explore ideas of knowledge exchange through reading Expanding our understanding of K* […]

Integrating Research, Practice, and Policy: What We See Depends on Where We Stand

Posted on March 2, 2014 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

Kerner, J. F. (2008). Integrating research, practice, and policy: What we see depends on where we stand. Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 14(2), 193-198. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18287927 Abstract In this special issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, the editors have taken on the important challenge of characterizing the current landscape of knowledge translation research […]

Diversity / Diversité

Posted on May 4, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

David Phipps, RIR-York I used to think the ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche (RIR) partner institutions were diverse in our knowledge mobilization practices: St. John’s to Victoria, institution and research unit based, French and English… and then I spent three days in Hamilton at the K* (Kstar) conference. J’avais l’habitude de penser que les partenaires du RéseauImpactRecherche – ResearchImpact […]

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aha moments from K* – thursday april 26, 2012

Posted on April 26, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

By David Phipps (RIR-York) In the previous two installments of my aha moments from K* you will have seen all the countries that are home to some of the brokers at this conference. What is also impressive is the diversity of disciplines in which we work: communications, health policy, mental health, education, water, climate change, […]

York’s KMb Unit part of inaugural conference on knowledge mobilization

Posted on April 26, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

The following article appeared in York University’s YFile on April 24, 2012 and is reposted with permission. York University is playing an important role in the first conference of its kind that is dedicated to better mobilizing and brokering knowledge. The K*2012 conference, which starts today and continues until April 27, provides a forum for an international […]

Aha moments from K* – Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Posted on April 24, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

David Phipps, RIR-York Ghana. Canada. England. Mauritius. Netherlands. Argentina. Scotland. Germany. Australia. United States. And many more. The opening reception of the K* conference brought together many friends of ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche and introduced us to new knowledge intermediary colleagues from around the world. The start of the K* (“Kstar”) conference saw the 60 or so delegates going […]

KMb, KT, KTE…it’s almost time for K* / Mobilisation, transfert, échange de connaissances…c’est presque le temps pour K/ Movilización, traducción e intercambio de conocimiento: es tiempo para los intermediarios de conocimiento (K)

Posted on April 19, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

David Phipps, RIR York David from Canada is about to share his knowledge mobilization experiences with Leandro from Argentina, Glowen from Ghana and about 50 others from around the world at a conference that is aiming to describe a global knowledge intermediary practice. We are a world apart but share so much in common. David, […]

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