Engaging national organizations for knowledge translation: comparative case studies in knowledge value mapping.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Government sponsors of research and development, along with their funded investigators, are increasingly tasked with demonstrating evidence of knowledge use by nontraditional audiences. This requires efforts to translate their findings for effective communication. For technology-related knowledge, these audiences include clinicians, consumers, manufacturers, public policy agencies, and knowledge brokers. One potentially efficient approach is to communicate research findings through relevant national organizations. However, this requires an understanding of how such organizations view and treat research knowledge, which can be determined through knowledge-value mapping. Do knowledge values differ between national organizations representing different audiences? Can a deepe

SUBMITTER: Lane JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3180429 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature