How a Networked Approach to Building Capacity in Knowledge Mobilization Supports Research Impact

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2020v16n6a949

Keywords:

Knowledge mobilization, Research impact, Networks, Research institutions, Capacity building

Abstract

Research impact is emerging as a common feature in national research systems. Knowledge mobilization (KMb) includes efforts undertaken to aid and accelerate research impact pathways by directing focus to processes that support impact. To date, researchers and universities have struggled to increase their capacity in KMb. This study explores the perceptions held by 16 leaders of Research Impact Canada, representing 14 networked universities, about the usefulness and use of networked learning to build institutional capacity in KMb. The analysis of data, which was collected using a mixed-methods survey design, highlights two overarching themes: 1) the contextual variability in how institutions engage in KMb work, and how practice-based subgroups can support the diverse KMb needs of different institutions; and 2) how capacity is developed through networked learning is distributed among individuals and groups within institutions, and how networked institutions need to be self-referential to the ways knowledge about KMb is sourced, validated, shared, interpreted, and employed.

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Published

2020-04-27

How to Cite

MacGregor, S., & Phipps, D. (2020). How a Networked Approach to Building Capacity in Knowledge Mobilization Supports Research Impact. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 16(6). https://doi.org/10.22230/ijepl.2020v16n6a949

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