From Knowledge to Action: The Potentials of Knowledge Portals
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From Knowledge to Action : The Potentials of Knowledge Portals. / Hjelmar, Ulf; Møller, Anne Mette.
I: Nordic Social Work Research, Bind 6, Nr. 2, 2016, s. 126-137.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - From Knowledge to Action
T2 - The Potentials of Knowledge Portals
AU - Hjelmar, Ulf
AU - Møller, Anne Mette
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In recent years, focus has been on the utilisation of research-based knowledge and evidence in social work policy and practice in order to make it more effective. A part of this process has been the launch of knowledge portals to make use of knowledge from research. In this article, we investigate how knowledge portals about vulnerable children and youth present knowledge and evidence, and how they try to work as ?knowledge brokers? or intermediaries of evidence. We argue that knowledge portals are not merely channels for dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge portals could be considered as part of a greater process of bringing knowledge to action, encompassing the social and organisational contexts of research utilisation. The article concludes by stating that knowledge portals have the potential to be effective instruments in knowledge-to-action processes. The two main challenges, however, are to define and communicate more clearly what is meant by ?knowledge?, and to view knowledge portals as part of a broader strategy of knowledge use.
AB - In recent years, focus has been on the utilisation of research-based knowledge and evidence in social work policy and practice in order to make it more effective. A part of this process has been the launch of knowledge portals to make use of knowledge from research. In this article, we investigate how knowledge portals about vulnerable children and youth present knowledge and evidence, and how they try to work as ?knowledge brokers? or intermediaries of evidence. We argue that knowledge portals are not merely channels for dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge portals could be considered as part of a greater process of bringing knowledge to action, encompassing the social and organisational contexts of research utilisation. The article concludes by stating that knowledge portals have the potential to be effective instruments in knowledge-to-action processes. The two main challenges, however, are to define and communicate more clearly what is meant by ?knowledge?, and to view knowledge portals as part of a broader strategy of knowledge use.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Knowledge portal
KW - Knowlede brokering
KW - Knowledge-to-action
KW - Vulnerable children
KW - evidence-based policy and practice
U2 - 10.1080/2156857X.2015.1109542
DO - 10.1080/2156857X.2015.1109542
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 126
EP - 137
JO - Nordic Social Work Research
JF - Nordic Social Work Research
SN - 2156-857X
IS - 2
ER -
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