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Finding The Sweet Spot: Network Structures And Processes For Increased Knowledge Mobilization, Patricia Briscoe, Katina E. Pollock, Carol Campbell, Shasta Carr-Harris

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The use of networks in public education is one of a number of knowledge mobilization (KMb) strategies utilized to promote evidence-based research into practice. However, challenges exist in the ability to effectively mobilizing knowledge through external partnership networks. The purpose of this paper is to further explore how networks work. Data was collected from virtual discussions for an interim report for a province-wide government initiative. A secondary analysis of the data was performed. The findings present network structures and processes that partners were engaged in when building a network within education. The implications of this study show that building a …