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The Use Of Tacit And Explicit Knowledge In Public Health: A Qualitative Study, Anita Kothari, Debbie Rudman, Maureen Dobbins, Michael Rouse, Shannon Sibbald, Nancy Edwards
The Use Of Tacit And Explicit Knowledge In Public Health: A Qualitative Study, Anita Kothari, Debbie Rudman, Maureen Dobbins, Michael Rouse, Shannon Sibbald, Nancy Edwards
Anita Kothari
Background Planning a public health initiative is both a science and an art. Public health practitioners work in a complex, often time-constrained environment, where formal research literature can be unavailable or uncertain. Consequently, public health practitioners often draw upon other forms of knowledge.
Methods Through use of one-on-one interviews and focus groups, we aimed to gain a better understanding of how tacit knowledge is used to inform program initiatives in public health. This study was designed as a narrative inquiry, which is based on the assumption that we make sense of the world by telling stories. Four public health units …