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Knowledge ‘Translation’ As Social Learning: Negotiating The Uptake Of Research-Based Knowledge In Practice, Katherine Salter, Anita Kothari
Knowledge ‘Translation’ As Social Learning: Negotiating The Uptake Of Research-Based Knowledge In Practice, Katherine Salter, Anita Kothari
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Publications
BACKGROUND: Knowledge translation and evidence-based practice have relied on research derived from clinical trials, which are considered to be methodologically rigorous. The result is practice recommendations based on a narrow view of evidence. We discuss how, within a practice environment, in fact individuals adopt and apply new evidence derived from multiple sources through ongoing, iterative learning cycles.
DISCUSSION: The discussion is presented in four sections. After elaborating on the multiple forms of evidence used in practice, in section 2 we argue that the practitioner derives contextualized knowledge through reflective practice. Then, in section 3, the focus shifts from the individual …