Knowledge translation includes the steps of researching and establishing best practices, communicating those findings to stakeholders and consumers, and then using that information effectively in practice (Straus, Tetroe, & Graham, 2009). Knowledge translation usually takes the form of conducting research, creating systematic reviews and other research articles, and publishing in academic journals, all of which are not enough to guarantee that knowledge will actually be used in clinical practice (Straus et al., 2009). Therefore, there needs to be a more explicit process for improving knowledge translation to increase the use of evidence-based interventions in clinical practice (Straus et al., 2009). This doctoral project will focus on improving knowledge translation as it applies to occupational therapy researchers disseminating research knowledge to school-based professionals and will further explore the barriers both occupational therapy researchers and school professionals face with knowledge translation. The proposed solution is an online course titled Closing the Gap: A Knowledge Translation Course Designed to Improve Evidence-Based Clinical Practice for School Professionals. This course will be developed in order to address the current gap between knowledge translation and clinical practice; and to improve research utilization in occupational therapy in school settings in particular. This six-week course utilizes an online learning environment through teachable.com in order to increase accessibility of information to course participants and to allow for weekly self-paced learning to promote participant success. The course will include multiple professional development activities, such as small discussion work through an online discussion board, case studies, and problem-based learning as these are proven methods to effectively promote confidence with integrating research into clinical practice (Anaby, Korner-Bitensky, Law, & Cormier, 2015; Cahill, Egan, Wallingford, Huber-Lee, and Dess-McGuire, 2015). The online course described above aims to improve evidence clinical practice in school settings by increasing direct communication between the school professionals and researchers, by having school professionals practice applying research to relevant clinical cases, and by having researchers practice communicating research findings to other professionals. This online course is critically needed in order to make knowledge translation more intentional, to improve evidence-based clinical practice, and to achieve AOTA’s 2025 Vision of being an effective and evidence-based profession.

The purpose of this paper is to find out how sociolinguistics part depicted in textbooks of Swedish over time and study how much space portion is provided in three teaching aids dated 1976, 1995 and 2014. The study also intends to examine the degree of changes and what they might be due to. This study rests on two research traditions, sociolinguistics and materials analysis. Research in language sociology is extensive. Similarly, there is a tradition of research of teaching materials analysis particularly in the subject of history. Counterparts to my research is thus to be found in particular in the subject of history. For the Swedish part of the substance seems this type of research to be scant, consequently, there is a research gap that is interesting to examine more closely. This study can be seen as a contribution to the earlier tradition of research in general, but also as a contribution to the subject Swedish study materials research in particular. In order to answer these questions, a qualitative and a quantitative content analysis are made. The results show that the deployment can be greatly linked to the prevailing social context that political governance, curriculum, textbook author, etc. The results also show that the mayor differentiation lies between percentage with in the socio-linguistics text section internal than external to the teaching material. Changes that can be distinguished in the teaching material are seen mainly in the method of preparation. Learning materials go from the more stereotypical and more locked form of knowledge to become more educational and based more and more on the individual and his or her knowledge.

Although many efforts have been exerted to increase safety on construction sites, it has never been easy to run a construction project with zero accidents. Previous research indicated that lessons learned from previous projects could help construction professionals prevent repetitive mistakes, but those lessons are based on individual experience, and therefore it is difficult to document and reuse them. Various web-based database systems were suggested to better manage this tacit knowledge in construction, but transforming someone's tacit knowledge into value for the next project using these systems is still challenging. Well-designed computer games often offer a number of constructive instructional features especially for young generations who have grown up in an era of computer games. Research in education reports that visual presentation facilitates the human's cognitive process. Would visual representation of tacit knowledge in a computer game help construction professionals acquire tacit knowledge and use it to reduce repetitive accidents on construction sites? In order to figure out whether visual presentation of accident cases in a computer game could improve tacit knowledge acquisition and retention, a prototype Xbox 360 computer game presenting accident scenes using 3D computer models was developed and tested with college students working in the field of construction management. The game had 3D construction site accident scenes with treasure boxes hidden and the players had to find the treasure boxes and read the information obtained from it. The treasure boxes were placed relative to the information they carried. The text part had the same accident scenes explained in text with details of what should have been followed to avoid the accident. Students from the field of construction management and civil engineering were requested to participate in the test. Each participant went through two accidents in text and two accidents in the game environment and answered a set of 16 questions based on the knowledge they gained. There was no time limit for the test. They also had to answer an exit question as to which training method they preferred. The participants were asked to come again on the seventh day to answer a set of 16 questions without going through any training to check the retention of knowledge. Statistically we can say that on an overall basis visual training had more correct answers than text for knowledge dissemination as well as retention. But there was no statistical difference seen in the number of correct answers obtained from dissemination and retention tests for text as well as visual training.

The Delphi method was used to investigate the use of dance and movement in knowledge dissemination by systematically accessing and synthesizing the knowledge of researchers and dancers who have used this particular artistic method. The expert panel included three researchers (two also identifying as dancers) who had used dance as a tool to disseminate research findings in formal research. Two rounds of online Delphi questionnaires were used to generate data. The study’s findings included several categories of consensus reached amongst participants: (a) using dance for the purposes of knowledge dissemination is complex, time-consuming, and requires expertise, (b) dance is a useful and valid means for disseminating research findings both in qualitative and quantitative projects, (c) movement and dance are common to all humans, provide a common base or means for interaction, and provide a legitimate way of knowing, expressing knowledge and concepts either differently or sometimes better than language, (d) dance is not appropriate to use in all research projects and there is no singular procedure, (e) dance evokes emotional, visceral, and embodied responses that cannot be predicted, and (f) researchers ethical care and responsibility exceeds typical considerations and extends to others members such as the dancers and audience members. Differences of opinion arose about researchers’ ethical responsibilities associated with level of care for audience members when using dance as a knowledge dissemination strategy. The current study’s findings extend knowledge and understanding about the use of dance in research dissemination, and have implications for future research and research practice.

Submitted by Timbo Noeme (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-08-08T17:40:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RenataGava.pdf: 905550 bytes, checksum: c0bcf2e3186c97dc72d384935458c4e0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-08T17:40:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RenataGava.pdf: 905550 bytes, checksum: c0bcf2e3186c97dc72d384935458c4e0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-18 / This study aims to understand the reasons why the companies surveyed in the automotive sector to manage tacit knowledge, mediated by knowledge management in product development management. The research questions that this study aimed to answer was: How studied companies use tacit knowledge to become more efficient and effective in activities / operations? How tacit knowledge is perceived in the organization by employees and managers? To answer these questions was the investigation of two companies of the automotive sector in the product development area. As a theoretical basis for the development of the present study authors as Davenport and Prusak (1998), Nonaka and Takeuchi (1997) and Choo (2006) guide this research. The survey covers two companies in the automotive industry in the ABC Paulista region, with equivalence in the number of employees and size. Among the respondents there are employees and managers of projects and product management areas. The methodology applied to the study was qualitative through exploratory and descriptive research, and the data collection method is made from semi-structured interviews. The study investigated which practices used for the conversion of knowledge, facilitating factors and limiting factors for conversion of knowledge and major contributions to the application of practices and initiatives aimed manage tacit knowledge from the perspective of managers and employees. Through this study it can be seen that there is concern about knowledge management in the companies studied and there are several practices related to the tacit knowledge and forms of dissemination of this knowledge are different. Some of the practices are the specialization courses, brainstorming and lesson learned and informal conversations. In facilitating factors for the exchange of information among peers, weekly meetings, multidisciplinary / cross-functional teams. The hindering factors for the indication of behavioral issues, accumulation of functions and time to share information / O presente estudo buscou a compreensão dos motivos que levam as empresas pesquisadas do setor automobilístico a gerir o conhecimento tácito, mediados pela gestão do conhecimento, na área de gestão de desenvolvimento de produtos. As questões de pesquisa que este estudo objetivou responder foram: Como empresas estudadas utilizam o conhecimento tácito para se tornarem mais eficientes e eficazes nas atividades/ operações? De que forma o conhecimento tácito é percebido na organização por parte dos funcionários e gestores? Para responder a estas perguntas houve a investigação de duas empresas do setor automobilístico, na área de desenvolvimento de produtos. Como base teórica para o desenvolvimento do presente estudo autores como Davenport e Prusak (1998), Nonaka e Takeuchi (1997) e Choo (2006) orientam esta pesquisa. A pesquisa abrange duas empresas do ramo automobilístico na região do ABC Paulista, com equivalência no número de funcionários e porte. Dentre os entrevistados há funcionários e gestores de áreas de gestão de projetos e produtos. A metodologia aplicada ao estudo foi de caráter qualitativo por meio de pesquisa exploratória-descritiva, sendo que o método de coleta de dados se deu a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas. O estudo investigou quais as práticas usadas para a conversão do conhecimento, fatores facilitadores e fatores dificultadores para a conversão do conhecimento e as principais contribuições da aplicação das práticas e iniciativas voltadas gerir o conhecimento tácito, sob a ótica dos gestores e funcionários. Através do presente estudo pode-se verificar que existe a preocupação com a gestão do conhecimento nas empresas estudadas e que há práticas diversas relativas ao conhecimento tácito e que as formas de disseminação deste conhecimento são distintas. Algumas das práticas são os cursos de especialização, brainstorming e lesson learned e conversas informais. Nos fatores facilitadores há a troca de informação entre os pares, reuniões semanais, equipes multidisciplinares/ multifuncionais. Nos fatores dificultadores há a indicação de questões comportamentais, acúmulo de funções e tempo para partilhar informações.

Un énoncé est de plus en plus présent aujourd’hui dans le discours de la communauté de la danse : celui de « corps disponible ». Dans une perspective transmissive de la fabrication du danseur, sous cette expression transparaît l’idée que le corps performant en danse n’est plus un corps adapté aux réquisits artistiques d’une danse codifiée mais un corps dont l’adaptation résiderait paradoxalement en sa très grande plasticité tant esthétique que physique. Qu’est-ce que cette nouvelle conception du corps de la danse peut-elle entraîner sur la transmission chorégraphique – et au-delà – dans la société néolibérale actuelle ? L’étude porte d’abord sur le contexte d’émergence et d’imposition de l’idée de corps disponible. Cette exploration poussée de la construction du corps de la danse au 20e siècle nous apprend qu’il existe un lien entre la production culturelle corps disponible et une certaine idée de la liberté. Quelle est, alors, la signification effective de cette expression ? Afin de répondre à cette interrogation, le second pan de l’étude consiste en une ethnographie de près de deux années auprès de compagnies en création. L’observation de l’usage du corps qui y est fait, en travail, entre danseurs et chorégraphes, nous renseigne sur ce savoir-pratique corps disponible :il sert aux danseurs et aux chorégraphes pour produire de nouvelles corporéités. Plus précisément, y est examinée la manière dont la disponibilité du corps s’actualise dans le quotidien de la création en danse en mettant à l’épreuve l’hypothèse selon laquelle le corps considéré comme disponible dans le champ professionnel n’est jamais dissocié de la notion bourdieusienne de disposition. Il s’agira ainsi d’examiner comment s’ajustent disponibilités et dispositions pour rendre intelligible ce savoir corps disponible. Le dernier pan de notre étude sera consacré à l’expansion de ce savoir : Comment les danseurs emploient ce savoir corps disponible dans le métier ? Et comment ce savoir diffuse dans d’autres espaces de pratique ? / Very often nowadays, the dance community addresses the following formulation: «available body». Taking an overall look of the transmission process of the making of a dancer, it is suggested that in dance a well rounded performing body is not a body customized to artistic requirements for a codified dance anymore, but a body whose adaptation would paradoxically lie in both esthetic and physical great plasticity. What can this new dance body concept induce on choreographic transmission – and beyond - on today's neoliberal society? The study first examines the context of the emergence and enforcement of the available body idea. This thorough investigation on the construction of a dance body in the 20th century reveals that there is a connection between the available body cultural production and a certain idea of freedom. What is then the actual meaning of this term? In order to answer this question, the second part of the study involves an almost two year ethnography undertaken with companies creating new work. The observation of the use of the body in work context, between dancers and choreographers, provides information on this knowledge-practice available body: it is used by the dancers and choreographers to develop new corporealities. More specifically, the way the availability of the body is brought up to date in the daily creative work process in dance is examined, testing the hypothesis that the body regarded as available within the professional field is never isolated from the Bourdieusian disposition concept. We will thus discuss how do availabilities and dispositions adjust themselves so that to make intelligible this available body knowledge. The last phase of our study will be devoted to the development of this knowledge: How do dancers use this available body knowledge in the profession? And how does this knowledge disseminate to other areas of practice?

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Contexte : Malgré une volonté affichée traduite dans des textes et procédures, l’évaluation en France n’est que peu intégrée dans le processus de décision. Pourtant, dans le secteur de la santé confronté à de multiples défis, l’évaluation pourrait être une approche utile à la détermination des choix. L’utilisation de l’évaluation dépend d’une pluralité de facteurs, dont les connaissances produites et leur mode de production, les caractéristiques des décideurs et autres utilisateurs et le contexte sociopolitique et institutionnel de l’évaluation. Objectifs : Les objectifs de ce travail sont d’apprécier l’utilisation de l’évaluation dans les politiques de santé, d’identifier les leviers associés à cette utilisation et d’apprécier la capacité de l’évaluation à satisfaire les attentes et favoriser l’utilisation de ses productions. Méthode : Une revue de littérature a permis d’enrichir la compréhension du concept d’utilisation, d’identifier les facteurs influents et de faire émerger les problématiques associées. Considérant l’évaluation comme un système d’action complexe, un modèle basé sur une approche systémique a été construit et mis à l’épreuve à travers quatre étapes d’analyse des évaluations des plans régionaux de santé publique (PRSP) : (1) analyse globale de 16 évaluations ; (2) lien processus/utilisation dans une région ; (3) résultats à court/moyen terme dans 9 régions ; (4) études de cas approfondies et analyse multicritères dans 5 régions. Résultats : Une première analyse a éclairé les enjeux du contexte et la contribution des PRSP à la cohérence des politiques régionales de santé. L’examen du processus d’évaluation dans une région a montré la relation entre finalités, démarche et utilisations de l’évaluation. L’observation des suites de l’évaluation dans neuf régions a identifié différentes formes d’utilisation et les principaux facteurs intervenant. La dynamique de changement a été appréhendée dans la globalité des interactions entre le contexte, les acteurs et l’évaluation dans cinq régions. Discussion : Les retombées de l’évaluation sont plus à chercher du côté des savoirs accumulés et des évolutions des pratiques que dans des décisions formelles transformant de façon radicale les politiques. Le contexte, la crédibilité de l’évaluation, l’engagement et la motivation des acteurs sont des facteurs déterminants. Des pistes de recherche sont envisagées en vue d’approfondir les conditions du développement des capacités et de la culture d’évaluation, elles-mêmes indispensables à une meilleure exploitation de l’évaluation / Context: Despite the willingness showed in texts and procedures, evaluation in France is little integrated in the decision making process. However, in the health sector which faces multiple challenges, evaluation should be a useful approach to select choices. The use of evaluation depends on multiple factors such as, knowledge and its production process, characteristics of decision makers and others users, and the political and institutional context of the evaluation Objective: The objectives were: to assess the use of evaluation on health policies; to identify levers associated with use; to assess the capacity of evaluation to fit with decision-makers needs and to enhance usability. Method: Literature review allowed to enrich the understanding of the concept of use and to identify the main influent factors as well as the related issues. Regarding evaluation as a complex system, a model based on a systemic approach was built and tested in evaluations of regional public health plans (PRSP) in 4 steps: (1) global analysis of 16 evaluations; (2) relation process/use in on region; (3) use at short/medium term in 9 regions; (4) case studies and multicriteria analysis in 5 regions. Results: A first analysis enlighted the context and the contribution of the PRSP to the coherence of regional policies. A deeper process analysis carried out in one region pointed out the relation between final aims, management and evaluation use. The examination of evaluation consequences conducted in nine regions identified different forms of use and the major factors associated with them. The dynamic of change has been apprehended as a whole through the interactions between context, users and evaluation in five regions. Discussion: The effects of evaluation are more obvious in terms of knowledge building and evolution of practice than in radical change of policies. Context, evaluation credibility, actors’ commitment and motivation are key factors. Future research should help to better understand how to foster the culture and the capacities of evaluation. These are important prerequisites to a wider use of evaluation

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-02T21:42:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Charlanne.pdf: 1281842 bytes, checksum: 1c67e734b6ffb34763021a0600b26931 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-06-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study proposes a theoretical and empirical study on the knowledge management. The main point observed was the knowledge dissemination process and its consistency between the discourse and practice of cooperative principle - education, training and information - as a differentiator in knowledge management and organizational model. The study was intended to answer three questions: (a) how the knowledge dissemination process occurs in cooperative organizations, (b) what the perception of employees in relation to the knowledge dissemination process is and (c) as a cooperative organization invests in development of their intellectual capital. Thus the general aim was to verify, from the cooperative principles, the knowledge process used in COCAMAR-PR cooperative; the specific objectives were (1) identify how the knowledge dissemination process occurs, (2) identify the collaborators perception in relation to knowledge dissemination process and (3) verify how the knowledge dissemination process serves the prerogatives of the three principles cited above. The method chosen was the case study, whose cooperative is located in Maringa, Parana. The survey is characterized as being exploratory and descriptive. The results obtained in the research intended to demonstrate the increasing distance of the cooperative from one of its fundamental principles, despite having an intensive professional training schedule.(AU) / A presente pesquisa propõe um estudo teórico-empírico em torno da gestão do conhecimento, tendo como recorte o processo de disseminação do conhecimento e a coerência entre o discurso e a prática do princípio cooperativista (educação, formação e informação) como diferenciador na gestão do conhecimento e no modelo organizacional cooperativista. O estudo destina-se a responder três questões: a) como ocorre o processo de disseminação do conhecimento em organizações cooperativas; b) qual a percepção dos colaboradores em relação ao processo de disseminação do conhecimento; e c) como a organização cooperativa investe no desenvolvimento de seu capital intelectual a partir do princípio cooperativista: educação, formação e informação. Assim, o objetivo geral é verificar o processo do conhecimento gestado na cooperativa COCAMAR- PR a partir do princípio cooperativista: educação, formação e informação, enquanto os objetivos específicos foram: levantar como ocorre o processo de disseminação do conhecimento a partir do princípio cooperativista educação, formação e informação ; identificar a percepção dos colabores em relação ao processo de disseminação do conhecimento; e verificar como o processo de disseminação do conhecimento atende às prerrogativas do princípio cooperativista educação, formação e informação . A metodologia escolhida é o estudo de caso, em que se estuda uma organização cooperativa localizada na cidade de Maringá, Estado Paraná. A pesquisa realizada caracteriza-se como um estudo de caso, exploratória e descritiva. Os resultados auferidos na pesquisa pretendem demonstrar o distanciamento da cooperativa em estudo de um de seus princípios fundamentais, embora possua um programa intensivo de capacitação profissional.(AU)

There is an increasing pressure on service firms to innovate and compete on new offerings. As our lives become more digitized through the ubiquitous connectivity by the usage of digital devices, companies are now able to collect vast amount of various data in real-time, and thus, know radically more about their customers. Companies could leverage on this growing body of data and developing relevant services based on customer demands accordingly. One industry compelled to benefit by utilizing customer information is the telecom industry due to fierce competition and a need of innovation in a saturated market. Hence, the purpose of this study is to investigate how telecom companies use customer information in their development process of new services by answering the research question: How do telecom companies use customer information within their New Service Development process? To illuminate this, a qualitative research was conducted on three Swedish telecom companies. The findings indicate that telecom companies possess a beneficial position since they are able to collect a vast amount of data about their customers due to the digital nature of their services. However, they struggle to efficiently integrate the data and seamlessly disseminate the obtained knowledge internally. Hence, leveraging customer information in new service development has not reached its full potential and how well it is incorporated is determined by the skills of key employees and their collaboration rather than deployed internal processes.