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Knowledge management and translation

2013
Knowledge Management (KM) is an interdisciplinary area of management research and practice that deals with the systematic, planned coordination and development of knowledge in organisations and individuals. It comprises all the activities an organisation or individual carries out to support the generation, storage and distribution of knowledge (e.g ...
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Cultural knowledge in translation [PDF]

ELT Journal, 2003
The article describes a study exploring the influence of cultural knowledge on the translation performance of German students of English. The study found that the students often lacked sufficient knowledge about British culture to deal with widely‐used cultural concepts.
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Knowledge translation in developing countries

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2006
There is increasing evidence that the application of knowledge in developing countries is failing. One reason is the woeful shortage of health workers, but as this is redressed, it is also crucial that we have an evidence base of what works to minimize the "know-do gap." The World Health Organization and other international organizations are actively ...
Nancy Santesso, Peter Tugwell
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An Overview of Knowledge Translation

2009
Knowledge translation (KT) was traditionally framed as a problem of moving research results into policy and practice. The impetus for the flow of knowledge originated with researchers constructing new knowledge and seeing its utility, or with policymakers and administrators seeing problems in practice and looking to researchers for solutions.
Chris Groeneboer, Monika Whitney
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Translating Facts Into Knowledge

Mind, Brain, and Education, 2011
Many education systems have a tendency to be limiting and rigid. These systems teach children to value facts over knowledge and routine and repetition over playfulness and curiosity to seek knowledge. How can we unleash our children's imagination and permit them to use play and other creative tools as a means of learning? This article proposes new ways
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Knowledge Systems and Translation

2005
It is generally agreed that knowledge plays an important role in translation and interpreting and that it should therefore be of central concern to studies in this field. However, present-day translation and interpreting studies offer only a limited amount of research specifically dedicated to knowledge-related issues.
Jan Engberg, Helle V. Dam, Heidrun Gerzymisch-Arbogast   +2 more
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Translation of Scientific Knowledge

2015
Public policies are based on evidence of every day life. This derives from the need to make decisions in the shortest possible time and cost and likelihood of further quantitative and qualitative impact on the lives of individuals and the welfare of countries.
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Translating Knowledge Into Action

Psychiatric Annals, 2012
This month’s issue, guest edited by Garry M. Vickar, MD, FRCPC, DLFAPA, reviews the value of psychoeducation for patients with chronic psychiatric disorders and their families. As I read these articles, I thought about the vagaries of the process of translating new information into practice. First, there is the focus of the message.
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Are You Knowledgeable About Knowledge Translation?

Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 2013
Annette Majnemer, Keiko Shikako-Thomas
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Fundamentals of Knowledge Translation

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2013
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