Open AccessKnowledge Mobilization for Impact: A Multi-Case Study of Education Organizations
Author(s) -
Sofya Malik
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of education policy and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1555-5062
DOI - 10.22230/ijepl.2020v16n6a945
Subject(s) - operationalization , discernment , empirical research , public relations , sample (material) , empirical evidence , political science , psychology , knowledge management , business , computer science , philosophy , chemistry , epistemology , chromatography
Using a multi-case design, this study draws on empirical evidence and literature to analyze the knowledge mobilization approaches in educational organizations. The sample consists of four different types of education organizations in Ontario, Canada: a school board, a university, a not-for-profit, and a professional association. Data sources include publicly available websites and documents (n = 63) and key informant interviews (n = 18). Although research impact was operationalized and observed differently in these organizations, measures of impact were found to be ineffectual in all cases. This article validates the findings of existing studies that have found that there are limited instrumental uses of research, wherein research directly influences policy and practice decisions. The study calls for a careful discernment and applicability of research impact.