Towards a sociology of knowledge translation: the importance of being dis-interested in knowledge translation

• Published in: Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 289 - 299
• Main Authors: Kitto, Simon C., Sargeant, Joan, Reeves, Scott, Silver, Ivan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2012; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Australia; Behavior Change; Canada; Clinical Competence; Comparative Analysis; Diffusion of Innovation; Education; Education, Medical - methods; Epistemology; Evaluation Research; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Occupations; Humans; Interdisciplinary Communication; Intervention; Knowledge; Medical Education; Models, Educational; Models, Psychological; Psychological Theory; Reflections; Science Education; Sociology; Teaching - methods; Theories; Translation; Translational Medical Research - methods; Australia; Canada; Planned action theories; Sociology of knowledge translation; Generalised symmetry

Over the last 15 years there has been an increasingly energetic search for theories and definitions in the burgeoning area of knowledge translation (KT) in the health care context. The focus has been on the design and evaluation of KT activities with little attention to developing a considered KT th...