Knowledge translation

Knowledge transfer refers to the exchange and the relationship between science and practice. This can be meant in practice both in the narrow sense, a cooperation between universities and industry companies, as well as in the broader sense any form of scientific communication.

Definition

Transfer of knowledge is understood in two ways: first to an older, more limited way, and second to a newer, more comprehensive way.

In the second, more recent sense, knowledge transfer and the conditions subject matter of the transfer science. Their is a series of seminars devoted to the by Gerd Antos (Hall ) and Sigurd Wichter (Göttingen) were performed alternately since 1999.

The knowledge transfer goes through regardless of the extent of knowledge is always the phases initiation, knowledge flow and integration. At the initiation of the knowledge transfer is initiated in the knowledge flow phase is the actual transaction of knowledge held and in the last phase of the newly transferred knowledge will be evaluated and possibly integrated into the existing knowledge base.

Examination of knowledge transfer

Kanning and colleagues distinguish between three different strategies to study the science-practice transfers: