scholarly journals Knowledge exchange: a review and research agenda for environmental management

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
IOAN FAZEY ◽  
ANNA C. EVELY ◽  
MARK S. REED ◽  
LINDSAY C. STRINGER ◽  
JOANNEKE KRUIJSEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Research Questions

SUMMARYThere is increasing emphasis on the need for effective ways of sharing knowledge to enhance environmental management and sustainability. Knowledge exchange (KE) are processes that generate, share and/or use knowledge through various methods appropriate to the context, purpose, and participants involved. KE includes concepts such as sharing, generation, coproduction, comanagement, and brokerage of knowledge. This paper elicits the expert knowledge of academics involved in research and practice of KE from different disciplines and backgrounds to review research themes, identify gaps and questions, and develop a research agenda for furthering understanding about KE. Results include 80 research questions prefaced by a review of research themes. Key conclusions are: (1) there is a diverse range of questions relating to KE that require attention; (2) there is a particular need for research on understanding the process of KE and how KE can be evaluated; and (3) given the strong interdependency of research questions, an integrated approach to understanding KE is required. To improve understanding of KE, action research methodologies and embedding evaluation as a normal part of KE research and practice need to be encouraged. This will foster more adaptive approaches to learning about KE and enhance effectiveness of environmental management.

A Letter from the NCTM President: Linking Research and Practice: The Research Agenda Project

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-215
Author(s):  
J. Michael Shaughnessy
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Conference Report ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Critical Problems ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Problems Of Practice ◽  
Share Information

About the same time that this issue of JRME arrives at your doorstep or in your computer, NCTM will release the report Linking Research and Practice: The NCTM Research Agenda Report. This publication summarizes the work and recommendations from a conference of practitioners and researchers that was held in summer 2008. The conference was charged with identifying and prioritizing a set of guiding research questions that could help to focus researchers' attention on critical problems of practice. With this letter I have an opportunity to share information and recommendations from the Research Agenda Conference Report, and point to some next steps for NCTM to implement the vision shared in the Report.

scholarly journals Co-creating a Social Science Research Agenda for Clean Sport: An International Delphi Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Boardley ◽  
Martin Chandler ◽  
Susan H Backhouse ◽  
Andrea Petroczi
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Consensus Method ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
First Time

Background: Doping is a significant issue in sport. To date, research efforts to inform doping prevention have lacked any guiding framework for research priorities. To ensure future research endeavors are coordinated, sustainable and focused on end-user priorities, a research agenda, informed by practical needs and expert knowledge, is needed. For the first time, this study brought together an international group of practitioners and academic researchers to co-create a research agenda for doping prevention.Methods: The Delphi consensus method was used to identify the most important topics for social science research on doping prevention, as well as specific questions that need addressing. Based on eligibility criteria for key stakeholders in anti-doping, 82 academics, practitioners and representatives of anti-doping organizations were invited to participate in this agenda-setting project. Based upon two substantive reviews of the doping literature and 12 focus groups with elite athletes across five European countries, a questionnaire was developed by social science experts in anti-doping to assess the importance of 15 potential research topics and identify key research questions for each. In Round 1, an expert panel (n = 57) completed this questionnaire. In Round 2, expert panel members (n = 33; 42% attrition from Round 1) ranked the eight topic areas rated as most important in Round 1 on their relative importance, before doing the same for research questions within each topic area. Based on these rankings, a draft research agenda was created. In the final round, expert-panel members (n = 26; 54% attrition from Round 1) rated the degree to which they accepted this draft agenda and the feasibility of its delivery over the next ten years, as well as identifying possible barriers and facilitators to its implementation.Results: The results of Round 1 and Round 2 were used to create a research agenda consisting of 18 research questions stratified across eight topic areas. This draft agenda was either fully (n = 16) or mostly (n = 9) accepted by the expert panel in Round 3 (96.2%). These research topics focus on the effectiveness of anti-doping interventions/education programmes, athlete environment (developmental influences, role and knowledge of the athlete entourage), long-term development of protective and risk factors for doping in athletes and their entourage, athletes' experiences of key procedures and their perceived place in the anti-doping system. Conclusions: For the first time, a rigorous exercise was conducted to create a research agenda for doping prevention research. Adoption and application of this agenda should lead to better coordination, more efficient use of available funding resource, enhanced uptake of research findings by doping-prevention practitioners and in turn more effective anti-doping and clean-sport education.

The environmental programme for the Danube River Basin

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Rodda
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Danube River ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Regional Approach ◽  
The Danube River ◽  
Danube River Basin

The Programme has the objective of providing a regional approach to environmental management in the Danube River Basin where there is great pressure from a diverse range of human activities. Serious pollution problems exist from urban populations, from industry, and from intensive agricultural practices. Although the water quality of the main Danube river is probably better than the Rhine because of its greater flow, the same is not the case in the tributaries where there the problems are more serious. A factor which makes a compelling case for a regional approach is the deterioration of the Black Sea into which the main Danube river discharges significant loads of nutrients and a range of non-degradable contaminants. The application of limited financial resources will require fine judgement about the high priority pollution sources that will lead to cost-effective improvements. This action, and other technical assistance, also requires a considerable effort to strengthen the organisations having responsibility for environmental management, and to develop effective public participation. The paper emphasises the water pollution problems in the river basin.

scholarly journals Responsible Urban Innovation with Local Government Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Juan M. Corchado ◽  
Rashid Mehmood ◽  
Rita Yi Man Li ◽  
Karen Mossberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Expert Team ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Urban Problems ◽  
Technological Opportunities ◽  
Made In

The urbanization problems we face may be alleviated using innovative digital technology. However, employing these technologies entails the risk of creating new urban problems and/or intensifying the old ones instead of alleviating them. Hence, in a world with immense technological opportunities and at the same time enormous urbanization challenges, it is critical to adopt the principles of responsible urban innovation. These principles assure the delivery of the desired urban outcomes and futures. We contribute to the existing responsible urban innovation discourse by focusing on local government artificial intelligence (AI) systems, providing a literature and practice overview, and a conceptual framework. In this perspective paper, we advocate for the need for balancing the costs, benefits, risks and impacts of developing, adopting, deploying and managing local government AI systems in order to achieve responsible urban innovation. The statements made in this perspective paper are based on a thorough review of the literature, research, developments, trends and applications carefully selected and analyzed by an expert team of investigators. This study provides new insights, develops a conceptual framework and identifies prospective research questions by placing local government AI systems under the microscope through the lens of responsible urban innovation. The presented overview and framework, along with the identified issues and research agenda, offer scholars prospective lines of research and development; where the outcomes of these future studies will help urban policymakers, managers and planners to better understand the crucial role played by local government AI systems in ensuring the achievement of responsible outcomes.

The ABCs and beyond: Developing an operations research agenda on comprehensive behavior change approaches for HIV prevention: Report from a technical meeting

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Operations Research ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Change Strategies ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Research Questions

In April 2003, the Horizons Program sponsored a one-day technical meeting to develop and set priorities for an operations research agenda to study effective behavior change strategies for HIV risk reduction, particularly those that focus on the “ABC” behaviors: abstinence or delaying sex, being faithful or partner reduction, and condom use. Representatives from more than 20 organizations and programs involved in prevention research and programming discussed epidemiological, behavioral, psychosocial, and structural factors that may help determine the effectiveness of promoting the ABCs and other prevention programs. During the meeting, specific opportunities for collaborations and areas of particular interest for each group were discussed, with the goal of permitting each organization to focus on its strengths while working together toward similar outcomes. As noted in this report, the Horizons partnership plans to pursue some of the key operations research questions that were identified by the technical experts.

Collaborative writing in L2 classrooms: A research agenda

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Mimi Li ◽  
Meixiu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Practice Development

Abstract Research on second language (L2) collaborative writing (CW) has proliferated over the recent decade and will continue to bloom due to the changing landscape of writing and learning in the digital age. This article provides a research agenda on CW in L2 classrooms. We illustrate six research themes for future research inquiry by pointing out the research gap, following a brief review of theoretical frameworks and existing empirical efforts on CW. We then expound on six specific research tasks that we deem to be pressing for this domain to progress, including more attention to multimodal CW, expanded frameworks for analyzing peer interaction and writing products, deployment of underused research techniques and improved research practice, development of CW assessment practice, as well as the inquiry of practitioners’ input on CW. We hope to provide guidance for future research endeavors by identifying avenues of investigations on CW and meanwhile contribute to the trajectory of vibrant research on L2 writing and language learning.

scholarly journals Developing a conceptual model of influences around integrated reporting, new insights and directions for future research

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charl de Villiers ◽  
Pei-Chi Kelly Hsiao ◽  
Warren Maroun
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
Research Questions

Purpose This paper aims to develop a conceptual model for examining the development of integrated reporting, relate the articles in this Meditari Accountancy Research special issue on integrated reporting to the model and identify areas for future research. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses a narrative/discursive style to summarise key findings from the articles in the special issue and develop a normative research agenda. Findings The findings of the prior literature, as well as the articles in this special issue, support the conceptual model developed in this paper. This new conceptual model can be used in multiple ways. Originality/value The special issue draws on some of the latest developments in integrated reporting from multiple jurisdictions. Different theoretical frameworks and methodologies, coupled with primary evidence on integrated reporting, construct a pluralistic assessment of integrated reporting, which can be used as a basis for future research. The new conceptual model developed in this paper can be used as an organising framework; a way of understanding and thinking about the various influences; a way of identifying additional factors to control for in a study; and/or a way of identifying new, interesting and underexplored research questions.

Six Sigma Method Applying within Environmental Management

2013 ◽  
Vol 739 ◽  
pp. 700-705
Author(s):  
Ruzena Kralikova ◽  
Miroslav Rusko ◽  
Miroslav Badida
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Customer Expectation ◽  
The Way

The paper describes the philosophy and methodology of Six Sigma method. Six Sigma is a new methodology using old tools. It is a comprehensive system for achieving, maintaining and maximizing business success based mainly on understanding of the needs and customer expectation. With their introduction, the organizations create the way for a balanced and integrated approach in terms of economic, quality, environmental and security interests.

scholarly journals Taking Another Look: Thoughts on Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia and Their Measurement

Healthcare ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Woods ◽  
Kathleen Buckwalter
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Nursing Home Placement ◽  
Behavioral Symptoms ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Home Placement ◽  
Care Costs

This article proposes taking another look at behavioral symptoms of dementia (BSDs) both from a theoretical perspective that informs research and practice and from a measurement perspective. We discuss why this rethinking of behaviors impacts current models of care and our ability to better detect outcomes from interventions. We propose that BSDs be viewed from a pattern perspective and provide some suggestions for how to identify and measure these patterns that can influence the timing and type of intervention. Evidence suggests that BSDs are complex, sequential, patterned clusters of behavior recurring repeatedly in the same individual and escalate significantly without timely intervention. However, BSDs are frequently viewed as separate behaviors rather than patterns or clusters of behaviors, a view that affects current research questions as well as the choice, timing, and outcomes of interventions. These symptoms cause immense distress to persons with the disease and their caregivers, trigger hospitalizations and nursing home placement, and are associated with increased care costs. Despite their universality and that symptoms manifest across disease etiologies and stages, behaviors tend to be underrecognized, undertreated, and overmanaged by pharmacological treatments that may pose more harm than benefit.

scholarly journals The use of participatory methodologies for conducting literacy activities

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 456-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Field ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
The Media ◽  
Digital Media Literacy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to construct the basis for a research agenda that integrates participatory methodologies (PMs) into literacies (L) research and practice as a valuable methodological basis. Design/methodology/approach The pros and cons of using PM on L research and practice are explained, as well as its possibilities, characteristics and the contributions of a research agenda under such integration (PM-L agenda). This analysis draws from the pertinent literature, Scopus publication data, the author’s own practice as an information literacy (IL) researcher and a questionnaire used to gather further insights from the research community in this matter. Findings A further understanding of the contributions that a PM-L research agenda can bring to the library and information science field is achieved. The pros, cons, hesitations and eagerness that researchers might have toward the idea of using such integration are valuable for determining if this really is a perfect but not an explicit fit. Research limitations/implications Although the questionnaire was promoted in a large international conference during a four-year period (2013-2017), it was answered by 34 participants; only 16 participants had previous experiences with the PM-L integration, and only an average of 8 participants provided significant answers to our open-ended questions. Thus, the amount of data available to analyze was limited. Certainly, using Scopus data provides a large but incomplete picture of the specialized literature that is peer reviewed and indexed, because it excludes publications not indexed that may be pertinent. Originality/value The PM-L integration is deemed as highly adequate, as PMs seek to improve participants’ conditions, situations and realities through reflection and engagement, while L-related activities and research (including information, digital, media literacy or new literacies) are conducted to improve people’s use and understanding of the media for which they are developing literacy. This contributes to their betterment as critical-thinkers, persons, citizens and learners. However, many researchers and especially practitioners do not formally use PM to conduct L activities, at least in many cases, this is not made explicitly. In the case of practitioners, some have conducted such activities empirically, without an appropriate methodological foundation. Hence, to establish PM as the methodologies of choice may help researchers and practitioners have a stronger methodological basis to conduct their work.

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