scholarly journals The Game of Knowledge Brokering

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 554-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karol Olejniczak
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Knowledge Brokering ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Knowledge ◽  
Promising Practice ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Free Environment

Knowledge brokering is a promising practice for addressing the challenge of using research evidence, including evaluation findings, in policy implementation. For public policy practitioners, it means playing the role of an intermediary who steers the flow of knowledge between producers (researchers) and users (decision makers). It requires a set of specific skills that can be learnt most effectively by experience. The article explains how to develop knowledge brokering skills through experiential learning in a risk-free environment. It reports on the application of an innovative learning method—a game-based workshop. The article introduces the conceptual framework for designing game-based learning. Then, it demonstrates how this framework was applied in practice of teaching knowledge brokering. In conclusion, article discusses the first lessons of game application in training public policy practitioners. It concludes that game-based workshop is a promising method for learning about knowledge brokering strategies that increase evaluation use.

Educators as Facilitators of Game-Based Learning

2022 ◽  
pp. 533-553
Author(s):  
Jessica Reuter ◽  
Marta Ferreira Dias ◽  
Marlene Amorim ◽  
Mara Madaleno ◽  
Claúdia Veloso
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Game Based Learning ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Education Decision ◽  
Critical Literature

Innovative educational methods such as gamification are gaining ground in more formal environments and have great potential to improve learning in education. However, the implementation of this strategy in the classroom is assumed to be a complex practice for beginners and requires the development of new competencies by educators. This chapter aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge about the main competencies needed for educators to perform as facilitators of educational games. The study was developed through critical literature review, interviews, and questionnaires. The outcome is the development of a framework of competencies of an educator willing to use game-based learning. The study highlights the importance of institutional support to boost the development of pedagogical, technological, and social skills among educators. The conclusions of the chapter are valuable for educators aiming to adopt game-based learning and to higher education decision makers committed to expanding innovative learning contexts on their institutions.

scholarly journals E-Commerce in Singapore and Indonesia: Comparison of Policies

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-23
Author(s):  
Sahya Anggara ◽  
Zang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
New Media ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Comparative Public Policy ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
Asean Countries

New media is a term that refers to products and services that provide information/entertainment using computers or the internet. The emergence of new media also encourages other activities that people usually do in a conventional way to the cyber world. Doing business is one example. Electronic commerce, or also known as e-commerce, is a trading method that uses the internet. Nowadays, e-commerce has become a trend in the world. Comprehensive regulations are needed to manage this activity. This paper will try to describe a comparative public policy on e-commerce in the two ASEAN countries, Singapore and Indonesia. We will see differences in e-commerce development in both countries, and attention to the role of governments as decision-makers in both countries.

Board of Director Characteristics, Institutional Ownership, and Fraud: Evidence from Australia

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vineeta D. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Research Evidence ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Board Of Director ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Director Characteristics ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The U.S

Due to the high incidence of fraud in Australia, regulatory reports suggest strengthening the monitoring role of the board of directors (BOD). These reports recommend greater independence and no duality (chairperson of the BOD should not be the CEO) on the BOD. While there is no Australian evidence, research evidence in the U.S. supports these suggested reforms. It is not clear whether the research evidence observed in the U.S. will generalize to the Australian setting because of contextual differences. This study extends the U.S. findings to the Australian context and investigates the relationship between two attributes of the BOD, independence and duality, and fraud. In addition, I examine whether institutional ownership plays a role in the context of fraud. The more highly concentrated institutional ownership in Australia suggests the presence of some relationship. Using a matched sample of fraud and no-fraud firms from 1988–2000, I find that as the percentage of independent directors and the percentage of independent institutional ownership increases, the likelihood of fraud decreases. As expected, the results show a positive relationship between duality and the likelihood of fraud. These results support the call for strengthening the composition and structure of the BOD in Australia.

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