scholarly journals A Multi-Directional and Agile Academic Knowledge Transfer Strategy for Healthcare Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Klemme ◽  
Birte Richter ◽  
Kevin De Sabbata ◽  
Britta Wrede ◽  
Anna-Lisa Vollmer
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Healthcare Technology ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
Key Aspects

Technology, especially cognitive agents and robots, has significant potential to improve the healthcare system and patient care. However, innovation within academia seldomly finds its way into practice. At least in Germany, there is still a digitalization gap between academia and healthcare practice and little understanding of how healthcare facilities can successfully purchase, implement, and adopt new knowledge and technology. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop a successful academic knowledge transfer strategy for healthcare technology. We conducted a qualitative study with academic staff working in higher education in Germany and professionals in their practice partner organizations. In 15 semi-structured interviews, we aimed to assess interviewees experiences with knowledge transfer, to identify perceived influencing factors, and to understand the key aspects of a successful knowledge transfer strategy. The Dynamic Knowledge Transfer Model by Wehn and Montalvo, 2018 was used for data analysis. Based on our findings, we suggest that a successful transfer strategy between academia and practice needs to be multi-directional and agile. Moreover, partners within the transfer need to be on equal terms about expected knowledge transfer project outcomes. Our proposed measures focus particularly on regular consultations and communication during and after the project proposal phase.

Between Scientific Playground and Industrial Workbench

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 463-472
Author(s):  
Gabi Kaffka
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Academic Values ◽  
Private Industry ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Academic Organizations ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
The Impact

The focus of this article is on the impact of cultural influences in academic knowledge transfer (KT). This aspect of the KT process was studied at Dutch and German technical universities. The analysis shows that professional values and identities play an important role in academic KT. Administrators in university KT offices were found to be influenced by values such as efficiency and profitability, like their counterparts in the private industry. At the same time, the KT personnel in both countries shared traditional academic values with the academic staff. With this ability to understand the interests of both the private sector and the academics, KT personnel at universities have taken on a bridging role in mediating between the non-profit interests of academia and the profit interest of external parties. It is argued that, due to the increasingly complex legal and administrative processes involved in transferring knowledge to external partners, KT managers are adapting to a functional niche in modern academic organizations by fulfilling this important ‘bridging role’.

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical Practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-58
Author(s):  
Aina Strode
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Study Process

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical PracticeThe topicality of the research is determined by the need for changes in higher education concerned with implementing the principles of sustainable education. The article focuses on teacher training, highlighting the teacher's profession as an attractive choice of one's career that permits to ensure the development of general and professional skills and an opportunity for new specialists to align with the labour market. The empirical study of students' understanding of their professional activity and of the conditions for its formation is conducted by applying structured interviews (of practice supervisors, students, academic staff); students and experts' questionnaire. Comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and triangulation were used in case studies. As a result, a framework of pedagogical practice organisation has been created in order to form students' independent professional activity. The criteria and indicators of independent professional activity have been formulated and suggestions for designers of study programmes and organisers of the study process have been provided.

Polytechnic to Business Project (P2B) a Case of Innovation and Knowledge Transference

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
Teresa Paiva
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Manage Innovation

Background: The theoretical background of this article is on the model developed of knowledge transfer between universities and the industry in order to access the best practices and adapt to the study case in question regarding the model of promoting and manage innovation within the universities that best contribute with solution and projects to the business field. Objective: The development of a knowledge transfer model is the main goal of this article, supported in the best practices known and, also, to reflect in the main measurement definitions to evaluate the High Education Institution performance in this area. Methods: The method for this article development is the case study method because it allows the fully understanding of the dynamics present within a single setting, and the subject examined to comprehend what is being done and what the dynamics mean. The case study does not have a data collection method, as it is a research that may rely on multiple sources of evidence and data which should be converged. Results: Since it’s a case study this article present a fully description of the model proposed and implemented for the knowledge transfer process of the institution. Conclusion: Still in a discussion phase, this article presents as conclusions some questions and difficulties that could be pointed out, as well as some good perspectives of performed activity developed.

scholarly journals An intervention to decrease burnout and increase retention of early career nurses: a mixed methods study of acceptability and feasibility

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Brook ◽  
Leanne M. Aitken ◽  
Julie-Ann MacLaren ◽  
Debra Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Healthcare Organisation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Aims To understand the experiences of nursing students and academic staff of an intervention to decrease burnout and increase retention of early career nurses, in order to identify acceptability and feasibility in a single centre. Background Internationally, retention of nurses is a persistent challenge but there is a dearth of knowledge about the perspectives of stakeholders regarding the acceptability and feasibility of interventions to resolve the issue. This study reports an intervention comprising of mindfulness, psychological skills training and cognitive realignment to prepare participants for early careers as nurses. Methods This is an explanatory sequential mixed methods study, conducted by a UK university and healthcare organisation. Participants were final year pre-registration nursing students (n = 74) and academics (n = 7) involved in the implementation of the intervention. Pre and post measures of acceptability were taken using a questionnaire adapted from the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used to assess change in acceptability over time. Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews, focus groups and field notes were thematically analysed, adhering to COREQ guidelines. Data were collected February to December 2019. Results One hundred and five questionnaires, 12 interviews with students and 2 focus groups engaging 7 academic staff were completed. The intervention was perceived as generally acceptable with significant positive increases in acceptability scores over time. Student nurses perceived the intervention equipped them with skills and experience that offered enduring personal benefit. Challenges related to the practice environment and academic assessment pressures. Reported benefits align with known protective factors against burnout and leaving the profession. Conclusion Planning is needed to embed the intervention into curricula and maximise relationships with placement partners. Evaluating acceptability and feasibility offers new knowledge about the value of the intervention for increasing retention and decreasing burnout for early career nurses. Wider implementation is both feasible and recommended by participants.

scholarly journals “Why not use it more?” Sources of self-efficacy in researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1274-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Alshahrani ◽  
Diane Rasmussen Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Mastery ◽  
Mastery Experience ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Postdoctoral Researchers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that researchers rely on when using social media for knowledge sharing and to explore how these sources impact their use. Design/methodology/approach The study employed 30 semi-structured interviews with researchers at a major Scottish university. The authors analysed the interview transcriptions using directed content analysis. Findings The researchers relied on the four sources of self-efficacy proposed by Bandura (1977) when using social media for knowledge sharing. These sources lead researchers to use social media effectively and frequently for sharing knowledge, although some may discourage its use. Research limitations/implications It extends the self-efficacy integrative theoretical framework of Bandura (1977) by presenting the relative amount of the influence of these sources for researchers to share their ideas, experiences, questions and research outputs on social media. While the participants included academic staff, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students, the majority were PhD students. Practical implications The findings can help universities understand how to promote productive use of social media. For example, academic staff who have high personal mastery experience could mentor those who do not. Originality/value This is the first known study to investigate the sources of self-efficacy that impact researchers’ use of social media for knowledge sharing.

scholarly journals Policy capacity and governance conditions for implementing sustainable development goals in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (b) ◽  
pp. 38-77
Author(s):  
Natália Massaco Koga ◽  
Fernando Filgueiras ◽  
Maricilene Isaira Baia do Nascimento ◽  
Natasha Borali ◽  
Victor Bastos
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Vertical Coordination ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Governance Tools ◽  
Implementation Context ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Key Aspects

This article examines governance conditions for implementing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Brazil. The SDGs are a commitment (signed and adopted in September 2015 by 193 countries) to achieve 17 key milestones by 2030 for formulating and implementing public policies that promote economic, social, and environmental development. Yet the Goals’ multifaceted and imbricated nature poses expressive challenges. One argues that the SDGs provide a rich set of interconnected policies to address key aspects of the governance debate, such as the capacities in a complex policy-implementation context; the association between administrative and relational policy capacities; and the dynamics of governance tools. This investigation entails quanti-qualitative analysis based on data produced by semi-structured interviews and a survey with a random sample of the Brazilian federal bureaucracy, answered by 2,000 individuals. The main findings are that the SDGs require a governance strategy capable of building capacity for promoting collaboration among state and society, horizontal and vertical coordination, and data and information for developing analytical capabilities. In sum, SDGs require higher levels of capacities, leadership, and proper institutional design to reach the necessary levels of collaboration for producing coherent and integrated policies, so leadership materializes as the main critical condition for SDGs’ implementation in Brazil.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC STAFF SELECTION IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN – THE CASE OF COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 128-145
Author(s):  
Khamis Said Nasser Al Muniri
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Colleges Of Technology ◽  
College Of Technology ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Recruitment And Selection

This paper looks at the academic staff selection practices at the Colleges of Technology in Oman. An inductive reasoning or bottom up approach was used in this research project. The main method of data collection used was semi-structured interviews conducted with selected government officials whose position and experience would enable them to provide useful data on the issues being explore. Some of the main findings of the research was that the interviewers predominantly conducted unstructured interviews and the interviewers had not received any training on how to conduct interviews and carryout the selection process. In addition, the interviewers did not have any standard selection criteria when recruiting academic staff to the college of technology. The research findings will help administrators in Oman to improve the recruitment and selection process of academic Staff.

scholarly journals Turning chemistry education on its head: Design, experience and evaluation of a learning-centred ‘Modern Chemistry’ subject

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Ingo Koeper ◽  
◽  
Joe Shapter ◽  
Vanessa North ◽  
Don Houston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Final Exam

In science courses in general, but especially in first year chemistry classes, the amount of content that is delivered is often overwhelming and too complex for the student to easily cope with. Students not only have to gain knowledge in a variety of different field, they also have to learn new laboratory skills and analytical techniques. Additionally, there is an issue with more and more information being available to everybody through the internet, while our education often still focusses on delivering that knowledge, rather than exploring ways how students can be guided to understanding and using the knowledge provided. There have been different approaches on how to make ‘dry’ scientific concepts more interesting and how enhance student engagement, ranging from problem-based learning approaches, case studies or flipped classroom models. We have recently turned a fairly classic first year chemistry course on its head. In the new structure, students are gaining knowledge and understanding purely through the completion of a range of challenges. We have removed all lectures, tutorials and the final exam, and all interaction with the student happens in the laboratory. Throughout the semester, students attempt to complete a range of challenges, both theoretical and practical, find relevant information, propose approaches to solving the challenges, and discuss these and subsequent outcomes with academic staff. In order to analyse the design, we have conducted structured interviews with students from 2016-2018. Initial assessment of the data suggests a high level of engagement of the students, paired with a better preparation of students for their subsequent studies. Students enjoyed having the freedom to choose and design their own experiments. Additionally, students improved significantly in non-content related aspects such as timemanagement, organisation, planning and self-learning, with notable impact on their learning in higher years.

scholarly journals Peningkatan pengetahuan dan pemeriksaan skabies santri Pondok Pesantren Nurul Islam Sekarbela

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222
Author(s):  
Lalu Husnul Hidayat ◽  
Siti Rahmatul Aini ◽  
Dedianto Hidajat ◽  
Iman Surya Pratama
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Skin Protection ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Hygiene Behavior ◽  
Physical Examinations

[Bahasa]: Angka prevalensi skabies di pondok pesantren di Indonesia adalah sebesar 3,9-6% termasuk di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat. Alih pengetahuan oleh tenaga kesehatan terdidik pada santri diperlukan untuk mencapai pesantren bebas skabies. Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) ini bertujuan untuk menentukan peningkatan pengetahuan, status perilaku kebersihan santri dan kesehatan kulit santri melalui penyuluhan dan pemeriksaan skabies pada santri Madrasah Aliyah Nurul Islam Sekarbela, Kota Mataram. Peningkatan pengetahuan ditentukan melalui pemberian kuesioner pretest dan posttest setelah penyuluhan. Status perilaku kebersihan santri ditentukan melalui wawancara semi terstruktur. Status dermatologis ditentukan melalui penemuan lesi skabies dengan pemeriksaan fisik dan teknik dermoskopi. Penyuluhan yang telah dilakukan meningkatkan pengetahuan santri terkait skabies sebesar 25-90%. Status perilaku kebersihan santri terkait skabies pada aspek kebersihan diri terkait penularan masih rendah dengan persentase lebih dari 50%. Berdasarkan pemeriksaan fisik, sebesar 21% santri terinfeksi skabies (n = 52 orang) dengan status dermatologikus berupa papula, erilematosa, skuama, dan erosi. Kata Kunci: alih pengetahuan, skabies, santri, madarasah [English]: The prevalence of scabies in Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia is 3,9-6%, including the province of West Nusa Tenggara. A knowledge transfer by educated health workers to madrasa students (santri) is needed to protect boarding schools from scabies. This community service program aimed to elevate the students’ knowledge of scabies, develop their hygiene behavior, and help them understand skin protection. It was done through counseling and physical examinations on students of MA Nurul Islam Sekarbela. The increase of knowledge was examined through the provision of pre and post counseling questionnaires. The personal hygiene status was determined through semi-structured interviews. Meanwhile, dermatological status was assessed through the scabies lesions by the physical examination and dermoscopy techniques. The counseling increased students’ knowledge of scabies at 72%-95%. The aspect of personal hygiene relating to transmissions is still low (> 50%). Based on the physical examinations, 21% of the students were infected with scabies (n = 52) in the form of papules, erythematous, squama, and erosion. Keywords: knowledge transfer, scabies, santri, madrasa

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