Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education [electronic resource] : Collaboration in the Arts and Humanities /
Smith, Lisa Mooney.author.
A presentation of four years of close observation of research and knowledge transfer practices in a university. It attempts to contextualise knowledge transfer within the arts and humanities, as well as situate learning about the reception and adoption of it by the individual scholar and the organisation in which they operate.
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 The Changing Landscape: A Survey of Key Moments and Documents; 1.1 Key words in the debate; 1.2 The academy: 1980-2000; 1.3 Political governance of research funds; 1.4 Origins of the Arts & Humanities Research Council, 1900-2000; 1.5 Key concepts: the Two Cultures debate; 2 Current Reflections: A Knowledge Driven Society, 2000-2005; 2.1 A climate for change: council status for the arts; 2.2 Researching knowledge transfer: some first steps; 2.3 A move towards a knowledge driven society; 2.4 Conclusions
3 Creativity Research in the East Midlands (CreEM): A Critical Case Study3.1 Background on participants and location; 3.2 Developing the value chain; 3.3 Using an action framework; 3.4 CreEM outcomes; 3.5 Reflective evaluation: results from a retrospective questionnaire; 3.6 Key factors affecting the success of the CreEM project as a model of KT; 3.7 Summary of key observations from the CreEM case study; 3.8 Conclusions: context for the research exchange network; 4 The Individual As Engaged Arts Scholar; 4.1 Individual academic practices
4.2 Reflections from the social sciences: applicability in the arts and humanities4.3 Defining scholarly practices in the adoption of KT; 4.4 The co-production of knowledge: modes of collaboration; 4.5 Conclusions: how KT shapes the role of the individual within the institution; 5 The Organisation: University As 'Ideas Factory'?; 5.1 Patterns of change over time; 5.2 Internal and external perceptions; 5.3 From scholarship to the marketplace; 5.4 Institutional managerialism: inhibiting or enhancing KT?; 5.5 The devolved research centre: support at the best level?
5.6 A learning organisation: adapting and overcoming barriers5.7 Conclusions; 6 Enabling Knowledge Exchange: Participation and Brokerage; 6.1 Creating an enabling environment: REN foundations; 6.2 REN: an active participant in KT; 6.3 The role of the 'Human Curator': KT brokerage as a key factor in individual and institutional practices; 6.4 A common collective?; 6.5 The humanities value chain: a model for an intimate study of KT practices; 6.6 REN as a resource model for HVCs; 7 A Footprint for Further Dialogue and Debate; 7.1 The 'new profession'; 7.2 Social networking
7.3 Creating living case studies7.4 KT in 2011: transient or normative?; 7.5 To conclude; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A presentation of four years of close observation of research and knowledge transfer practices in a university. It attempts to contextualise knowledge transfer within the arts and humanities, as well as situate learning about the reception and adoption of it by the individual scholar and the organisation in which they operate.
Knowledge management.
Education, Higher.
Management information systems.
Organization.
Behavioral economics.
Knowledge Management.
Administration, Organization and Leadership.
Higher Education.
Business Information Systems.
Organization.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.