Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Cara Spence Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 144 ISBN: 9783659108846
Описание
Collaborative research partnerships are a predominate model in current academic research and funding. A corresponding expectation of formal knowledge production is the applicability of research results to practical situations. The inclusion of knowledge users in the production process is understood as the most likely way to ensure the application of knowledge. The increased interaction and collaboration within the formal knowledge system affects the nature and implications of knowledge production. Stemming from observations of changes in the natural and information sciences, Mode 2 knowledge production is described as contextualized, heterogeneous, and reflexive production of knowledge for the purpose of application. However, the theory does not adequately address the changes of knowledge production within the social sciences. This project aims to fill this gap in the Mode 2 theory. This work provides a case study of a Community-University partnership as an example of...
