KM WEBSITE LINKS
This page contains links to organizations and individuals directly or indirectly connected to knowledge mobilization (KM). These links are organized into two categories:
KM ORGANIZATIONS - organizations that have an explicit KM mandate.
KM PRACTICES - people and places doing interesting work connected to KM (ministry websites, school boards, academic institutions, academics).
KM ORGANIZATIONS
Health Policy Management & Evaluation Department (HPME)
University of Toronto, Canada
"HPME brings together leading researchers from a wide variety of disciplines to develop and translate innovative ideas into evidence-informed practices that improve the planning, delivery and outcomes of health care.
Responsible for more than $6.5 million in research funding each year, the Department is making significant contributions to knowledge in the fields of system design, performance management, comparative health systems, health policy and health economics, health services research, quality improvement, patient safety, observational and decision sciences research, clinical trials and knowledge transfer."
Research Impact KM Program
University of Victoria University of Saskatchewan, University of Guelph, York University, UQAM, Memorial University, Canada
"Since 2006 ResearchImpact, Canada’s knowledge mobilization network has been providing knowledge mobilization services to universities, communities and government agencies.
Knowledge mobilization connects research and researchers with people and organizations seeking to develop sustainable solutions to social, environmental, economic and cultural challenges."
Education Evidence Portal (eep)
Berkshire, UK
EEP is a consortium of groups who are interested in evidence from different sources and how this evidence can be made more accessible online. EEP is also involved in developing common standards across the key providers of educational research for presenting their information.
Research Unit for Research Utilization (RURU)
St. Andrew's School of Management, Edinburgh, UK
"RURU's role is to conduct research on research use and provide a research resource for all those interested in using research to improve public policy and services. In addition to its research activities, RURU also provides training in areas relating to the use of research in policy and practice.
The Research Unit for Research Utilisation (RURU) was established in 2001 at the University of St Andrews' School of Management through initial funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as part of its investment in evidence-based policy and practice. RURU is now a research partnership between members at the universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews and based at the University of Edinburgh's Business School."
Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE)
Coventry, UK
"CUREE works at the leading edge of research and evidence-informed educational practice. Our aim is to help teachers make informed decisions about the most effective and efficient approaches to use in their own context. We search regularly and comprehensively to find the most useful research, and constantly use evidence about effective learning processes to create new, engaging and accessible tools for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), for teaching and learning and for organisational development."
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)
Ottawa, Canada
"For more than a decade, CHSRF has brought researchers and decision-makers together to create and apply knowledge to improve health services for Canadians. CHSRF is an independent, not-for-profit corporation, established with endowed funds from the federal government and its agencies, and incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act.
We bring researchers and decision-makers together to understand each other's goals and professional culture, to forge new partnerships and to influence each other's work.
Together with our partners, we have helped Canada to become an international leader in evidence-informed decision-making."
Campbell Collaboration
Oslo, Norway
"The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions. Campbell is based on voluntary cooperation among researchers of a variety of backgrounds. Campbell's strategic and policy making body is the Steering Group.
Campbell currently has five Coordinating Groups: Social Welfare, Crime and Justice, Education, Methods, and the Users group. The Coordinating Groups are responsible for the production, scientific merit, and relevance of our systematic reviews. They provide editorial services and support to review authors. Each Coordinating Group has two representatives on the Steering Group."
Best Evidence Synthesis Program (BES)
Ministry of Education, New Zealand
"The New Zealand Ministry of Education’s best evidence synthesis iterations draw together, explain and illustrate through vignette and case, bodies of evidence about what works to improve education outcomes, and what can make a bigger difference for the education of all our children and young people. The BESs are intended to be a catalyst for systemic improvement and sustainable development in education."
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Coordinating Group (EPPI-Centre)
University of London, UK
"The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre) is part of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London.
Since 1993, we have been at the forefront of carrying out systematic reviews and developing review methods in social science and public policy. We are dedicated to making reliable research findings accessible to the people who need them, whether they are making policy, practice or personal decisions.
The EPPI-Centre offers support and expertise to those undertaking systematic reviews."
Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
University of Ottawa, Canada
"The Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) is an independent, non-profit corporation that promotes and supports research to improve all aspects of learning—across the country and across all walks of life.
Funded by Human Resources and Social Development Canada, CCL was created in 2004 following a series of nationwide consultations on innovation. Canadians agreed that lifelong learning is essential to make Canada a world leader in innovation, skills and learning."
Joanna Briggs Institute
University of Adelaide, Australia
"Established in 1996, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is a growing, dynamic international collaboration involving nursing, medical and allied health researchers, clinicians, academics and quality managers across 40 countries in every continent.
JBI offers resources designed to meet the needs of service providers, health professionals and consumers by connecting the best available international evidence to the point of care."
"The Institute is known for providing reliable evidence which health professionals can use to inform their clinical decision making. The Institute develops evidence in various formats for nursing, allied health and medical professionals as well as support information for consumers."
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
Princeton, New Jersey
"An initiative of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, the WWC:
- Produces user-friendly practice guides for educators that address instructional challenges with research-based recommendations for schools and classrooms;
- Assesses the rigor of research evidence on the effectiveness of interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies), giving educators the tools to make informed decisions;
- Develops and implements standards for reviewing and synthesizing education research; and
- Provides a public and easily accessible registry of education evaluation researchers to assist schools, school districts, and program developers with designing and carrying out rigorous evaluations."
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Melbourne, Australia
"ACER’s mission is to create and promote research-based knowledge, products and services that can be used to improve learning across the life span.
Underlying this mission is our belief in the importance of ongoing, lifelong learning both for the fulfillment of individuals and for the well-being of society, and our commitment to the use of systematic investigation, evaluation and critical reflection in the search for ways to improve learning.
As a not-for-profit organisation, independent of government, ACER receives no direct financial support and generates its entire income through contracted research and development projects and through products and services that it develops and distributes.
ACER has experienced significant growth in recent years and now has more than 300 staff located in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Dubai and New Delhi."
Research in Practice
Sheffield, UK
"Our mission is to build the capacity for evidence-informed practice in children’s services. We support our network of Partners to move forward together, fostering a lasting culture shift in using evidence-informed practice to improve the lives of children, young people and families. Our work is about bringing together practitioner expertise with formal research evidence – creating new knowledge, new skills and a new energy to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. We support your people, your priorities and your performance."
"We are the ‘team around the agency’, bringing a range of experts and resources to each Partner, working with staff at all levels on each Partners’ individual priorities. And we connect our Partners with national policy and research agendas through key strategic collaborations."
Canadian Educational Association (CEA)
Toronto, Canada
"The Canadian Education Association (CEA) is a cross-Canada network with a strong membership base of leaders in the education, research and policy, not for profit and business sectors. We are committed to education that leads to greater student engagement; teaching that inspires students and teachers and that causes all students to learn; and schools that ensure both equity and excellence in pursuit of the optimal development of all students."
"CEA is cultivating a national voice for change with a research-based transformation agenda. Our Programs & Initiatives are influencing decision-makers across the country to think differently about how we provide public education."
Knowledge Mobilization Works: Seminars and Events
Ottawa, Canada
"Knowledge Mobilization Works is a consulting and training company. We work with individuals and organizations committed to improving their ability to use knowledge in their decision making. Our goal is simple: help make better decisions to produce better outcomes.
Our expertise and work is focused on these sectors:
Adult Learning and Education
Community of Practice Development
Evaluation of Knowledge Mobilization
Financial Literacy
Knowledge Mobilization Training
Leadership Development and Support
Occupational Health and Safety
Program Administration
Research Administration
Social Media Training
Sustainable Energy"
KM PRACTICES
United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"UNU-INWEH’s three core functions are derived from its mandate:
Capacity Development: Helping developing countries meet the MDGs through: cross-cutting, adult-education programmes, including distance education; “Learning networks” for comparative research, monitoring and knowledge sharing; and new water-related research and management institutions.
Knowledge Enhancement: Facilitating global knowledge networks to address the global water crisis by: generating new knowledge, based on cutting-edge science; synthesizing existing knowledge through “learning networks”; and mobilizing the learning networks to effectively disseminate knowledge.
Research-Policy Bridging: Fostering better approaches to water management and governance through applied research designed to fill critical policy gaps. Where local capacity is weak, UNU-INWEH helps communities and countries to: diagnose problems; translate information into policy-relevant formats; and evaluate existing policies."
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Swindon, UK
"The ESRC is the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. We support independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and the third sector. The ESRC’s total budget for 2010/11 is £218 million. At any one time we support over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and independent research institutes."
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Paris, France
"The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.
The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. We measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse and compare data to predict future trends. We set international standards on all sorts of things, from the safety of chemicals and nuclear power plants to the quality of cucumbers."
Ontario Education Research Panel (OERP/CORE)
"OERP/CORE was established in 2006 to facilitate discussion and collaboration among
Ontario’s school boards, faculties of Education, researchers, professional organizations,
community agencies, and ministries relating to
- research priorities for Ontario education
- the state of knowledge in specific areas
- opportunities for and impediments to the advancement of research
- the potential for future partnerships"
E-BEST (Evidence-Based Education and Services Team)
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Canada
"E-BEST is an accessible and innovative support service that coordinates and facilitates research activities, enhances capacity for evidence-based practice at all levels of the district, and models high standards for research excellence, communication, and accountability."
The Transnational/Corporate Curriculum Settlement
Allan Luke, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Allan has previously presented on the relationship between curriculum and evidence-based practices. For more information about this research and for his current publications please visit Professor Luke's homepage.
Using Assessment Data for Improving Teaching Practice
Helen Timperley, University of Auckland, Australia
Helen has previously presented on her involvement in writing and researching the "Best Evidence Synthesis on Teacher Professional Learning and Practice" and how improved understanding of assessment data can lead to improved teaching practice. For more about this research and for her current publications please visit Professor Timperley's homepage.
Improving the Social Science Knowledge Base and Its Use in Policy
Judy Sebba, University of Sussex, UK
Judy has previously presented on the impact of research in policy in education and social work. For more information about this research and for her current publications please visit Professor Sebba's homepage.
KM in New Zealand: The Best Synthesis Program
Viviane Robinson, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Viviane has previously presented on the BES (Best Evidence Synthesis) program in New Zealand. For more information on this research and for her current publications please visit Professor Robinson's hompage.
KM and Life Long Learning
David Livingstone, OISE/UT, Canada
David has previously presented on the Wall project. For more information on this research and for his current publications please visit Professor Livingstone's homepage.
Australian School Reform
Peter Dawkins, Secretary of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Australia
Peter has previously presented on school education in the state of Victoria, and the human capital reform agenda in Australia. For more information please visit the Australian Department of Education website.