An institutional Process for Brokering community-campus research collaborations

dc.contributor.authorPhipps, David
dc.contributor.authorJohnny, Michael
dc.contributor.authorWedlock, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-04T13:08:16Z
dc.date.available2015-06-04T13:08:16Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractKnowledge mobilization seeks to identify and support authentic research collaborations between community and university so that benefits of the research accrue to both partners. Knowledge brokering is a key knowledge mobilization mechanism that helps community and university partners connect and build relationships in order to share expertise for mutual opportunity. There remains a need to describe in detail the typical knowledge brokering devices and methodologies. This paper presents a detailed description of York University’s knowledge brokering service which is based on eight years of knowledge mobilization practice. The process is broken into 5 broad stages: 1) in progress; 2) no match; 3) match and no activity; 4) match and activity; 5) match and project. Stage 5 includes a step to identify the non-academic impacts of the collaborative research project. This process is illustrated using examples from York University’s practice in which a match was brokered for 82% of the 342 knowledge mobilization opportunities received between 2006-2014. York University partners with United Way York Region (UWYR) to create a regional approach to knowledge mobilization supports. This paper illustrates the impacts on community and university knowledge mobilization partners following the introduction of a community-based knowledge broker at UWYR.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada, United Way York Region and York University.
dc.identifier.citationPhipps, D.J., Johnny, M.J. and Wedlock, J. (2015) An institutional process for brokering community-campus research collaborations. Engaged Scholar Journal 1(1): 69-86.
dc.identifier.issn2368-416X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29459
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Saskatoon
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.articlehttp://www.usask.ca/engagedscholar/documents/EngagedScholarJournal-Issue1-2015.pdf
dc.rights.journalhttp://www.usask.ca/engagedscholar/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectknowledge mobilization
dc.subjectknowledge mobilisation
dc.subjectknowledge broker
dc.subjectcommunity campus collaboration
dc.subjectengaged scholarship
dc.subjectresearch impact
dc.titleAn institutional Process for Brokering community-campus research collaborations
dc.typeArticle

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