Knowledge Network for Applied Education Research (KNAER) FINAL REPORT

Authors

Carol Campbell, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Katina Pollock, Western UniversityFollow
Shasta Carr-Harris
Patricia Briscoe

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-2014

Notes

To review the utility of the KNAER, this Final Report provides:

• an overview of the purposes, mission, governance, and operation of the KNAER;
• analysis of roles and activities of the Planning and Implementation Committee (PIC);
• discussion of the work of the university partners for the KNAER; and
• analysis of the knowledge mobilization (KMb) strategies, successes and challenges of the 44 KNAER funded projects.

We conclude that KNAER has had high utility.

• To inform recommendations for a future KNAER or other model(s), we draw on our analyses of the utility of the KNAER and also evidence gathered through: a review of relevant literature concerning KMb, research and practice connections and evidence-informed practice;
• interviews with nine experts in these fields; and
• a series of four strategic planning sessions with Ontario educators and researchers plus an online Twitter #KMbchat.

Our recommendation is the continuation but adaptation and evolution of the KNAER for a future model envisioned as KNAER Phase II.

Citation of this paper:

Campbell, C., Pollock, K., Carr-Harris, S., & Briscoe, P. (2014, October). KNAER final report. (123 pp.). Toronto, ON: Ontario Ministry of Education