Government Policies To Induce Efficient Retraining Decisions

Author : Tora K. Bikson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
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Download or read book Getting it Together written by Tora K. Bikson and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a critical review of recent empirical and theoretical literature on information dissemination and utilization, incorporating key concepts from that body of literature into a model of effective knowledge transfer in gerontology. The treatment of relationships between researchers and users first provided a model of their linkage and then reviewed relevant literature in order to determine what the generic characteristics of the linkage system should be. A two-part goal for linkage was established, involving the facilitation of both communicative interaction and adaptive implementation; key activities for the fulfillment of each aim were specified. However, this discussion primarily for reasons of lack of data, leaves many important issues unaddressed. Such questions include the nature of professional and interpersonal qualifications that should be required of link agents; the agencies best suited to carry out this function with respect to gerontological research; the amount of time and level of funding probably needed to develop and deliver linking services; how such services should be supported; and the expected significance of the gain to older adults and the practitioner establishment with which they come in contact. On the other hand, the review clearly indicated that these questions notwithstanding the linkage model provide the most promising means among those available for securing the dissemination and utilization of new gerontological knowledge.