The transfer of research knowledge in education: Overview, challenges and prospects
The transfer of research knowledge has become a key area of investigation in a number of fields. Whether in the health, social, human and applied sciences, in education, or in management, research continually seeks to narrow the gap between the knowledge that is produced and the realities that are observed in practice. Based on a review of the literature published between 2007 and 2013, this article sets out to situate knowledge transfer in education with respect to what is going on globally in other fields. Accordingly, the text addresses distinctions as well as challenges and prospects.