Social epistemology: Theory for the "fourth wave" of knowledge transfer and exchange research

Science Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-127

  Jacobson, Nora ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge transfer and exchange; Knowledge translation; Knowledge utilization; Research utilization; Social epistemology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547843636     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547007305166     Document Type: Article

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