Critical inquiry and knowledge translation: Exploring compatibilities and tensions

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-166

  Reimer Kirkham, Sheryl ^a   Varcoe, Colleen ^b   Browne, Annette J ^b   Lynam, M Judith ^b   Khan, Koushambhi Basu ^b   McDonald, Heather ^b  

^a TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical inquiry; Critique; Knowledge translation; Postcolonial feminism; Social justice; Theoretical pluralism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CANADA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 70249139905     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-769X.2009.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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