A collaborative approach to defining the usefulness of impact: Lessons from a knowledge exchange project involving academics and social work practitioners

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-327

  Wilkinson, Heather ^a   Gallagher, Michael ^a   Smith, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact; Knowledge exchange; Practitioner research; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873843929     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426412X654040     Document Type: Review

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