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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Research-practice gap"”.
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Optimizing Workplace Wellness Interventions in Small Businesses: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Interviews Exploring the Research-Practice Gap
… used to promote mental and physical health. Yet, gaps remain in understanding how to implement these interventions, particularly in small businesses, which often lack the resources and scale of the larger organizations where such interventions are typically applied. The present research addresses …
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Security councils have feelings, too : applying an old tool in a new setting can help bridge the research-practice gap in Arctic geopolitics
Arctic geopolitics involve a number of unique and complicated factors. Not only are larger historical dynamics at play, but polic-makers are also struggling with new technological advancements and their impact on day-to-day interactions that shape policy. This paper works towards a more predictive …
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The nature of the human resource development research–practice gap: Text data mining and topic modeling analysis of three decades of professional and academic literature from 1990 to 2022
… importance and ongoing dialogue around the gap between research and practice. However, empirical studies addressing this crucial issue remain notably deficient. This dissertation helps fill this knowledge gap using quantitative descriptive analysis to explore topic representation and the …
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Bridging the research-practice gap in child and adolescent psychotherapy : a survey of New Zealand practitioners : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University
… child and adolescent psychotherapy in clinical practice are known to differ from those found in research settings. This is a concern for psychologists who aim to provide evidence-based practice within the scientist-practitioner model. In partial replication of a previous North American survey …
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Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: Involving Group Therapists in the Development of Clinically Relevant Research Questions and Methodologies
… of psychotherapy group process. Since 1970, most research on group therapeutic factors has investigated their relative importance, depending on the therapeutic setting or modality, client population, or "developmental stage" of the group. However some authors have protested that there are …
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“Biomarkers” for Translational Success in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of the Research to Practice Trends in Breast Cancer and ALS to Identify Systematic Indicators of Translational Success
Translating research findings into practical therapies for neurodegenerative diseases remains a formidable challenge in biomedical research. This challenge arises from the diseases’ inherent heterogeneity and complexity. Interestingly, similar obstacles were historically encountered in breast …
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Increasing the use of research findings in four allied health professions
The research-practice gap persists in the allied health professions because they perceive or experience barriers to research utilisation. The focus of this work was on overcoming these barriers to increase research utilisation in four allied health professions: nutrition and dietetics, occupational …
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Knowledge generation processes and the role of the case study method in the field of psychotherapy
… case study narratives. Currently, evidence–based practice (EBP) in psychotherapy prioritises quantitative methods (e.g., systematic reviews and meta–analytic reports, which summarise the findings of randomised controlled trials; RCTs). However, recent studies exploring psychotherapists’ …
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Practice-Based Research in Speech-Language Pathology
Practice-based research is an active and collaborative approach to clinical research that minimizes the research-practice gap. Practice-based research involves collecting data in practice to answer questions that arise from clinical practice. The findings from this research then inform future …
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Merging Task-Centered Social Work and Motivational Interviewing in Outpatient Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment: Model Development for Social Work Practice
To advance social work practice and decrease the research practice gap, this dissertation followed a model development paradigm consisting of several phases. Based on the task-centered model of social work practice and motivational interviewing, a new combined model was construed. The two …
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A contribution to developing the counselling and psychotheraphy profession: a reflexive action research study
… which have been referred to as Schoolism, the research-practice gap and the hierarchy of evidence. I argue that it is important to address these phenomena as the profession moves towards statutory registration under the aegis of the Health Professions Council. I also argue that, in order to …
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Methods, paradigms, and practices: Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Science
There is a critical gap in translating scientific discoveries to public health benefit. For example, despite a multitude of efficacious physical activity interventions, only one in four adults in the United States meets the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. To bridge the research-practice …
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A Mixed Methods Case Study of Evidence-Based Practice in a Knowledge Organization
<p>Evidence-based practice offers a key strategy for closing the gap between research and practice in organizational and management studies. This approach calls for practitioners to apply key critical thinking competencies to gather and use the best available evidence to inform decision making and …
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What’s the Use of Research? How Teachers Use Research To Plan for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Classrooms
<p>This study addresses two important gaps. First, a persistent achievement gap between culturally and linguistically diverse students and their typically more-resourced, English-proficient peers threatens students’ success in K-12 and beyond (Dabach & Callahan, 2011). Fortunately, there is a large …