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“ Academic/Practitioner Knowledge Sharing inside Higher Education Institutions”. A brief overview – (we’re here to listen!). Introductions . Julie Lister, Lecturer in HRM, University of Westminster j.lister@wmin.ac.uk
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“Academic/Practitioner Knowledge Sharing inside Higher Education Institutions” A brief overview – (we’re here to listen!)
Introductions • Julie Lister, Lecturer in HRM, University of Westminster • j.lister@wmin.ac.uk • Dr Kathryn Waddington, Director of Interprofessional Practice Programmes, School of Health Sciences, City University, London • (k.waddington@city.ac.uk)
“Academic/Practitioner Knowledge Sharing inside Higher Education Institutions” - Objectives • Identify examples of positive collaborations and knowledge sharing • Investigate organisational barriers to, and enablers of, such collaborations • Promote the potential benefits to HEIs that may not have considered this as an approach to helping them harness more of their collective talents • Disseminate examples of positive experiences and outcomes • Distil and disseminate practical guidance on overcoming organisational barriers to collaborative working.
“Helping the HEI to access more of its collective talents” • Potential for cost savings through optimisation of resources • Improved working relationships with improved appreciation of academic/practitioner perspectives • Enrichment of learning • Easier for some staff to relate to student experience.
Professional Groupings • Those with directly corresponding academic departments: Estates, HRM, IT, Law, Marketing • Also cross-functional/disciplinary knowledge sharing • Examples....
Approach • Return to original (SDP 1) sample to establish similarities/differences between HRM & other groups • Survey wider sample via on-line questionnaire with follow-up telephone interviews.
The Challenge • Identifying: • professional groupings • target respondents
Discussion • Share examples of knowledge sharing from Group members • Discussion of organisational factors influencing selection of groupings and respondents.