Ontario Ministry of Education, Research and Evaluation Strategy. Presented by Julia Lalande and Linda Nicolson at the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, Ottawa, June 19-20, 2012.

1. Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Julia Lalande & Linda Nicolson
Ontario Ministry of Education

2. Purpose of Today’s Session
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• Provide an overview of the ministry’s Research
& Evaluation Strategy and show how KMb
connects to it
• Identify theoretical frameworks for ministry’s
ministry s
KMb approach
• Showcase ministry s KMb activities
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• Address & discuss some of the opportunities
and challenges of doing KMb in government

3. The Research & Evaluation Strategy
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4. Growing Integration of KMb
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• VOR Category: Knowledge Mobilization &
Communication
• Creation of “Knowledge Mobilization
Analyst”
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• Ontario Education Research Symposium
focusing on knowledge mobilization (2011)
• Internal initiatives to increase knowledge
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sharing

5. Knowledge Mobilization – What does it mean?
“Knowledge mobilization is about “KM refers to the ways in
ensuring that all citizens benefit which well-validated
from publicly funded research. By bodies of knowledge about
moving research knowledge into education, resulting from
society, knowledge mobilization
increases its intellectual, extensive empirical
economic,
economic social and cultural enquiry, are connected to,
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impact ” (SSHRC) or influence, policy and
practice in the educational
“Knowledge Mobilization – (to)
Knowledge system” (OERP)
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facilitate linkage and exchange Moving from ‘letting it
to ensure dissemination and happen’ to ‘making it
application of new knowledge” happen’ (Greenhalgh et al.;
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(ONF, 2003, 24) Fixsen et al.)

6. KMb – Major Mechanisms (
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Dissemination Circulating tailored research
findings to target audiences
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Interaction Developing stronger links and
collaborations
Social Influence Relying on experts and peers
Facilitation Enabling the use of research
Incentives & Reinforcement Developing ‘reinforcers’ to
influence actions of
researchers, practitioners &
policy makers

7. Key KMb-Mechanisms in
Government
Enabling the Building
Mobilizing use of stronger links
broad research (research/
bodies of through policy/practice)
knowledge tools/support externally
Dissemination Facilitation Interaction
Mobilizing Enabling the Building
results use of stronger
from research research
internal through links
research capacity internally
building
Identifying Sharing Research KM Internally –
Research Priorities
Internally
Priorities with the
Sector
Knowledge Management/Sharing Building on
Best Evidence
Lalande, 2012

8. ERESB – What do we do?
KNAER
VOR OERP
BEEs OERS
Dissemination Facilitation Interaction
Evidence MRCT
Research
Framework Knowledge
in Brief
RSSS * CoP
PRCS
Identifying Sharing Research
Research Priorities
Internally
Priorities with the
Sector
Knowledge Management/Sharing Projects List
Lalande, 2012

9. KMb in the Ontario Ministry of Education –
Opportunities and Challenges
Opportunities & Preconditions Challenges & Barriers
• SStrong commitment to evidence
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• Growing expertise within the research)
ministry • Organizational structure and
• Increased data holdings, quality and complexity
integration • Few incentives for knowledge
• Ability to fund large-scale initiatives sharing
• Existing networks and partnerships • Government communication
with stakeholders
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• Growing interest in knowledge • Access to KMb channels
mobilization
• Existing Research Strategy
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Comments/Ideas?

10. For further information:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/research
http://www.knaer-recrae.ca/
Contact us:
cro.office@ontario.ca
Julia.Lalande@ontario.ca
Linda.Nicolson@ontario.ca