Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study is to describe integrated knowledge translation (iKT) partners’ experiences with moving knowledge to action within government. In this study, iKT partners emerged from government, academic, and community settings with a shared interest in making changes to policies, programs, and services that would benefit families in poverty. Methods: Interview data were generated with 23 iKT partners who worked within or close to municipal and provincial governments. Partners were asked about how to use research findings to draw attention to and make needed changes within government. Qualitative description was used to answer our research question. An iterative and inductive process of coding, categorizing, and theming characterized our analysis. Results: Partners described how bureaucracy stymied change as well as how bureaucratic barriers could be overcome. In particular, partners described how to create opportunities for research use through an internal-external dynamic/dance, wherein research is strategically poised to address current political priorities. The value-laden nature of poverty also has implications for research use. Conclusion: An interplay of public engagement and socially accountable partnerships are needed to drive change within government. The broad shift in academia to engage with community and government partners warrants further discussion.
Highlights
The purpose of this study is to describe integrated knowledge translation partners’ experiences with moving knowledge to action within government
IKT partners described: (1) The prescribed and limited scope of civil servants created by bureaucracy, which stymied their ability to instigate change within government, and (2) The politically potent combination of external pressure and internal insight, which served to inform all partners of the context and diplomacy necessary to advance the partnerships’ priorities and create opportunities for research use within and across government
The partners in this study began their work at a time when integrated knowledge translation (iKT) and partnership work was rare and not well understood
Summary
The purpose of this study is to describe integrated knowledge translation (iKT) partners’ experiences with moving knowledge to action within government. IKT partners emerged from government, academic, and community settings with a shared interest in making changes to policies, programs, and services that would benefit families in poverty. Methods: Interview data were generated with 23 iKT partners who worked within or close to municipal and provincial governments. Partners were asked about how to use research findings to draw attention to and make needed changes within government. Partners described how to create opportunities for research use through an internal-external dynamic/dance, wherein research is strategically poised to address current political priorities. Conclusion: An interplay of public engagement and socially accountable partnerships are needed to drive change within government. The broad shift in academia to engage with community and government partners warrants further discussion
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