“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.