Small worlds or worlds apart? Using network theory to understand the research-practice gap
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| contents | Small worlds or worlds apart? Using network theory to understand the research-practice gap Zachary P. Neal Jennifer Watling Neal Jennifer A. Lawlor Kristen J. Mills Psicología Small world Social network Information sharing Research to practice gap The implementation of effective community interventions can be challenging for many reasons, including financial and time costs, lack of infrastructure, local contextual variations, and barriers to fidelity. But, prior to all of these is the challenge of limited information exchange between the researchers developing interventions and the practitioners implementing them, or the so-called research-practice gap. In this paper, we use network theory and review a dozen small world experiments to understand the researchpractice gap, identifying three key lessons: (1) spatial and social distances are related to the severity of the gap, (2) social boundaries may lead to echo chambers and closed loops, and (3) wider gaps reduce the likelihood of successful information exchange. From these lessons, we recommend that researchers and practitioners should rely on the assistances of information brokers who know people they do not know and who are different from themselves. © 2015 Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). 2015 artículo científico 1132-0559 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=179843020007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1798 Psychosocial Intervention application/pdf Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid Psychosocial Intervention (España) Num.3 Vol.24 |
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| spellingShingle | Small worlds or worlds apart? Using network theory to understand the research-practice gap Zachary P. Neal Psicología Small world Social network Information sharing Research to practice gap Small worlds or worlds apart? Using network theory to understand the research-practice gap Zachary P. Neal Jennifer Watling Neal Jennifer A. Lawlor Kristen J. Mills Psicología Small world Social network Information sharing Research to practice gap The implementation of effective community interventions can be challenging for many reasons, including financial and time costs, lack of infrastructure, local contextual variations, and barriers to fidelity. But, prior to all of these is the challenge of limited information exchange between the researchers developing interventions and the practitioners implementing them, or the so-called research-practice gap. In this paper, we use network theory and review a dozen small world experiments to understand the researchpractice gap, identifying three key lessons: (1) spatial and social distances are related to the severity of the gap, (2) social boundaries may lead to echo chambers and closed loops, and (3) wider gaps reduce the likelihood of successful information exchange. From these lessons, we recommend that researchers and practitioners should rely on the assistances of information brokers who know people they do not know and who are different from themselves. © 2015 Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). 2015 artículo científico 1132-0559 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=179843020007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1798 Psychosocial Intervention application/pdf Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid Psychosocial Intervention (España) Num.3 Vol.24 |
| title | Small worlds or worlds apart? Using network theory to understand the research-practice gap |
| topic | Psicología Small world Social network Information sharing Research to practice gap |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=179843020007 |