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Knowledge Networks in Higher Education

Knowledge Networks in Higher Education

Filipa M. Ribeiro
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781522573654|ISBN10: 1522573658|EISBN13: 9781522573661
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7365-4.ch051
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Ribeiro, Filipa M. "Knowledge Networks in Higher Education." Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Modern Education Delivery, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 654-662. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7365-4.ch051

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Ribeiro, F. M. (2019). Knowledge Networks in Higher Education. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Modern Education Delivery (pp. 654-662). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7365-4.ch051

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Ribeiro, Filipa M. "Knowledge Networks in Higher Education." In Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Modern Education Delivery, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 654-662. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7365-4.ch051

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Abstract

Networks function as an appropriate device to explore the processes of creation and adoption of knowledge by academics in higher education institutions (HEIs), and how it can be operationalized with the concept of epistemic authority and the analysis of knowledge networks. The claim that underlies this chapter is that emergent processes of knowledge creation—in terms of epistemic states—are highly shaped by the social and knowledge networks in which academics are engaged. The primary focus of this approach to knowledge networks will be on knowledge creation. Thus, instead of focusing on the vehicles of distribution of knowledge and scientific outputs, the emphasis will be on the role of knowledge networks – seen as epistemic conduits.

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