Knowing by doing: Learning for sustainable muttonbird harvesting

Hospitality Management : Learning , Doing , Knowing

Doing Better By Knowing More

series of forums honoring the memory of Harold Richman, who, with his friend and colleague Tom Joe, founded the Center for the Study of Social Policy in 1979 and chaired its board from 2000 until his death in 2009. Harold contributed much to the field of children's and family services. His distinguished career reflected his belief that actions to improve children's and families' lives require a...

On the Relationship Between Knowing and Doing in Procedural Learning

What is the relationship between learners’ knowledge of concepts and their ability to execute procedural skills? In this paper, I draw from research in mathematics education, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology in order to examine how knowledge of procedures and concepts has been studied and what conclusions have been reached about the relationship between them. Three observation...

Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap

Many researchers argue that information systems (IS) can play an important role in supporting organizational knowledge application. However, recent IS research indicates that knowledge management systems (KMS) often fail when implemented in the knowledge work practice of contemporary organizations. While KMS maintenance has been recognized as an important IS research area, imbalance between the...

Learning-by-Playing: Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap in Urban Communities

Changing the way people think and act when it comes to sharing their knowledge, integrating and using that of others, as well as creating it collaboratively, is not an easy task. It involves considering psychological factors, personal attitudes and competencies as well as the history and the dynamics of the social, emotional and organizational context in which people operate. Nevertheless, orga...