While the need for policy decisions to be based on sound evidence has widely been acknowledged, the relationship between researchers and decision makers remains, in many circumstances, characterized by mutual tensions and misunderstandings. The idea of two distinct communities, which Nathan Caplan coined in 1979 to describe the gap between these two groups of actors, is indeed still being used ...

  In this article the possible effects of the translation technologies on the critical thinking and translation ability of the students of the Translation Studies would be studied through a pre-experimental method of research. The participants of this research were thirty one Iranian senior Translation Studies students at the age group of 20-26 who were selected based on their age, educational...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to evaluate the interface between knowledge translation theory and Indigenous knowledge. DESIGN Literature review supplemented by expert opinion was carried out. METHOD Thematic analysis to identify gaps and convergences between the two domains was done. RESULTS The theoretical and epistemological frameworks underlying Western scientific and Indigenous knowledge system...

Far too often, there is a gap between research and policy and practice. Too much research is undertaken with little relevance to real life problems or its reported in ways that are obscure and impenetrable. At the same time, many policies are developed and implemented but are untouched by, or even contrary to evidence. An accompanying paper describes an innovative progr...