Why Researchers Need to Stop Gatekeeping Knowledge
A new study argues that academia's traditional hierarchy—where experts dictate findings to outsiders—blocks better solutions. By treating researchers and practitioners as equal conversation partners, institutions can tap overlooked expertise and tackle complex problems more effectively.
Originaltitel: This is not an Onion: Ongoing Dialogue as Layers that Envelop and Enhance Research
<p>Most people will be familiar with the metaphor of the onion, which tells us that layers must be peeled away to reveal the core or heart of an issue. This extended article works in the opposite way, by starting with an issue – really, quite a few issues – and adding layers that reveal the complexity of the issues and the importance of engaging in dialogue about them. The core issue here is the question of how researchers and practitioners within and outside of academia can better engage in open dialogue about the challenges and opportunities of bridging research praxes across pluralities of knowledge. Among the related issues and concerns that spring from this central issue are research ethics and shared authority, metrics, value, recognition, and citizen science and research.</p>