Edulib
Vol 12, No 2 (2022)

Knowledge Production Practices and Attributes at University of Zambia School of Medicine

Kanyengo, Christine Wamunyima (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Nov 2022

Abstract

Knowledge production practices and attributes of faculty are important in academia. The aim of the paper was to investigate the production, diffusion and use of knowledge products at University of Zambia School of Medicine. A survey methodology was adopted for the study; with data collected through semi-structured questionnaires. Using SPSS, data was analysed by simple descriptive statistics and Ms Excel for presentation into figures and tables. The results indicate the knowledge that is produced fits into the framework of knowledge produced by academia; the knowledge is produced, diffused and used frequently. The sources of information used in the knowledge production process are mostly from the internet and the university library. The knowledge is ethically and peer reviewed; frequently produced, utilised and diffused mostly through journals and books. The study concludes that the three processes of knowledge production, diffusion and use are frequently carried out at the University of Zambia School of Medicine.

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edulib

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Subject

Library & Information Science

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Edulib, practitioners in the field of LIS focuses on the main problems in the development of the information science, documentation science, library science, archieve, librarianship, and ICT in Library. It covers the theoretical and general aspects of Institutional management of information, ...