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This paper examines how networks operate by analyzing data gathered from virtual discussions supporting a province-wide government initiative. 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However, challenges exist in the ability to mobilize knowledge through networks. The purpose of this paper is to explore how networks work. Data were collected from virtual discussions for an interim report for a province-wide government initiative. A secondary analysis of the data was performed. The findings present network structures and processes that partners were engaged in when building a network within education. The implications of this study show that building a network for successful outcomes is complex and metaphorically similar to finding the “sweet spot.” It is challenging, but networks that used strategies to align structures and processes proved to achieve more success in mobilizing research to practice.  \nKeywords: networking, knowledge mobilization (KMb), network structure, network processes, network alignment, education.  \nPatricia Briscoe is an Assistant Professor, College of Education, Niagara University and former Knowledge Mobilization Network Manager of the KNAER.  \n[E-mail: pbriscoe@niagara.edu](E-mail: pbriscoe@niagara.edu)  \nKatina Pollock is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Western University and is the Director of the KNAER Secretariat  \n[E-mail: kpolloc7@uwo.ca](E-mail: kpolloc7@uwo.ca)  \nCarol Campbell is an Associate Professor at OISE, University of Toronto, and is the Director of the KNAER Secretariat  \nE-mail: carol.campbell@utoronto.ca  \nShasta Carr-Harris is a PhD student at OISE, University of Toronto, and is the KNAER Knowledge Mobilization Manager.  \nE-mail: shasta.carr.harris@utoronto.ca  \nIntroduction  \nIn the past few decades, discussions about how to improve public services have included attention to evidence-informed decision-making, policies, and practice. Despite growing awareness of the need for research to better inform the education sector, the ways in which academic research impacts education are still far from explicit (Cooper, 2012) . Encouragement for stakeholders to generate discussions on strategies for connecting evidence-based research and practice to education is gaining momentum, and therefore, the notion of knowledge mobilization (KMb) is becoming a guiding principle (Bienzle et al., 2007) . Although KMb has many interpretations, it can be broadly defined as intentional effort to increase the use of research evidence (data collected through systematic and established formal processes of inquiry from empirical work) in policy and practice in the education sector among and between individual, organizational, and system levels (Nutley, Walter, & Davies, 2007; Qi & Levin, 2011) . KMb occurs through intricate social processes involving interaction among groups or contexts to improve the broader education system (Cooper, 2012) . This suggests that a powerful avenue to change practice is through networks, as networks have the potential to create ongoing social contact (Gilchrist, 1995, 2000; Watson, Townsley, & Abbott, 2002) .  \nThe use of networks in public education is one of many KMb strategies utilized to promote turning evidence-based research into practice. There is ample evidence to suggest that school-to-school networks and partnerships are likely to be powerful ways to increase the means for education improvements (Castells, 2001; Church et al., 2002) . School partnerships involving external networks with research-practitioner relationships are increasingly being seen as a means of facilitating KMb for increasing research use in practice (Ainscow, Muiji, & West, 2006; Chapman, 2008; Chapman & Fullan, 2007; Earl & Katz, 2007; Hargreav","cbCaiatOQRZAPPFu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiatOQRZAPPFu","pdf",513946,16,"English","# Introduction\n# Networks","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"To explore how network structures and processes are built within education to increase knowledge mobilization (KMb) of research-based evidence into practice.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the data collected and analyzed?\",\"answer\":\"Data were collected from virtual discussions for an interim report for a province-wide government initiative, and a secondary analysis was then performed.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the findings focus on regarding networks in education?\",\"answer\":\"The findings present the network structures and processes that partners engaged in when building an education network for knowledge mobilization success.\"}]","Finding the Sweet Spot - Network Structures and Processes for Increased Knowledge Mobilization | PDF",1792079553]