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\ntechnologie, V35(1) Winter / hiver, 2009  \nHow Research Moves into Practice: A Preliminary Study of What Training Professionals Read, Hear, and Perceive  \nSaul Carliner, Regan Legassie, Shaun Belding, Hugh MacDonald, Ofelia Ribeiro, Lynn Johnston, Jane MacDonald, and Heidi Hehn  \nAuthors  \nSaul Carliner is an Associate Professor of Educational Technology at Concordia University and a member of the board of the Canadian Society for Training and Development. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed to:  \nsaulcarl[iner@gmail.com](iner@gmail.com)  \nRegan Legassie is Commandant of Training for the Canadian Forces Joint Support Group and a member of the board of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.  \nShaun Belding is CEO of the Belding Group of Companies and a member of the board of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.  \nHugh MacDonald is Principal in HR MacDonald: Training and Development, Inc. and a Chair of the board of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.  \nOfelia Ribeiro is a PhD student at Concordia University.  \nLynn Johnston is President of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.  \nJane MacDonald is the Manager of Marketing and Events of the Canadian Society for Training and Development.  \nHeidi Hehn was Membership Coordinator of the Canadian Society for Training and Development at the time this article was written.  \nAbstract  \nIn the growing body of research on the practice of training and development, several studies suggest that use of research-based findings in practice is low. The present study was designed to better understand the research-practice gap by exploring these questions: (1) Which published sources in the field are practicing professionals reading? How frequently do they read these materials? (2) Which conferences and meetings do practicing professionals attend? How frequently do  \n[http://madlib.athabascau.ca/cjlt/index.php/cjlt/rt/printerFriendly/510/240](http://madlib.athabascau.ca/cjlt/index.php/cjlt/rt/printerFriendly/510/240)  \nCarliner Page 2 of 21  \nthey attend these events? (3) In what formats are research content most usable to  \npracticing professionals? (4) What are practicing professionals’ general perceptions  \nof research publications and presentations? Key findings point to publications  \nhaving a wider reach among practicing professionals than conferences and, of  \nthose publications, professional magazines have a wider reach than peer-reviewed  \njournals. In terms of the manner in which the content is presented, practicing  \nprofessionals prefer case studies from the workplace over other types of content.  \nRésumé  \nDans le corpus croissant de recherches portant sur la pratique de la formation et  \ndu perfectionnement, plusieurs études suggèrent une faible utilisation des résultats  \nde recherche dans la pratique. La présente étude a été conçue afin de mieux  \ncomprendre l’écart entre la recherche et la pratique par l’examen des questions  \nsuivantes : (1) Quelles sources de publications du domaine les professionnels  \npratiquants lisent-ils? À quelle fréquence lisent-ils ces publications? (2) À quelles  \nconférences et réunions les professionnels pratiquants assistent-ils? À quelle  \nfréquence assistent-ils à ces événements? (3) Dans quels formats les contenus de  \nrecherche sont-ils le plus facilement utilisables par les professionnels pratiquants?  \n(4) Quelles sont les perceptions générales des professionnels pratiquants envers  \nles publications et présentations de recherche? Les résultats principaux indiquent  \nque les publications rejoignent davantage de professionnels pratiquants que les  \nconférences et que, parmi ces publications, les magazines spécialisés ont une  \nportée plus vaste que les publications évaluées par les pairs. 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