Table 5 Percent frequency of institutional priorities to enhance engagements with decision-makers
Priority | Code | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Create more academic incentives for such engagement (e.g. contribution to promotion and tenure) | More incentives | 105 (49.8) |
Provide supplemental funding for knowledge translation and/or facilitate financial support/compensation from external sources | Supplemental funding | 88 (41.7) |
Enhance/inculcate a culture of pursuing policy- and/or practice-relevant research | Enhancing culture | 83 (39.3) |
Strengthen faculty (and student) capacity in communication/knowledge translation/advocacy skills | Strengthening knowledge translation skills | 68 (32.2) |
Assist faculty with building and maintaining important relationships/networks | Networking assistance | 63 (29.9) |
Mediate/broker introductions to decision-makers by colleagues who have relevant relationships | Mediating relationships | 61 (28.9) |
Facilitate faculty in carving out dedicated time for such engagements | Allocating time | 54 (25.6) |
Promote and support experience in a decision-making environment | Value experience | 29 (13.7) |
Hire more faculty and staff with training in communication/knowledge translation/advocacy skills | Hire knowledge translation faculty | 24 (11.4) |
Leverage technology to engage remotely with decision-makers | Leverage technology | 16 (7.6) |
Provide more mentoring/moral support from supervisors | Mentoring support | 16 (7.6) |