Knowledge Transfer

by Ralph Tabberer

Knowledge has never been so important as it is today when we can be classed as living in a 'knowledge society'. Research into the management and transfer of knowledge has long been important in the business world and in leadership development, but how does it relate to current school reform? And how do the ideas actually translate into practice?

Ralph Tabberer, the former Chief Executive of the Teacher Training Agency (TTA) sets out five different ways of thinking in his paper Knowledge and Innovation - 'five easy pieces' (47 KB) which he hopes will add to the debate about school reform.