Conceptual+Utilization

=**Conceptual Utilization/Utilisation (N=7)**=


 * Definition 1:** Any use of newly acquired knowledge that changes the way the user thinks about his/her world, and the ways he/she subsequently formulates decisions and actions
 * Source:** Havelock RG. The knowledge perspective: definition and scope of a new study domain. In: Beal GM, Dissanayake W, Konoshima S, editors. Knowledge generation, exchange and utilization. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1986: 11-34.
 * Focus:** n/a


 * Definition 2:** Conceptual utilization is the indirect use of information such as summarizing results, giving them meaning, etc.
 * Source:** Blattberg R, Kim BD, & Neslin S. Database Marketing: Analyzing and Managing Costumers. New York, NY: Springer, 2008: 33.
 * Focus:** Marketing
 * Date added:** 06/20/2011


 * Definition 3:** Conceptual utilization refers to the cognitive process of enlightenment, through which analytical information received by decision-makers is gradually integrated and assimilated, becoming part of their everyday experience base
 * Source:** Weiss, C.H. 1977. "Research for policy's sake: the enlightenment function of social research." //Policy Analysis// 3(4): 531-45.
 * Focus:** n/a
 * Date added:** 06/20/2011


 * Definition 4:** Is long-term, indirect utilization of the ideas and findings of an evaluation.
 * Source:** Hetico HR. Dictionary of Health Economics and Finance. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2006: 66.
 * Focus:** Health Economics
 * Date added:** 06/20/2011


 * Definition 5:** Is the use of research such that the research changes one's thinking but not necessarily one's particular action. In this case, the research informs and enlightens the decision-maker (nurse), influencing decisions and interventions in less tangible ways than instrumental utilisation.
 * Source:** Creek J & Lawson-Porter A. Contemporary Issues in Occupational Therapy: Reasoning and Reflection. Sans Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2007: 195.
 * Focus:** Health
 * Date added:** 06/20/2011


 * Definition 6:** Conceptual utilisation refers to the use of evaluations to influence thinking about issues in a general way.
 * Source:** http://www.afd.fr/jahia/webdav/site/afd/shared/PUBLICATIONS/RECHERCHE/Evaluations/Notes-methodologiques/03-notes-methodologiques-VA.pdf
 * Focus:** n/a
 * Date added:** 06/20/2011

**Focus:** Nursing **Date added:** 06/20/2011
 * Definition 7:** Is the use of research findings in a general conceptual way to broaden one's thinking about an issue, without putting the knowledge to any specific, documentable use.
 * Source:** Loiselle CG, Profetto-McGrath J, Polit DF, & Beck CT. Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research. New York, NY: Lippincott Williamsn and Wilkins, 2007: 405.