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a group of visionaries, but the benefits for teachers, research generators and research
users the world over are likely to be substantial and sustainable. Such an initiative
however would have to sit independently of government systems so as to be credible.
Further reading
Davies, H., Nutley, S. and Smith, P. (eds) (2000) What works? Evidence-based policy and
practice in public services , Bristol, UK: The Policy Press.
Wenger, E., McDermott, R. and Snyder, W. (2002) Cultivating communities of practice: a guide
to managing knowledge, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Business School.
Useful websites
Education communities - http://www.educationcommunities.org
This is a Web 2.0 site for educators that shows the power of interconnecting Web 2.0 envi-
ronments with a people and community finder which supports knowledge sharing
and building across individual interest groups. It mirrors the successful local govern-
ment facebook for education sites (see Figures 10.2 and 10.3).
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=8152457
Knowledge management - for local government. This site contains advice about knowl-
edge management for local authorities.