The breadth of topic, its context-specificity, the lack of comprehensive index terms and the vast differences in methodology employed, rendered the option of doing our own systematic review of this literature in its entirety impractical.
A benchmark paper will be selected based on its completeness (eg, breadth of topic), rigour (eg, reviewing methods) and publication year; most recent/latest review usually reflects the inclusion of a greater number of relevant studies.
This study set out to scope the literature on toolkits in health and healthcare, to explore their breadth of topic, format, target, content, underlying evidence and their effectiveness as KT strategies.
The components assessed were: structure of the session, breadth of topic, depth of topic, use of visual material, enthusiasm of teacher, interactivity with audience, communication skills, timekeeping, knowledge prior to session, knowledge following session and an overall impression.
The breadth of topic and associated searches means that we cannot claim to have identified all relevant papers on each issue and have been forced to make judgments as to how deep and detailed investigations should be in relation to each topic area.
Selection of a benchmark review was based on predetermined criteria, namely: rigour of reviewing methodology (quality associated with methods and analysis undertaken), comprehensiveness (scope and breadth of topic) and year of publication (most recent review usually included the highest number of relevant studies).
I was especially attracted by the breadth of topics covered -- genetics, molecular biology and genomics, in particular.
But, says Jakarta-based food consultant Arie Parikesit: "In terms of the breadth of topics and depth of content, it's the most comprehensive festival in the country".
The breadth of topics and approaches also highlights the diversity of the content necessary to contribute to practice.
Because of the wide breadth of topics embraced by Pasolini scholarship, we invite papers from all disciplines.
