Equity-centered knowledge brokering: Taking stock of challenges, strategies, and possibilities
Abstract
The pursuit of equity is a cornerstone of progress across diverse fields. Emerging
literature across several fields has begun to focus on how knowledge brokers
can take an equity-centered approach. This narrative synthesis draws upon that
literature to explore what it means to be an equity-centered knowledge broker
and to consider the challenges and possibilities inherent in that role. It identifies
critical equity issues/dimensions vis-à-vis five main brokering strategies. From
this review, the strategy facilitating relationships emerges as a first-order
strategy for equity-centered brokers, with impacts stretching into all other
areas. Therefore, equity-centered brokers should attend heavily to developing
authentic, trusting relationships, value diversity, and elevate multiple forms of
knowledge. This article also highlights some challenges and ongoing tensions
relevant to equity-centered brokering. Relational, equity-centered knowledge
brokering is time- and resource-intensive. Likewise, ongoing debates center
on the merit of assuming a neutral brokering posture. Overall, it is hoped this
article will benefit knowledge brokers, those with whom they partner, and those
scholars who seek to understand and support them.
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