Preliminary assessment of knowledge management in education. Study of knowledge creation

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David Israel Contreras-Medina
Patricia del Carmen Mendoza-García
Nelida Carmona-García
María Guadalupe Uribe-Plaza

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The purpose of this study was to analyze, the development of the society through an educational Institution in Mexico considering Nonaka’s Knowledge Creation in ontological dimension on developing ideas phase to get an explicit knowledge. Become to tacit knowledge through applying in the context and return to explicitly measure their impact. The research was conducted from 2012 to 2014 considering 1106 young people from 10 cities within the state of Guanajuato. The results showed, the Knowledge Creation has allowed an increment of 51.40% students, inclusion and the creation of three new programs concluding the usefulness of Knowledge Management in Institutions of Mexico. The study shows a model to help another institutions to increase their competitivity.

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Contreras-Medina, D. I., Mendoza-García, P. del C., Carmona-García, N., & Uribe-Plaza, M. G. (2016). Preliminary assessment of knowledge management in education. Study of knowledge creation. Contemporary Educational Researches Journal, 6(2), 55–58. https://doi.org/10.18844/cerj.v6i2.828
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David Israel Contreras-Medina, Technological University from Southwest of Guanajuato.

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Patricia del Carmen Mendoza-García, Technological University from Southwest of Guanajuato.

Business development division

Nelida Carmona-García, Technological University from Southwest of Guanajuato.

Business development division

María Guadalupe Uribe-Plaza, Technological University from Southwest of Guanajuato.

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