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title: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice
description: "During the 2021 Self-Direction Virtual Conference Series, Applied Self-Direction shared the presentation \"Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice: A Conversation with Researchers in Self-Direction\". [Meeting Video (external link)](https://appliedselfdirection.com/resources/bridging-gap-between-academia-and-practice-conversation-researchers-self-direction) [Slides Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Research](https://mosds.org/wp-content/plugins/embedpress/assets/pdf/web/viewer.html?&scrolling=-1&selection_tool=0&spreads=0&file=https%3A%2F%2Fmosds.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FSlides-Bridging-the-Gap-Between-Academia-and-Research.pdf#key=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) Powered By EmbedPress"
url: "https://mosds.org/docs/bridging-the-gap-between-academia-and-practice/"
updated: "2026-10-09"
category: "Meetings & Conference"
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# Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice

During the 2021 Self-Direction Virtual Conference Series, Applied Self-Direction shared the presentation "Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice: A Conversation with Researchers in Self-Direction".

  [Meeting Video (external link)](https://appliedselfdirection.com/resources/bridging-gap-between-academia-and-practice-conversation-researchers-self-direction)

[Slides Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Research](https://mosds.org/wp-content/plugins/embedpress/assets/pdf/web/viewer.html?&scrolling=-1&selection_tool=0&spreads=0&file=https%3A%2F%2Fmosds.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FSlides-Bridging-the-Gap-Between-Academia-and-Research.pdf#key=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)

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