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Research in Higher Education Journal How to improve knowledge transfer strategies and practices in education? Answers from a systematic literature review. Nizar Becheikh Nile University, Egypt Saliha Ziam Laval University, Canada Othman Idrissi Laval University, Canada Yan Castonguay Laval University, Canada Réjean Landry Laval University, Canada Abstract Building on the systematic review methodology, this paper aims to examine the knowledge transfer process in education and its main determinants in this specific context. Our findings suggest that linkage agents are central actors in the knowledge transfer process. Their intervention is critical to help adapt the knowledge produced by researchers and make it easier to adopt and use by practitioners. Moreover, the effectiveness of this process hinges on several factors that were broken down into three major categories: determinants related to transferred- knowledge attributes, those related to the actors involved in the process, and determinants related to transfer mechanisms. Keywords: Knowledge transfer, Education, Linkage agents, Systematic review, Determinants How to improve, Page 1 Research in Higher Education Journal Introduction Knowledge transfer is a major concern in improving educational practices (Huberman 1990; Love 1985; Willmott 1994). Actually, even if new inf