Grzywacz Joseph G, Allen Jeffrey W
Department of Family and Child Sciences, 225 Sandals Bldg., Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1491 (
Fam Relat. 2017 Oct;66(4):568-583. doi: 10.1111/fare.12284.
Family science has been doing translational science since before it came into vogue. Nevertheless, the field has been subjected to the same forces in the broader academy that have created a widening chasm between discovery and practice. Thus, the primary objective of this article is to translate the principles, concepts, and models of translational science to solidify an identity for family science and help the field move forward in broader academic, care delivery, and policy arenas. Alternative models of translational science, primarily from biomedicine but also from other disciplines, are reviewed and critically analyzed, and core concepts and principles are isolated, elaborated, and applied to family science. Family science's long-standing commitment to the doctrine of evidence-based practice, and its ongoing endorsement of the principles of scientific duality and multidisciplinary utility, places it in a preeminent position for using the zeitgeist of translational science to move forward. Nonetheless, the field has important epistemological, practical, professional, and curricular steps to complete to better position itself as a distinct and valued body of scientists. Ultimately, we argue that embracing the principles, concepts, and models of translational science should be leveraged by family science to help brand itself as a unique and essential social science field for enhancing the human condition.
家庭科学在成为热门学科之前就一直在进行转化科学研究。然而，在更广泛的学术界，该领域也受到了同样的力量影响，这些力量在发现与实践之间造成了日益扩大的鸿沟。因此，本文的主要目标是转化转化科学的原则、概念和模型，以巩固家庭科学的身份认同，并帮助该领域在更广泛的学术、医疗服务和政策领域取得进展。本文回顾并批判性地分析了主要来自生物医学以及其他学科的转化科学替代模型，提炼、阐述了核心概念和原则，并将其应用于家庭科学。家庭科学长期以来对循证实践原则的坚持，以及对科学二元性和多学科效用原则的持续认可，使其处于利用转化科学时代精神向前发展的卓越地位。尽管如此，该领域在认识论、实践、专业和课程方面仍有重要步骤需要完成，以便更好地将自身定位为一个独特且有价值的科学家群体。最终，我们认为家庭科学应利用转化科学的原则、概念和模型，将自身打造成一个独特且必不可少的社会科学领域，以改善人类状况。
