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Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2010
This guide will help policymakers understand and define the principles behind fusing core subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills. Recommendations that reflect these principles will help policymakers support 21st century readiness for all students throughout a reauthorized ESEA and other federal legislation.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Guides

McGraw, Onalee – Educational Leadership, 1984
The chairman of the Committee on Labs and Centers, National Council on Educational Research, policymaking body for the National Institute of Education (NIE), states that education issues cannot be separated from questions of philosophy. Shared values represent an appropriate and useful utilization of taxpayer money at NIE. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Aid, Government School Relationship, Grants
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Board on Army Science and Technology. – 1983
In response to a 1982 request by the U.S. Department of the Army, the National Research Council's Board on Army Science and Technology established the Committee on Army Manpower to investigate the professional environments and use of civilian and military scientists/engineers in Army laboratories. The committee's primary objective was to identify…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineers, Labor Needs, Labor Supply
Nisbet, John – 1985
This introduction to a collection of articles on the status of the relationship among educational research, policy, and practice in countries around the world notes that, while research findings influence the development of pressures for change in educational policies and practices, the policy-makers and practitioners, in their turn, influence the…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Glenna, Leland L.; Welsh, Rick; Lacy, William B.; Biscotti, Dina – Rural Sociology, 2007
Following a rise in university-industry relationships (UIRs), scholars began questioning the efficacy of those relationships, as well as whether industry and university research interests and integrity are being compromised. Although many of these studies focus on the university, few examine the perspectives of industry participants. We conducted…
Descriptors: Industry, Interests, School Business Relationship, Integrity

Figueiredo, Nice – Information Development, 1987
Describes the events that led to the establishment of the national policy for informatics in Brazil, which restricts foreign involvement in that nation's computer industry. The governing agencies are described, controversies and debates surrounding the policy are summarized, and the reaction of the American government is discussed. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries, International Trade
Flavin, Christopher – 1983
Nuclear power was considered vital to humanity's future until just a short time ago. Since the late seventies, economic viability has joined a list of such issues as waste disposal and radiation hazards which call into question the future of nuclear power. This document discusses (in separate sections): (1) the selling of nuclear power, including…
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Factors, Economics, Electricity
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Provided in these hearings on science in the political process are the testimony and prepared statements of: Thomas L. Haskell; Robert L. Sproull; John R. Silber; Robert M. Rosenzweig; and Daniel J. Kevles. Also included are questions asked of these individuals as well as their answers, and, when applicable, supporting documentation. Among the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Federal Aid, Government Role, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1983
These hearings focused on issues related to the joint use of federally-funded research facilities by industry and universities. Testimony of witnesses, prepared statements, and supporting documentation (including the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, Public Law 96-480) are provided. Witnesses presenting testimony included: Louis…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cooperative Programs, Federal Aid, Hearings
Bjorklund, Eskil – Studies of Higher Education and Reserach, 1991
This newsletter reproduces a discussion between Eskil Bjorklund, former director of The Council for Studies of Higher Education in Sweden and his successor, Thorsten Nybom, concerning the Swedish Research on Higher Education Program. This program was established in 1968 to direct the organization of research on higher education and award research…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Mitchell, Douglas E. – 1985
This chapter examines, from four perspectives, the ways in which educational research, development, and evaluation activities in the United States are organized, controlled, and supported, and considers whether research can be properly used to shape educational policy and practice. First, the size and historical development of the research and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Evaluation

Chemical and Engineering News, 1986
Reviews the findings of the White House Science Council's Panel on the Health of United States Colleges and Universities. Assesses the university research community funding policy. Makes recommendations for policy change, facility improvement, and restructuring of grants. (JM)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Financial Support, Government Role, Institutional Role

Shaddock, A. J. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This paper examines the development of service policy for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia, noting the minor role of research and empirical enquiry. Research's significant role in monitoring policy during the implementation phase is, however, acknowledged. A coordinated research program contributing to both policy development and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Policy Formation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1987
Focusing on the elements of the federal budget process involved in setting policies and priorities for resource allocations that affect the science and engineering base, this report serves to help facilitate a dialogue within the congressional and executive branches of the United States government on science policy. Emphasis is directed to the…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Government Publications, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Presented is the first in a series of four hearings on international cooperation in science. The focus of the hearing is international cooperation in big science, as personified by the field of high energy physics. The particular area of interest is the questions: What are the past experience and future prospects for international costsharing of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Financial Support, Hearings