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Download full textSmith, Chris Selby – 1999
An evaluation of the extent to which research influences decision making in vocational education and training (VET) at the policy level necessitates consideration of these three areas: (1) decision making; (2) research; and (3) linkages. First, the impact of research on decision making incorporates these two elements: (1) use; and (2) influence.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Decision Making, Developed Nations, Educational Development
Latapi, Pablo – Prospects, 1990
Identifies socioeducational research problems in Latin America, relating them to colonialism's legacy. Contends confusion over development goals impairs setting research priorities; reliance on Western research paradigms impedes developing indigenous models; and, for research to have impact on education, decision makers must have more access to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development
Peer reviewedBarton, Keith C.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Presents seven brief essays addressing recent research efforts and policy initiatives aimed at reforming the history curriculum. Notes that policy recommendations are rarely informed by research on either historical or pedagogical thinking. Authors include Keith C. Barton, Matthew T. Downey, Terrie L. Epstein, Linda S. Levstik, Peter Seixas,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
