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| Knowledge: Creation,… | 3 |
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| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKnott, Jack; Wildavsky, Aaron – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1980
Discusses the dissemination of information, particularly relating to knowledge about public policy. Topics addressed include programs in government agencies to disseminate information; dissemination and knowledge utilization; transferring knowledge and information; knowledge and decision making; the amount of knowledge available; inattention and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Government Role, Information Dissemination, Information Transfer
Peer reviewedStewart, Robert K. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Reviews and analyzes a key legislative initiative following World War II which sought to assign to the federal government a role in gathering and communicating scientific and technical information to private industry. Creation of the Office of Technical Services and its eventual transformation to the National and Technical Information Service is…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Government Role, Industry, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedLester, James P. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Reviews the knowledge utilization process by decision makers and examines how state agency officials in four areas (hazardous waste management, economic development, welfare, and education) use knowledge generated by policy analysis. Appendices include components of the 1988 knowledge utilization survey of state officials. (48 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Decision Making, Economic Development, Educational Planning
