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Policy and Systems Issues Limiting the Participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Federal Disability Research Agenda
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Moore, Corey L.; Johnson, Jean E.; Manyibe, Edward O.; Washington, Andre L.; Uchegbu, Nkechi E.; Cross, Kenyotta Eugene; Hollis-Staten, Bridget; Turner-Whittaker, Tyra; Edwards, Yolanda – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2012
This study reports on an investigation of barriers that prevent Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from fully participating in the federal disability and rehabilitation research and development (R&D) agenda. The Delphi technique was used to examine panelists' perceptions on the importance of contextual R&D barriers…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Black Colleges, Delphi Technique, Research and Development
Geographic Access to Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
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Chan, Leighton; Hart, L. Gary; Goodman, David C. – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Context: Patients in rural areas may use less medical care than those living in urban areas. This could be due to differences in travel distance and time and a utilization of a different mix of generalists and specialists for their care. Purpose: To compare the travel times, distances, and physician specialty mix of all Medicare patients living in…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Patients, Rural Urban Differences, Access to Health Care
Evaluation as Scientific Management in U.S. School Reform.
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House, Ernest R. – Comparative Education Review, 1978
In 1965, Robert Kennedy initiated federal evaluation policy with ESEA. His conception of political accountability was converted into a system of cost benefit analysis, which periodically justified funding curtailments. This systems approach, similar to Taylor's Scientific Management, is inadequate as the sole evaluation tool for federal programs.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods
The Politics of LSCA during the Reagan and Bush Administrations: An Analysis.
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Fuller, Peter F. – Library Quarterly, 1994
Examines the organizational and political context of decisions directly related to the fate of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) from 1980 to 1992. This decision-making environment is then analyzed in terms of political values, structures, and strategies. (Contains 59 references.) (Author/KRN)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Federal Government