This introduction to a special issue on the work of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (housed at the universities of Connecticut, Georgia, and Virginia and Yale University) stresses the center's mission as conducting research that is directly relevant to the teacher/practitioner and information dissemination aimed at…

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is considering the development of a uniform dissemination system. One ED bureau, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), is more closely tied to medical research and less involved with traditional education audiences, and lessons learned in its various dissemination activities…

This symposium issue presents nine articles that discuss the U.S. Air Force STINFO (Scientific and Technical Information) Program, which was developed to improve the effectiveness of collecting and disseminating scientific and technical information concerning Department of Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force research and engineering efforts. (LRW)

Focuses on the information aspects of the Grace Commission's (President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control) findings and recommendations contained in the report on federal research and development. Research project reporting and redundancy, database provided by National Technical Information Service, cost controls, and measuring research and…

A two-year study of creativity in Japanese companies concluded that human resource development policy and education/training can influence corporate creativity through promotion of information movement and selective acquisition of diverse stimuli. (Reactions to Stern's study by Torrance and Johnson are included.) (SK)

Purposes and functions of regional research and development (R&D) services sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE) are described, based on a task force's assessment of R&D services provided by regional laboratories. The historical context of the following questions are addressed: whether the conduct of R&D constitutes a…

The dissemination of research findings concerning postsecondary education governance and finance is considered in the proceedings of a 1986 conference sponsored by the National Center for Postsecondary Governance and Finance. Included are four commissioned papers, a background paper, a paper reviewing the role of effectiveness, and an overview of…

This paper examines the involvement of the federal government in information activities and services, and raises questions about the legitimacy and consistency of this involvement. Three major areas of government policy in the information sector are discussed: research and development, the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), and public…

The universities' role in the development of the new technologies is not essentially different from their current role for scientific knowledge in general: educating specialists, disseminating knowledge, and contributing to discoveries and applications of new knowledge. However, certain features of the new technology may impose constraints for…

Reviews technological developments of the last 18 years pertaining to the vocational education research responsibilities of networking and dissemination. Asserts that researchers should know about and evaluate emerging technologies in accessing, sharing, manipulating, and disseminating information for possible application to improve research…

This overview of federal dissemination efforts introduces six articles intended to stimulate thinking about certain basic issues of dissemination of education research knowledge and the roles that the federal government can play in that dissemination. Some of the history of federal dissemination efforts in education are traced, especially the main…

This article describes how the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service (CES) might serve as a model for improving the dissemination of education research and development results. After reviewing the distinctive aspects of each dissemination system, various features of CES are listed that might be replicated and others that…

This article begins by reviewing major educational dissemination programs and studies. A proposed vocational education research and development dissemination program based on the dissemination principles gleaned from these experiences is then described. (CT)

Discusses the problem of communicating the implications of research findings to the public without distorting, diluting, or sensationalizing. Suggests approaches researchers can take when dealing with the popular media. (MS)

Provides observations on current trends in the environment to which the dissemination of child development and early education knowledge is directed, and presents issues related to the dissemination of knowledge to practitioners. Closes with a discussion on some implications of these trends and issues. (BB)