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Zoski, Keith; Jurs, Stephen – Evaluation Review, 1991
The concerns about the use of a modified scree test in analyzing data from Delphi surveys may not be important if the scree test data are weighted. Factors important to the study can be incorporated into the test, and the ordinate on the graph can be labeled accordingly. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Delphi Technique, Graphs
Wright, Tarah Sharon Alexandra – Environmental Education Research, 2004
This paper reports on a Delphi Study undertaken at Dalhousie University in which a multi-stakeholder panel was consulted in order to generate ideas that could be incorporated into an Implementation Plan for the University Environmental Policy (UEP). The objectives of the study were twofold. First, the study endeavored to develop ideas as to the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Delphi Technique, Educational Policy, Policy Formation

Altschuld, James W.; Thomas, Phyllis M. – Evaluation Review, 1991
Three problems affecting the use of a modified scree test in analyzing Delphi survey data are discussed: (1) the adequacy of the criterion; (2) the complexity of decision making; and (3) the nature of the Delphi panel. Using the modified scree test with these considerations in mind is suggested. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Delphi Technique, Graphs
Horton, Forest Woody, Jr.; Pruden, John S. – Information Management Review, 1988
Discusses federal regulations that force federal agencies to justify budget requests through the use of benefit-to-cost analysis techniques. The description of a new approach, based on the Delphi technique, includes the information handling process, calculations of costs and benefits, and resulting value enhancements. (three references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Delphi Technique, Federal Government

Cookson, Peter S. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1986
This article defines Delphi and Policy Delphi research techniques; determines when either or both techniques might be appropriate as an organizational information-seeking strategy; identifies advantages and disadvantages associated with implementation; and identifies steps in planning a Delphi or Policy Delphi. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Delphi Technique, Information Seeking, International Cooperation

Hakim, Simon; Weinblatt, J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Whether consensus existed among groups involved in implementing the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was examined through the Delphi technique for legislators, policymakers, directors of rehabilitation centers, and client training staffs. Different perceptions of objectives are highlighted, and the usefulness of the Delphi technique is…
Descriptors: Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1993
This report describes a project which developed and implemented a process for the ongoing identification of national information needed for improving programs and services to infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. The process involved creating a polling panel of stakeholder groups, creating a list of national program information…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Delphi Technique, Disabilities