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Sound Arguments and Power in Evaluation Research and Policy-Making: A Measuring Instrument and Its Application.
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Propper, Igno M. A. M. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Proposes an instrument for assessing the extent to which either sound arguments or power are found in scientific and political discussions. Empirical research is described that investigated the relation between the quality of evaluation research and the quality of discussion in policy-making processes in which the research is used. (Contains 47…
Descriptors: Discussion, Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques
The Use of Information by Policymakers at the Local Community Level.
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Florio, Evelyn; DeMartini, Joseph R. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Discussion of decision making focuses on a study that was conducted to examine how policymakers at the local community level use social science information in making decisions. The use of social science information and other information sources in two communities examining health care issues is described. (Contains 18 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Health Services, Decision Making, Information Sources
Data on the Federal Research System in the United States: What's Known and What's Not.
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Chubin, Daryl E.; Robinson, Elizabeth M. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1991
Discusses a study conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) which examined the federally funded research system and the role of data for decision making in research policy. Highlights include data needs; research expenditures and personnel; the research process; measuring the outcomes of research; and the research evaluation process.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Expenditures