If Dissemination Is the Solution, What Is the Problem?.

Knott, Jack; Wildavsky, Aaron

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ERIC Number: EJ461612

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Publication Date: 1980

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If Dissemination Is the Solution, What Is the Problem?

Knott, Jack; Wildavsky, Aaron

Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, v1 n4 p537-78 Jun 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 resistance by organizations; inaccurate information; and strategies of dissemination. (54 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Government Role, Information Dissemination, Information Transfer, Organizational Climate, Public Agencies, Public Policy

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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