Innovation is a key component to the success and longevity of companies. Our research opens the "black box" of creativity and innovation in R&D teams. We argue that understanding the nature of R&D projects in terms of creativity/innovation, efficiency/inefficiency, is important for designing education policies and improving…

This paper evaluates the performance of national higher education systems in 48 countries as measured with 20 variables grouped under the four headings of Resources, Environment, Connectivity and Output. Rankings within each module are then combined into an overall ranking that is topped by the United States followed by Sweden, Canada, Finland and…

A report on research policy in 16 European countries commends itself to the attention of those research directors and civil servants who are concerned with planning, coordinating, and utilizing educational research to improve the educational system. An analysis of the 16 reports touches briefly on contemporary educational problems, sources for the…

A study was conducted to develop a model to strengthen the linkages between appropriate Ohio universities and the Ohio Department of Education, State Division of Vocational and Career Education (SDVE). Alternative delivery patterns were reviewed, and appropriate vocational education-university linkage factors were identified. Next, three workable…