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Download full textResearch for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1977
Twelve papers are contained in this report. Robert M. Ranftl reports on the findings of a study to identify useful techniques for optimizing productivity. John S. Packard contrasts the spirit of inquiry and the norm of productivity, and makes recommendations for the composition of a research team. David L. Williams describes procedures to ensure…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Efficiency
Direct linkSherwood, Topper – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2000
Despite the need for more and better research on rural education, recent federal policy trends favoring broadly applicable, "problem-centered" research threaten to abandon responsibility for "targeted" populations to the agendas of private and state-based organizations. Rural research funding is discussed in relation to the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Tyler, Ralph W., Ed. – 1976
This book assembles, excerpts, and comments on a variety of publications dealing with the problems and prospects for educational research and development (R&D). It is intended to help readers identify the problems and issues in educational R&D and to formulate some possible alternatuves for the future. Chapter 1 deals with the definitions of…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Definitions, Educational Development, Educational Research
Peer reviewedHoubeck, Robert L., Jr. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Discusses problems in academic research and their effects on libraries. Topics discussed include the trend toward rapid publication in the scientific fields; competition for academic research and development funding; the relationship between federal funding and publications; the role of libraries in the research process; and the role of vendors.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Correlation, Faculty Publishing, Federal Aid
Hull, William L. – 1983
A study examined the distribution, use, and impact of vocational education research and development (R&D) products developed with Federal monies during fiscal years 1981 and 1982. Distribution data for the study were obtained from responses to questionnaires from 22 of the 32 states with products accepted by the Educational Resources…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Aid, Guidelines
Duke, Daniel L. – 1977
Reviewing recent research on efforts to improve the quality of public schooling in the United States, this paper focuses on evidence suggesting that negative by-products often accompany innovations and, moreover, that innovators have tended to disregard their capacity for leaving schools in worse condition than they found them. The analysis…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Environment
