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Chatterjee, Diti; Dinar, Ariel; González-Rivera, Gloria – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2019
Purpose: This paper is concerned with the impact of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) on regional productivity in California agriculture. UCCE is responsible for agricultural research and development (R&D), and dissemination of agricultural know-how in the state. Method/methodology/approach: We estimate the effect of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Rural Extension, State Universities, Productivity
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. National Council on Educational Research. – 1976
The National Council on Educational Research (NCER), and its parent organization, the National Institute of Education (NIE), were established by law in 1972. NCER functions as an advisory arm to NIE, by establishing general policies; recommending programs to strengthen educational research and to disseminate and implement research findings;…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1968
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAS DIRECTED TO REVIEW THE ADMINISTRATION AND STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, ISSUES, AND PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE NATIONAL…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary Services, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development
Baek, Yongchun; Jones, Randall – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
With inputs of labour and capital slowing, sustaining high growth rates in Korea will increasingly depend on total factor productivity gains, which are in turn driven to a large extent by innovation. While a number of Korean firms are at the world technology frontier in areas such as ICT, the diffusion of technology to lagging sectors is a…
Descriptors: Productivity, Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Intellectual Property