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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
Enhancing Knowledge Utilization as a Strategy for School Improvement.
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Cousins, J. Bradley; Leithwood, Kenneth A. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Discussion of school improvement focuses on a study of Ontario educators that examined their use of various sources of information, including conferences, workshops, and inservice training, for improvement purposes. Knowledge utilization is discussed; interactive processes between the information and the setting are considered; and predictor…
Descriptors: Conferences, Correlation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries