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The Economic Value of Information.
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Bellin, David – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Reviews commonly accepted notions of information value from the perspective of a computer scientist and suggests the importance of using an economic commodity value approach as the most meaningful way to establish information value. Information value as use, as traffic, and as commodity are considered. (Contains 24 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Information Utilization
A Grass-Roots Perspective on Legislating Knowledge Utilization: The Seventh Annual Howard Davis Memorial Lecture, April 1992.
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Datta, Lois-Ellin – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Evaluates the success of efforts to federally legislate knowledge utilization in Hawaii. Programs in the fields of agriculture, energy, and education are described; examples of federally supported knowledge utilization strategies in the United States are given; and areas where improvement is needed are suggested, including timeliness,…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Information Utilization
Implicit Models of Social Knowledge Use.
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Boggs, James P. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Examines the conceptual framework of bipolar models of social knowledge use that are transactions between knowledge producers and decision makers. Topics discussed include methodological consequences of bipolar models; levels of validity in social research; social contexts of choosing models for social research; and views on the practice of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Information Utilization, Models, Research Methodology
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
The Utilization of Policy Analysis by State Agency Officials.
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Lester, James P. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Reviews the knowledge utilization process by decision makers and examines how state agency officials in four areas (hazardous waste management, economic development, welfare, and education) use knowledge generated by policy analysis. Appendices include components of the 1988 knowledge utilization survey of state officials. (48 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Decision Making, Economic Development, Educational Planning
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