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Yeager, John L. – 1969
Instructional innovation should progress through three major stages before general implementation--development, field testing, and dissemination. During the 1965-66 school year, joint planning was undertaken by the staff of the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) at the University of Pittsburgh and by Research for Better Schools (RBS),…
Descriptors: Diffusion, Elementary Schools, Field Studies, Individualized Instruction
Jolly, James A.; Creighton, J. W. – 1975
This paper describes and evaluates the effectiveness of a program designed to improve technology transfer and utilization that was implemented in 1971 by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command. The authors first describe the organization of the technology transfer program and then attempt to evaluate its effectiveness over the three-year period…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Diffusion, Experimental Programs, Information Dissemination
Williams, Richard C. – 1979
Evaluations by school district research and evaluation units have minimal impact, because they do not meet the realities of school district decision making. School districts are loosely coupled systems that do not respond to centralized planning or evaluations, particularly if findings are unfavorable. To maximize utilization of their findings,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Diffusion, Elementary Secondary Education
Carl, Loring M., Ed.; And Others – 1972
The primary purpose of this volume is to serve as a "how to" manual for individuals interested in replicating or expanding the data collected by the Studies. Two introductory sections discuss the development of the methodology and the organization of the methodology description. The three subsequent chapters, which constitute the body of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Ammerman, Harry L., Ed.; And Others – 1972
This volume contains 20 case study profiles of educational RDD&E projects and, as such, constitutes the data base for the Oregon Studies. This part (Part 3) OF Volume IV contains profiles of five diffusion projects along with information that describes the development of the profiles, explains how to read the profiles, and includes a glossary of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Diffusion, Disadvantaged Youth
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Suzuki, Warren N.; And Others – Journal of Career Education, 1979
A model for the assessment of funded vocational and career education projects presents a methodology for collecting data on innovative processes and materials, selecting promising practices, compiling selected innovative practices in a handbook, and dissemination of promising practices. The authors include a flow chart for the selection…
Descriptors: Career Education, Data Collection, Decision Making, Diffusion