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Habti, Driss – European Educational Research Journal, 2010
Higher education and public research play an important role in economic development, mainly in industrial research and development (R & D) and innovation through the manufacturing sector. Finland has taken great strides in this regard as it represents a Europeanization of a knowledge system in the European Union, being relevant at the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Research and Development, Research Methodology
Kearns, Peter; Papadopoulos, George – 1993
This report reviews the research and development (R&D) structures and practices for vocational education, training, and employment in the United States, Germany, France, Sweden, and England. The organization and management of each country's R&D system as well as R&D agendas and priorities are analyzed. General observations and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC. – 1998
Five background papers were produced for the Research, Development and Dissemination System Committee of the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board in preparation for the proposed reauthorization of the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The first paper, "Shaping the Future of…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Kell, Peter – 2001
Australian education and training and vocational education and training (VET) research are in a state of crisis. Both the higher education and VET sectors are now squeezed and subject to contradictory objectives, multiple accountabilities, heightened expectations, and diminished resources in an environment of uncertainty and frustration. The…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Experimenter Characteristics
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
The governments of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France, and the United Kingdom each have large research and development efforts involving government agencies, universities and industry. This document provides a comparative overview of policies and programs which contribute to the development of technologies in the general area of…
Descriptors: Ceramics, Electronics, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Vinovskis, Maris A. – 1993
An evaluation of the Research and Development Centers and the Regional Educational Laboratories of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) was conducted by an outside analyst brought in in September 1991 by then Assistant Secretary Diane Ravitch. The Research and Development Centers have been one of the primary sources of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Mwiria, Kilemi – Kenya Journal of Education, 1989
Analyzes Kenyan educational research conducted over the past 25 years. Examines choice of research topics, research methodologies, training of researchers, funding, and research utilization. Advocates more action and participatory research, greater regional cooperation and coordination, publishing findings in accessible sources, and greater…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Action Research, Developing Nations, Economic Development