The effective utilization of research and development products ranks as one of the top priorities in American public education. The document contains two concept papers by recognized authorities on knowledge utilization activities: A Diffusion Mechanism for the Center for Vocational and Technical Education, Egon G. Guba; and Alternative Diffusion…

Four independent approaches to the formulation of a taxonomy of review publications and the subsequent development of criteria useful to their planning and evaluation are presented. One approach considers reviews on a continuum of criticality ranging from the bibliographic review through the interpretive to the critical. Another considers types of…

One hundred seventeen administrators, users of both batch process and online computer systems at a major university, responded to a questionnaire designed to discover attitudes toward the quality of the system and services, the users' evaluation of the service, and the relationship of these attitudes with voluntary use of the system. These…

This document reports on a project undertaken to determine the feasibility of a periodic national survey of a sample of U.S. school districts to obtain information on the performance of the existing dissemination and utilization network for educational innovations. The first section of volume 1 describes the content and consequences of innovation,…

The selections included in this bibliography represent the major areas in which the institute has conducted research and include major institute papers plus papers by many individuals who have been affiliated with the institute since its founding in 1947. The citations are listed under the following headings: "Attitude and Behavior Change,…

Social science data, existing in a format that can be manipulated by computing machinery, can be used for many purposes in addition to those for which they were initially collected. Scholars and government planners should hve ready and equal access to such material and these groups will be best served if they are informed regarding the…

Higher education is now and will increasingly be faced with requests for data from a variety of sources to which it is accountable. Such data may ultimately be used in decision-making regarding the appropriation of public and private resources. Comparisons of costs and other measures among institutions will be the byword. Thus it is important that…

Feedback is discussed in relation to measuring the change process, a three-step procedure of dialogue, decision-making, and action-taking. Measurement problems resulting from feedback are presented. (AG)

In recent years, new and powerful legal tools have been forged to get information on social problems into the hands of the public. Yet many people who would put the information to work know little or nothing about the tools for getting it. This book attempts to draw together available information about getting and using public data. It is keyed to…

This pamphlet surveys the research and literature dealing with the identification and use of organized knowledge in educational systems. Focusing on curriculum development and planning, the document discusses curriculum programs and projects in four fields: (1) physical and biological sciences, (2) mathematics, (3) social studies, and (4) English.…

It has been argued that the answer to public and political demands for a more responsive educational system lies in the practice of accountability. The future implementation of program budgeting may offer an attractive vehicle for accountability. Currently, many California school districts use the California Educational Information System (CEIS)…

To provide insight into the organization, interrelationship, and importance of the relevant areas of research related to special education, a study was made of citings to and from a core of journals in special education, psychology and general education. The basic data consisted of cross citings related to the special education literature. A total…

Phase III of the Study of the Need for Educational Manpower for Handicapped Children and Youth, in demonstrating the feasibility of the Manpower Requirements Projection Model (MRPM), gathered data in the states necessary for implementation of the model. The MRPM was developed to enable state or local administrators of special education to estimate…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with natural resources is the second in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Approximately 340 documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with human services is the 11th in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Forty-four documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use ERIC reference…