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Cooper, Harris M. – 1985
A taxonomy for literature reviews in education and psychology is presented. The increased use of the descriptor "literature review" in ERIC and Psychological Abstracts documents between 1969 and 1983 is cited as creating the need for categorization. The taxonomy categorizes reviews according to focus, goal, perspective, coverage,…
Descriptors: Classification, Content Analysis, Databases, Educational Research
McLean, Lois Maxine – 1985
This study examines the specific information-seeking process and the information sources employed by corporate training developers and managers when considering the adoption and implementation of interactive video (tape or disc) as an instructional delivery system. Purposes include the identification of available sources of information on…
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Information Seeking, Information Services, Information Sources
Sirotnik, Kenneth A. – 1984
This is one of a series of reports based on an ongoing reality test of systemic evaluation for instructional decision making. This feasibility study is being carried out by the Center for the Study of Evaluation with the Laboratory in School and Community Relations at a suburban Los Angeles high school (called Site A). Viewing a school as a…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
McClintock, Charles – 1985
Several contextual factors were investigated related to the information needs of educational administrators. In a survey of 119 administrators, the following issues were studied: (1) varying preferences for different information sources; (2) the effects on preferences for information sources of different decision or program development tasks; (3)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Decision Making
Guttmann, David – 1977
This is a study of decision-making patterns among urban community-living older adults. Focus is on the utilization of resources by the elderly. The sample consists of 410 respondents who were interviewed twice. The results show that action-taking related to a significant life event is the most important predictor of well-being. Significant…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Resources, Decision Making, Gerontology
Carvalho, Bernardo A. – 1977
The involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with both United States and foreign news media has been recorded in numerous publications. This report reviews the important aspects of the CIA-press relationships as they have appeared in print and discusses the implications of these relationsihps for the credibility of the press. Media…
Descriptors: Credibility, Federal Government, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
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Lawrence, John E. S.; And Others – 1976
This is the second of a four-volume report of Project EDNEED II (Empirical Determination of Nationally Essential Educational Data). (Project EDNEED II, conducted from July 1975 to September 1976, was designed to document the extent to which data currently collected by State vocational education agencies could be used to answer prioritized…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Information Needs
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Katz, Douglas S. – 1976
This is the fourth volume of a four-volume report of Project EDNEED II (Empirical Determination of Nationally Essential Educational Data), conducted from July 1975 to September 1976 to document the extent to which data currently collected by State vocational education agencies could be used to answer vocational education informational needs of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
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Guba, Egon G.; Clark, David L. – Educational Researcher, 1975
The current unified-system view of educational knowledge production and utilization is seen to be inadequate. A reformulation of the conceptual structure on which the program is built must be complete, balanced, and realistic in order to mount programs in education which can command broad-based support. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Ofiesh, Gabriel D. – Educ Leadership, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Technology, Information Dissemination
Anderson, Wayne; Sherr, Steve – J Coll Stud Personnel, 1969
Descriptors: College Students, Confidential Records, Counselor Role, Information Dissemination
Cresswell, Anthony M.; And Others – 1982
Interviews with persons responsible for interpreting and transmitting labor relations policy to negotiators at the local school district level in New York revealed considerable consistency in the ways the relevant laws, regulations, and legal opinions were assessed and used. Policy interpreters turned first to documents and then to consultants…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization, Labor Legislation
King, Jean A.; And Others – 1981
This bibliography cites 326 references on the use of evaluation information and results. References include dissertations, journal articles, ERIC documents, books, and other papers. Both published and unpublished works, the majority of which were written after 1970, are cited. A special list of ten recommended readings is separate from the…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Davis, Donna G.; Stecher, Brian – 1980
Data from interviews with elementary school principals are examined for insights into the impact of administrative style on evaluation utilization. Characteristics of 23 principals' administrative styles are classified as being either "compliance" (CO) or "non-compliance" (NCO) oriented. CO principals are characterized by the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Louis, Karen Seashore – 1980
The role of external agents in educational knowledge utilization, the factors affecting agent impact, and future research needs comprise the topics of this literature review. Based on existing definitions, the author identifies the external agent as an individual or group outside the client system whose objective is to help the clients enhance…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
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