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Flugman, Bert – Social Policy, 1986
Discusses the Center for Advanced Study in Education (CASE) in Manhattan as a representative research and development center in a collaborative role with the New York City Schools. Presents its role as educational problem solver for immediate solutions rather than for interesting findings. Provides examples of three on-going problem solving…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Higher Education, Problem Solving

O'Neil, Robert M.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1990
Presents excerpts from a symposium in Charlottesville (VA) at which researchers, policymakers, and journalists discussed educational issues and the relationship of research to reform. Discusses issues concerning communication problems between groups and why it is important to keep talking with each other. Explores ways of improving the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Educational Policy

Vergragt, Philip J. – Social Studies of Science, 1988
Investigates the choice processes within innovation processes in industrial research laboratories. Develops a conceptual framework for the analysis of the processes through two case studies. Discusses the potential of the framework both for enriching the analysis and for enhancing social influences over industrial research. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Industry, Laboratories, Research

Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Explores reasons for the tenuous relationship between educational research and educational practice. Suggests changes in research and policy to bring educational research directly to bear on educational problems. The major problem is that researchers are searching for variables that relate to improved outcomes, whereas educational innovators are…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Improvement Programs
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
Kassel, Simon; Campbell, Cathleen – 1980
This report examines the impact of the Soviet Academy of Sciences on the development of technology in the Soviet Union, finding that the future of Soviet technology depends significantly on the Academy and that severe problems stemming from its nature and its relationship with Soviet industry encumber the Academy's ability to serve Soviet…
Descriptors: College Science, Development, Education Work Relationship, Engineering