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The Utilization of Policy Analysis by State Agency Officials.
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Lester, James P. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Reviews the knowledge utilization process by decision makers and examines how state agency officials in four areas (hazardous waste management, economic development, welfare, and education) use knowledge generated by policy analysis. Appendices include components of the 1988 knowledge utilization survey of state officials. (48 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Decision Making, Economic Development, Educational Planning
Enhancing Knowledge Utilization as a Strategy for School Improvement.
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Cousins, J. Bradley; Leithwood, Kenneth A. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Discussion of school improvement focuses on a study of Ontario educators that examined their use of various sources of information, including conferences, workshops, and inservice training, for improvement purposes. Knowledge utilization is discussed; interactive processes between the information and the setting are considered; and predictor…
Descriptors: Conferences, Correlation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries