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Nicholson, Linda J. – CEDR Quarterly, 1979
Policy science is a new intellectual discipline which attempts to rationalize social life or conditions. Policy science faces two major obstacles: (1) the lack of convergence of different research efforts and (2) the treatment of bias and normative values. (GDC)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Intellectual Disciplines, National Programs
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1977
Offered in response to a request for background information from the Congressional Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, the document presents a report of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) support for social and psychological sciences research. Major objectives of the report are to review the origins of NSF support programs;…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Assessment, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Lynn, Laurence E., Jr., Ed. – 1978
Offered in response to a request by the National Science Foundation for information on how knowledge affects policy, the document investigates federal support of social research and development and evaluates the relevance of this research to social policy. Social research and development (R & D) concerns the identification and solution of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Courts, Data Analysis, Developmental Programs
