How Do We Know Research and Development Projects in Vocational Education and Training Are Cost-Effective?.

Scott, Geoff

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Publication Date: 1991

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How Do We Know Research and Development Projects in Vocational Education and Training Are Cost-Effective?

Scott, Geoff

Studies in Continuing Education, v13 n1 p70-83 1991

Comparison of two studies in the United Kingdom and Switzerland regarding the efficacy of vocational education research and development highlights the importance of more rigorously establishing what happens to research results. Steps must be taken to ensure that such projects have a positive impact on practice and justify their costs. (SK)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Job Training, Research and Development, Research Projects, Research Utilization, Theory Practice Relationship, Vocational Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland; United Kingdom

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