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Yore, Larry D.; Anderson, John O.; Chiu, Mei-Hung – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
Evidence-based policies, decisions, and practices are highly valued and underachieved in the international mathematics and science education reforms. Many in the mathematics and science education research communities lament the lack of influence that research results have on the education profession, schools, and teaching. Academic research done…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Public Policy
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Hendricks, Jon; Applebaum, Robert; Kunkel, Suzanne – Gerontologist, 2010
This article is based on the premise that there is inadequate attention to the link between theory and applied research in social gerontology. The article contends that applied research studies do not often or effectively employ a theoretical framework and that theory-based articles, including theory-based research, are not often focused on…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Gerontology, Models, Research and Development
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Awwad, Mohammad Amin – Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
This paper aims at providing an objective evaluation and transformation of Higher Education in the Arab World with a focus on its contribution to knowledge and human development. It argues that despite the great expansion in the number of higher education institutions and the great increase in the number of students enrolled in them, the needs and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Arabs, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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Birx, Donald L.; Ford, Ralph M.; Payne, Carrie A. – Journal of Research Administration, 2013
Colleges and universities are two of the most formidable resources a country has to reinvent and grow its economy. This is the second of two papers that outlines a process of building and strengthening research universities that enhances regional technology development and facilitates flexible networks of collaboration and resource sharing. In the…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Knowledge Economy, Regional Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Murdock, Alex; Shariff, Razia; Wilding, Karl – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2013
This paper considers the different approaches to undertake knowledge exchange between academia and the third sector from three practitioner perspectives. London South Bank University (LSBU), as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) Social Enterprise Capacity Building Cluster (CBC), has been…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Partnerships in Education, Capacity Building, Research and Development
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Bekerman, Fabiana – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2013
This study looks at some of the traits that characterized Argentina's scientific and university policies under the military regime that spanned from 1976 through 1983. To this end, it delves into a rarely explored empirical observation: financial resource transfers from national universities to the National Scientific and Technological Research…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Scientific Research, Foreign Countries, Financial Support
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Todeva, Emanuela – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
Research on sustainability and innovation-driven economic growth has exposed a lack of sufficient knowledge in the governance literature about the appropriate extent of government involvement. This paper focuses on the governance of innovation and the intermediary role of the state. The author synthesizes the literature on governance and…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Governance
Liu, Fang-Chun – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Effective investment strategies help companies form dynamic core organizational capabilities allowing them to adapt and survive in today's rapidly changing knowledge-based economy. This dissertation investigates three valuation issues that challenge managers with respect to developing business-critical investment strategies that can have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy, Information Technology, Human Capital
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2013
This is the third and final paper in the Commission's series concerning the major areas of the Commission's new master plan and compact process. Each paper elaborates on a particular theme sharing additional best practices and insights. It is the intention of the Commission that these additional resources assist in fostering discourse among…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Graduation Rate, Labor Force Development
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Sanders, Susan M.; Clough, Joy – Journal of Catholic Higher Education, 2011
Founded in 2001, the Center for Religion and Public Discourse at Saint Xavier University, Chicago, illustrates how centers and institutes can express Catholic identity and serve the university community and society by providing opportunities for thoughtful and civil discourse. Although the Center does not currently support basic research or fund…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Higher Education, Research and Development Centers
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Bursuck, William – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2011
In these days of the achievement gap, evidence-based practices, and accountability issues, Julie Allan's "Complicating, not explicating: Taking up philosophy in learning disability research" challenges everyone to think seriously about how well the field is meeting the mission of providing for the academic and social needs of students with…
Descriptors: Evidence, Achievement Gap, Scientific Methodology, Learning Disabilities
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Woo, Sang Eun – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This study attempts to clarify conceptual and operational inconsistencies in the literature around "Ghiselli's hobo syndrome." I propose that defining characteristics of hobo syndrome should include both the exhibition of frequent job movement behavior and positive attitudes about such behavior. This definition effectively differentiates…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Multivariate Analysis, Research and Development
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Waheed, Bushra; Khan, Faisal I.; Veitch, Brian – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: Implementation of a sustainability paradigm demands new choices and innovative ways of thinking. The main objective of this paper is to provide a meaningful sustainability assessment tool for make informed decisions, which is applied to higher education institutions (HEIs). Design/methodology/approach: The objective is achieved by…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Research and Development, Safety
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Li, Mei; Shankar, Sriram; Tang, Kam Ki – Studies in Higher Education, 2011
According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the world's top 500 universities are located in only 38 countries, with the USA alone having 157 of them. This article investigates the socioeconomic determinants of the wide performance gap between countries, and whether the USA's dominance is largely due to its economic power. A large…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, Official Languages, Foreign Countries
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Brookings Institution, 2010
The challenge of creating evidence-based practice bedevils a number of fields. In education, the federal government has historically placed substantial responsibility for translational research in the hands of the Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs), which were established in 1966 as part of the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Evidence, Federal Government, Government Role
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