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Peer reviewedCohen, Wesley M.; Levinthal, Daniel A. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1990
Argues that ability of a firm to recognize value of new, external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends is critical to its innovative capabilities. A firm's absorptive capacity is largely a function of its level of prior knowledge. A research and development investment model that contributes to a firm's absorptive capacity is…
Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Industry, Information Dissemination, Innovation
Download full textCenter for Leadership Development, Los Angeles, CA. – 1984
Drawing on interviews, documents, and eight studies, this policy research study offers information and recommendations in order to fulfill the responsibility of the National Council on Educational Research to establish general policies for, and review the conduct of, the National Institute of Education (NIE). Questions guiding this study are: the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Peer reviewedMeehan, Shirley; Valentine, John A. – Science Communication, 1994
Discussion of the utilization of research focuses on a case study of the communication and utilization of research at the Department of Veterans Affairs that has led to improved health care. Highlights include health services research; research and development; dissemination methods; user involvement; management environment; leadership; and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Diffusion (Communication), Federal Government, Health Services
Peer reviewedNeubert, Gloria A.; Binko, James B. – Teacher Educator, 1986
Proposes a model to help teachers become consumers and producers of research as an integral part of classroom instruction. The strategy begins with teachers' concerns and aims at helping them become more responsible for directing their own professional development. Suggests employment of the model in preservice teacher education. (TRS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instruction, Learning Strategies, Methods Research
Peer reviewedAllen, Bryce L.; Sutton, Brett – College and Research Libraries, 1993
Examines the challenges for academic libraries in providing library services for interdisciplinary research institutes. A technique for analyzing data gathered from interviews with scholars, citation analysis, and patterns of use of an article copy service is explained. Results are shown to be useful in planning library services. (Contains eight…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Citation Analysis, Departments
Masoner, Paul H., Ed.; Klassen, Frank H., Ed. – 1979
The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) is an independent, autonomous, and government-funded educational research and development center. Initially founded for the purpose of developing a comprehensive and systematic reform of education in Korea following the Korean War, KEDI has assumed far-reaching responsibilities. Included among…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Compulsory Education, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Renzulli, Joseph S.; And Others – 1992
This document reports on a national research needs assessment study which resulted in the identification of research priorities for the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) through the year 2000. The report addresses: the scope, purpose, and mission of NRC/GT; a rationale for such research, noting six problem areas in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Instructional Effectiveness
