Described is a project to obtain and disseminate research which resulted in the compilation of 61 abstracts of master's theses in environmental education and communication. Environmental educators were surveyed to determine their use of various informational tools available to them and the usefulness of the compilation of abstracts. Authors of…

This final report of a 5-year dissemination capacity building program traces its development from the conceptual stage through the current stage of institutionalization of dissemination within the state department of education, reviewing major program components as well as the organization and administration of the program. A major aspect…

This document reports on dissemination lectures that inform the educational research community about the Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). In the first two chapters, the background leading to the dissemination lectures, the procedures used by the project staff to accomplish dissemination objectives, and the methodological procedures…

Intended to stimulate and foster better communication, cooperation, and understanding between the National Institute of Education (NIE) and Research Coordinating Units (RCU) personnel, this report documents the compatibility between NIE's objectives and the current activities of the RCU's. In both general and specific terms, the activities of NIE…

The evaluator as purveyor of truth may be seen as one more lobbyist competing for politicians' attention. This article explains how evaluators can present their results forcefully in the political arena. Available from: Evaluation, 501 South Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415. (CP)

Describes a study that used citation analysis to assess the dissemination and impact of projects funded by the Department of Education's Library Research and Demonstration Branch. The criteria used to award grants, and the relationship between number of citations and the amount of funding are discussed. (17 notes with references) (CLB)

Patent trend analysis, a process developed at Batelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, can help businesses understand the direction of technological change and compete more effectively in the marketplace. The procedure involves tracking the linkages among new patents in an area, the age of earlier patents cited, and the companies involved. (IS)

Proceedings of the Conference on "The Public Interest vis a vis Educational R & D, held at Airlie House, Warrenton, Virginia on July 16-17, 1969 with the cooperation of the U.S. Office of Education.

Dialogue with Researchers is a research dissemination program The George Washington University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center has used during the past three years. This program offers researchers the opportunity to discuss their project with a small group of rehabilitation practitioners in an informal setting in the practitioners'…

Describes experiences of the Neighborhood Participation Project (Nashville, Tennessee), which studied citizen participation in using research data for neighborhood improvement. Suggests that creating partnerships between social scientists and citizens can improve social science research, enhance research utilization, and help communities to help…

Quality research is vital to the well-being of any academic discipline. Rather than discourage research and its subsequent publication, every effort should be made to encourage quality production and to disseminate findings in the most feasible and practical manner possible. (JD)

Two questions are considered: "How do results of university research find their way into societal improvements?" and "What might enhance the flow and use of results of university research?" Perspectives of government sponsorship, institutional management, and institutional conservation are considered, as well as findings from studies of…

The exchange among M. McKenna, R. Robinson, and J. Miller and C. Edelsky about language instruction is a starting point for an examination of what is behind the current fragmentation in educational research. It is argued that this fragmentation results from the use of different vocabularies to tell stories about research. (SLD)

This book is a significant contribution to the field of sociology of school knowledge. It looks at the historical development of the field and argues that, although this field has appealed only to a limited audience, it has the potential to reach a larger audience of scholars if an alternative research agenda could be created. (SLD)