NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Using Matching Grants to Facilitate Corporate-University Research Linkages: A Preliminary Examination of Outcomes from One Initiative.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bell, Stephen – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1990
A study used public finance theory to evaluate Ontario's matching grants in support of university-industry interaction, which encourage faculty to seek new research and development contracts facilitating technology transfer activities. Results suggest it may not be an effective mechanism. Conceptual and methodological obstacles to assessing these…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Economics, Foreign Countries, Grants
Research Activities of Community College Faculty: Experience at the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. AIR 1990 Annual Forum Paper.
Bell, Stephen – 1990
A sample of seven colleges was chosen for a study on the research activities of community college faculties in Ontario. Faculty (N=394 out of a possible 865) were asked to indicate how often they participated in 22 different research activities and how characteristic these activities were of their role as community college faculty. The primary…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Publishing, Foreign Countries
Technology Transfer in Canada: Research Parks and Centres of Excellence.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bell, Stephen; Sadlak, Jan – Higher Education Management, 1992
Two types of Canadian institutions (university-related research parks and Ontario's "centers of excellence") charged with fostering technology innovation and facilitating technology transfer between university and industry are described and compared. It is concluded that despite limitations, both play a positive role in enhancing…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education