What Do Policy Makers Think of Educational Research & Evaluation? Or Do They?.

Florio, David H.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ218670

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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What Do Policy Makers Think of Educational Research & Evaluation? Or Do They?

Florio, David H.; And Others

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v1 n6 p61-87 Nov-Dec 1979

Twenty-six congressional staff members dealing with educational legislation were surveyed concerning their sources of information and the relative importance and value of educational inquiry in various stages of the policy process. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations regarding improvement of the process were made. (MH)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Information Needs, Legislators, Policy Formation, Political Power, Program Evaluation, Research Utilization, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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