This overview of federal dissemination efforts over the last 30 years introduces a set of articles
intended to stimulate thinking about certain basic issues of dissemination of education research
knowledge and the roles that the federal government can play in that dissemination. The
overview traces some of the history of federal dissemination efforts in education to provide a
context in which to consider the articles that follow, especially their attention to the main ideas
underlying federal dissemination planning for education.
References
1.
Butler, M., & Paisley, W. (1978). Factors determining roles and functions of educational linking agents, with implications for training and support systems. San Francisco: Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development.
2.
Clark, D. L., Guba, E., & Worthen, B. (Eds.). (1967). Preparing research personnel for education. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa and American Educational Research Association.
3.
Coulson, J.M. (1983). Federal education dissemination legislation and policy. In W. J. Paisley & M. Butler (Eds.), Knowledge utilization systems in education: Dissemination, technical assistance, networking. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
4.
Haughey, C.F. (1981). Dissemination: Some progress and prospects. Teacher Education and Special Education: Journal of Teacher Education, 4(2), 5-12.
5.
Havelock, R.G. (1973). The change agent's guide to innovation in education . Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Educational Technology Publications.
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Havelock, R.G., Guskin, A., Frohman, M., Havelock, M., Hill, M., & Huber, J. (1969). Planning for innovation through dissemination and utilization of knowledge. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Center for Research on Utilization of Scientific Knowledge.
7.
Hood, P. (1982). The role of linking agents in school improvement: A review, analysis and synthesis of recent major studies. San Francisco: Far West Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development.
8.
Human Interaction Research Institute. (1976 ). Putting knowledge to use: A distillation of the literature regarding knowledge transfer and change. Los Angeles: Human Interaction Research Institute.
9.
Hutchins, C.L. (1989). A brief review of federal dissemination activities, 1958-1983. Knowledge : Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 11, 58-78.
10.
Louis, K.S., Rosenblum, S., & Molitor, J.A., with Chabotar, K.J., Kell, D., & Yin, R.K. (1981). Strategies for knowledge use and school improvement . Washington, DC: National Institute of Education.
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Madey, D., Royster, E.C., Baker, R.L., & Decad, J.K. (1979). Building capacity for improvement of educational practice: An evaluation of NIE's State Dissemination Grants program (Interim report. Durham, NC: NTS Research Corporation.
12.
Miles, M. B. (Ed.). (1964). Innovation in education. New York: Teachers College Press.
13.
Miles, M.B. (1967). Emerging research utilization roles in education . In D. L. Clark & B. R. Worthen (Eds.), Preparing research personnel for education (pp. 7-13). Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa and American Educational Research Association.
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Miles, M.B. (1980). Linkage in a new key: The DTA experience. Chicago, IL: Center for New Schools.
15.
National Center for Education Statistics. ( 1991). Digest of educational statistics: 1990. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics .
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Rogers, E.M. (1962). Diffusion of innovations. New York: Free Press.
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Sieber, S.D., Louis, K.S., & Metzger, L. (1972). The use of educational knowledge (USOE Cooperative Project No. 1974. New York: Bureau of Applied Social Research.
