Table of Contents: Informed dialogue :

Main Author:	Reimers, Fernando.
Other Authors:	McGinn, Noel F.,
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997.
Subjects:	Education and state. Education > Research. Education and state Education > Research Éducation > Politique gouvernementale. Éducation > Recherche. Éducation > Politique gouvernementale Éducation > Recherche EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General. EDUCATION > Administration > General. Pädagogik. Forschung.
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Table of Contents:

Research utilization: why it is important, why it is an issue, why it is difficult
What do we mean by informed policy making?
Why education policies are so difficult to inform
Utilization as using precooked conclusions
Utilization stimulated by providing decision makers with data
Informing policy by constructing knowledge
The Etosha Conference in Namibia
Conducting an education sector assessment in Egypt, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador
Policy dialogue as organizational learning in Paraguay
A model to inform policy with research-based knowledge.