The Impact of Research on Decision-Making by Practitioners and Managers.

Autor/in	Smith, Chris Selby
Titel	The Impact of Research on Decision-Making by Practitioners and Managers.
Quelle	(2001), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Behavior; Adoption (Ideas); Comparative Analysis; Decision Making; Definitions; Diffusion (Communication); Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Health Services; Influences; Literature Reviews; Models; Policy Formation; Program Administration; Research and Development; Research Utilization; Teacher Behavior; Theory Practice Relationship; Vocational Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ideas; Ideenfindung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Begriffsbestimmung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Analogiemodell; Politische Betätigung; Forschung und Entwicklung; Forschungsumsetzung; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	The impact of research and development (R&D) on decision making and managers in vocational education and training (VET) was examined through a review of recent Australian studies in VET and health care. The framework adopted to analyze the relationships between R&D and decision making distinguished between the decision-making domain, the research domain, and the linkages between them. R&D was defined, and a distinction was drawn between the terms "use" and "influence." The similarities and differences between the VET and health care sectors were considered, with special focus on the areas of institution-level decision making and decision making by practitioners. The main conclusions were as follows: (1) R&D does have an impact on decision making by policymakers and practitioners in both fields; (2) it is generally not possible to evaluate the extent of the influence of research on decision in a quantitative fashion; (3) stakeholders can enhance the extent to which research is used and has influence on decision making; (4) workers (in VET) and patients and care providers (in health care) represent an additional set of significant decision makers who can use R&D and be influenced by it; and (5) R&D and decision making can benefit each other in diverse ways. (Contains 27 references.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.avetra.org.au/PAPERS%202001/Selby%20Smith.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC