Development of a Model Research Dissemination System for State Educational Agencies. Final Report.

A 1971 pilot project was conducted in North Carolina to promote more effective utilization of research and development activities at both State and local levels. The project provided research information on structure and techniques in new programs to educational program decisionmakers prior to the time for decisions to be made on their own new projects. The project's model research dissemination system included three components: (1) intensive field services to five satellite centers, in areas representative of local educational agencies, that developed awareness, interest, and competency in research utilization; (2) the Research and Information Center which solicited, received, and serviced information requests; and (3) a computerized retrieval system that provided speedy searches of the ERIC RIE and CIJE files. Appendixes present sample products developed during the course of the project. (Pages 61-77 have been removed in the absence of reproduction rights.) (Author/RA)