Exploring Organizational Approaches to Dissemination and Training
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11277840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William A Firestone (0000-0001-9448-3274, Research for Better Schools, Inc, corresponding author), Gretchen B Rossman (Research for Better Schools, Inc), Gretchen Rossman (0000-0003-1224-4494, Better Education Inc) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 303-330 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Knowledge (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-0259 • E-ISSN: 2673-9585 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/107554708600700304 |
| OpenAlex | W2061302279 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Research in such fields as population planning, agriculture, and education has demonstrated the importance of intermediaries to ensure the dissemination of innovative practices However, little attention has been given to how organizations serve this function This article reports four case studies of regional educational service agencies in their role as disseminators of new knowledge Three characteristic approaches to dissemination were identified laissez-faire, entrepreneurial, and authoritarian These approaches wereshapedbyfivefactors in the agency's context state policy initiatives, client concerns, staff interests, history, and leadership External constraints, staff interests, and history created crosspressures that executive leaders responded to by developing missions for their organizations Missions that maximized dissemination services were often associated with some tension with external constituencies
Agency (philosophy · Authoritarianism · Business · Context (archaeology · Dissemination · Geography · Intermediary · Knowledge management · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Management and Organizational Studies · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Policy and Administration Research · Marketing
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1987 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |