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This article addresses a topic that has hitherto gained scant attention in the knowledge utilization literature, namely, the effects of cross-national exchange on national policy formation. It draws on Weiss’s seminal study of U.S. congressional decision making, which suggested that in addition to using knowledge from research for guidance, politicians also use knowledge from many sources for legitimation, warning, and enlightenment. Case studies presented in this article suggest that while Australian policymakers use information from the OECD in all these ways, the enlightenment and legitimation fuctions are especially important.
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An earlier version of this article appeared in: J. Chapman and C. Evers (Eds.), (1994).Educational Administration: Australian Perspectives. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. Helpful comments on earlier versions of this article were provided by Don Anderson, Judith Chapman, Colin Evers, Jane Marceau, Beryl Radin and especially by Carol Weiss.
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Vickers, M. Cross-national exchange, the OECD, and Australian education policy. Knowledge and Policy 7, 25–47 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692814
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