INNOVATION POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES: AN OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUES *

This article introduces the symposium on innovation policy. It identifies a number of relatively unexplored issues concerning the relationships among government policies and industrial innovation in the United States. While the effects of specitic government policies on innovation have been researched, relatively little is known about the ways U.S. policymaking processes and political institutions condition efforts to improve innovation policies. Methods of evaluating innovation programs that would yield results persuasive to innovation policymakers have proven elusive. Copyright 1984 by The Policy Studies Organization.

Three Models for Short-Term Study Abroad

Nearly 250,000 U.S. college students participate in study abroad programs each year. A growing proportion of students are participating in short-term study abroad programs. Despite the large number of students in these programs, there are relatively few articles that describe how to start or manage a short-term, business-related, study abroad program. With this in mind, this article includes three examples of short-term study abroad programs: the summer semester abroad, the study tour, and the service-learning trip. Benefits of short-term study abroad programs are discussed. The article also includes tips for designing and managing the programs. The article is intended as a resource for faculty who are considering taking students abroad