Baumeister A A
Am J Ment Defic. 1981 Mar;85(5):449-56.
Although research on problems relating to mental retardation has received considerable public support over the past two decades, the impact on policy has not been particularly marked. Some of the reasons for this failure of research to influence the course of policy formulation were discussed. The nature of the process itself is such that research is secondary to economic, political, and social considerations. Furthermore, the research enterprise is fragmented and uncoordinated and is not oriented toward the needs of policy makers. Some suggestions were offered to improve the link between research and public policy in the field of mental retardation.
尽管在过去二十年里，关于智力迟钝相关问题的研究得到了公众的大力支持，但对政策的影响却并不显著。文中讨论了研究未能影响政策制定进程的一些原因。这一进程本身的性质决定了，相较于经济、政治和社会因素，研究处于次要地位。此外，研究工作分散且缺乏协调，没有以政策制定者的需求为导向。文中还提出了一些建议，以改善智力迟钝领域研究与公共政策之间的联系。
