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1 State transportation agencies conduct applied research with a goal of ultimately creating new knowledge to enhance the transportation system. Agency research as an activity requires special skills and capabilities -- it convenes practitioners, scholars, and policy makers to identify and pursue the knowledge that is most needed.
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2 Managing State Transportation Research Programs The study team used multiple methods to address this scope, including a literature review, survey-based data collection, and case example interviews. • The team first evaluated an extensive body of literature published over the last 15 years to orient the study.
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Summary 3 Main study findings correspond to the four framework dimensions and are as follows: Program Capability is the ability of the DOT to undertake research. This dimension touches on goals, knowledge, expertise, resources, organizational structure, and external stakeholder relationships.
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4 Managing State Transportation Research Programs Program Management comprises the processes and protocols that the DOT uses over the research lifecycle. This dimension covers different aspects of management, execution, and administration.
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Summary 5 2. Research programs often struggle to participate in research implementation.
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