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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778509903321

Titolo

Fateful choices : the future of the U.S. academic research enterprise : a discussion paper / / Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1992

ISBN

1-280-21145-8

9786610211456

0-309-58401-9

0-585-14943-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 pages)

Disciplina

370/.78073

Soggetti

Education - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Fateful Choices""; ""Copyright""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHARGE TO THE WORKING GROUP""; ""WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES""; ""MAJOR THEMES OF DISCUSSION PAPER""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PART ONE A Vision for the Future""; ""A VISION FOR THE FUTURE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""A GLOBAL RESEARCH SYSTEM""; ""A DIVERSE RESEARCH WORKFORCE""; ""NEW COMMUNICATION NETWORKS""; ""AN EXPANDED ROLE FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH""; ""PART TWO Achieving the Vision""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""NEAR-TERM DECISIONS""; ""SETTING PRIORITIES""; ""CLARIFYING FUNDING RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""IMPROVING ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT""

""ADAPTING TO SOCIETAL CHANGE""; ""REVITALIZING EDUCATION""; ""STRATEGIC OPTIONS""; ""LARGE-SCALE FORCES""; ""The Pace and Nature of Research""; ""Economic Conditions""; ""Political Interests""; ""International Context""; ""ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS""; ""LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES""; ""POLICY REQUIREMENTS""; ""Human Resources""; ""Financial Resources""; ""Locus Of Decisionmaking""; ""Communications Infrastructure""; ""Openness Of The Global Research System""; ""Evaluating Specific Policy Proposals""; ""FATEFUL CHOICES""; ""NEAR-TERM DECISIONS""; ""STRATEGIC OPTIONS""; ""Notes""



""PART THREE CHARTING A NEW COURSE ""; ""CHARTING A NEW COURSE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHANGING POLITICS OF RESEARCH""; ""SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""NEW APPROACHES TO DECISIONMAKING""; ""LEADERSHIP""