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UNINA9910826246503321 |
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Titolo |
Measuring the science and engineering enterprise : priorities for the Division of Science Resources Studies / / Committee to Access the Portfolio of the Division of Science Resources Studies of NSF, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000 |
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0-309-18357-X |
1-280-21005-2 |
9786610210053 |
0-309-59403-0 |
0-585-24389-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Research - United States - Evaluation |
Engineering - Research - United States - Evaluation |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-115). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Measuring the Science and Engineering Enterprise -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations in the Report -- Executive Summary -- SCOPE OF STUDY -- METHODS OF STUDY -- ENSURING RELEVANCE AND ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES -- Appropriateness of Concepts and their Measurement -- Data Analysis -- Data Comparability and Linkages -- Data Currency -- SRS as a Statistical Agency -- IMPROVING DATA RELEVANCE -- Graduate School and the Transition to Employment -- The Labor Market for Scientists and Engineers -- R& -- D Funding and Performance -- 1-Introduction -- SCOPE OF STUDY -- METHODS OF STUDY -- THE REPORT -- PART I-SRS AS A STATISTICAL AGENCY -- 2-History and Assessment of SRS -- EVOLUTION OF SRS DATA PROGRAMS -- SRS DATA COLLECTION PROGRAMS -- Statistics on Science and Engineering Human Resources -- Research and Development Statistics -- Data Publication, Integration, and Analysis -- Data Publication -- Data |
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Analysis -- Science and Engineering Indicators -- ASSESSING SRS -- Operations and Resources -- Statistical Agency Practices -- Data Quality -- Professional Staff and External Expertise -- Data Relevance -- Data Linkages -- Data Analysis -- 3-Dimensions of Relevance -- RELEVANCE OF DATA CONCEPTS -- SRS Data Users -- Use of SRS Data -- Substantial Room for Improvement -- Dialogue and Renewal -- Organizing a Dialogue with Data Users and Policymakers -- Feedback through Outreach, Dissemination, and Customer Service -- Opportunities in Analysis to Improve Data -- Using Feedback to Revise Data Collection and Acquisition -- DATA LINKAGES -- Integrating SRS Data Sets -- Coordination and Linking with External Agencies and Organizations -- DATA CURRENCY -- PART II-RELEVANT DATA FOR ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESOURCES -- 4-Science and Engineering Human Resources -- GRADUATE EDUCATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. |
Reports on Graduate Education -- Obtaining Improved Data on Graduate Education -- Financial Support for Graduate Students -- Completion of Graduate School -- Graduate Education and Career Skills -- ISSUES IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LABOR MARKET -- Obtaining Improved Data on Science and Engineering Careers -- Creating and Refining the Science and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) -- Transition to Employment for New Ph.D.s -- Career Paths of Scientists and Engineers -- Nonacademic Careers -- Work Arrangements, Field, and Occupation -- International Flows of Scientists and Engineers -- DATA USERS AND EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS -- 5-Research and Development Statistics: Funding, Performance, and Innovation -- THE CHANGING ORGANIZATION OF R& -- D -- R& -- D in the Post-World War II Era -- U.S. R& -- D Since 1980 -- Industrial R& -- D and Innovation -- Federal R& -- D Expenditures -- Academically-Performed R& -- D -- DATA FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLICY -- Industrial R& -- D Statistics -- Improving Data on R& -- D by Industry Group -- R& -- D and Innovation -- Partnerships -- Allocating Federal Funds for Research and Development -- Priority Setting in Federal Science and Technology -- Interdisciplinary Research -- Federal Funding of Academic Facilities -- 6-Recommendations -- ENSURING RELEVANCE AND ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES -- Appropriateness of Concepts and their Measurement -- Data Analysis -- Data Comparability and Linkages -- Data Currency -- SRS as a Statistical Agency -- IMPROVING DATA RELEVANCE -- Graduate School and the Transition to Employment -- Graduate Education -- Transition to Employment -- The Labor Market for Scientists and Engineers -- Career Paths of Scientists and Engineers -- International Flows of Scientists and Engineers -- R& -- D Funding and Performance -- Industrial R& -- D Statistics. |
R& -- D and Innovation -- Partnerships and Alliances -- Interdisciplinary Research -- Allocating Federal Resources for Science and Technology -- Academic Facilities -- References -- Appendix A Interview and Focus Group Guides -- Appendix B Workshop Agenda -- Appendix C Surveying the Nation's Scientists and Engineers Recommendations -- Appendix D Alternative Sampling Frames For SRS Personnel Surveys -- ALTERNATIVE SAMPLING FRAMES FOR PERSONNEL SURVEYS -- The Problem -- The NSF Approach -- A Better Approach for the Future? -- Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. |
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