Sub-Saharan African Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research : : A Decade of Development. / / Blom, Andreas

• Autore: Blom Andreas
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 pages)
• Disciplina: 509.67
• Soggetto topico: Research - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Technology - Research - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Engineering - Research - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Mathematics - Research - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Education - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Persona (resp. second.): LanGeorge; AdilMariam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover ; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; A Report by the World Bank and Elsevier; Methodology; Key Findings and Policy Recommendations; Defining National Policies; Chapter 1 Methodology; Methodology; Notes; Chapter 2 Research Outputs and Citation Impact; Introduction; Key Findings; Research Output; Citation Impact; Research Per Capita; Novel Measures of Research Impact; Interpretation of Key Findings; Notes; Chapter 3 Research Collaboration; Introduction; Key Findings; International Collaboration; Citation Impact of Collaboration ; Cross-Sector CollaborationTop Collaborating Institutions; Interpretation of Key Findings on Research Collaboration; Notes; Chapter 4 Researcher Mobility; Introduction; Key Findings; Researcher Mobility Model; Indicators; International Mobility; Cross-Region Comparisons; Interpretation of Key Findings on Researcher Mobility; Note; Appendix A Glossary; Note; Appendix B Data Sources and Methodology; Data Sources; Methodology and Rationale; Measuring International Researcher Mobility; Measuring Article Downloads; Notes; Appendix C Africa Region Classification; Appendix D Subject Classification ; Background on Scopus All Science Journal Classification SystemAppendix E International Researcher Mobility Maps; References; Boxes ; ES.1 Supporting High-Quality and Relevant Research: Uganda Millennium Science Initiative; 2.1 R&D Funding and Funding Mechanisms Matter: The Case of South Africa; 2.2 Growth Mirrors Allocation of Resources: Learning from Health in Sub-Saharan Africa GERD by Field of Science; 2.3 Researchers Are Concentrated in the Field of Medical and Health Sciences; Figures ; ES.1 Overall Number of Articles and Compound Annual Growth Rate for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2003-12ES.2 Percentage of Total Article Output in the Physical Sciences and STEM Versus the Health Sciences for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2012; ES.3 Level of International Collaboration for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions, 2012, and Percentage of Nonlocal, Transitory Researchers for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions, 1996-2013; ES.4 Interregional Collaboration between Sub-Saharan Africa Regions ; 2.1 Overall Number of Articles for Sub-Saharan Africa and Comparator Countries, 2003-122.2 World Publication Shares for Sub-Saharan Africa and Comparator Countries, 2003-12; 2.3 Percentage of Total Article Output by Subject Grouping for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa, 2003 vs. 2012; 2.4 World Citation Share across All Subject Groupings for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2003-12; 2.5 Field-Weighted Citation Impact versus World Article Share for All Subject Groupings for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Institutions, 2003-12 ; 2.6 Field-Weighted Citation Impact versus World Article Share for the Physical Sciences and STEM for Sub-Saharan Africa Regions and Comparator Countries, 2003-12
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyzes Africa's current performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) research, as well as future trends. It looks at Africa's research performance over a decade, what it means for the continent's development and how it can benefit the growing number of young people who leave university each year looking for jobs. The book focuses on research output and citation impact, important indicators of the strength of a region's research enterprise. These indicators are correlated with the region's long-term development and important drivers of economic success. Moreover, research is a key ingredient for quality higher education. The research performance of these regions is compared to that of South Africa, Malaysia, and Vietnam; the latter two countries had a comparable research base to the SSA regions at the beginning of the period of analysis.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sub-Saharan African Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Research
• ISBN: 1-4648-0701-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822957803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.