Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program

Name: Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program
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Erschienen am 28. August 1996

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An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program
Preface
Contents
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
CHARGE TO PANEL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
REPORT OVERVIEW
2 Has the STC Program Accomplished Its Goals?
OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTARY
How Have Other Factors Beyond Those in the Original Solicitations Influenced the Expectations and Operation.
How Well Are the STCs Performing Relative to the Research Goal?
How Well Are STCs Performing Relative to the Goal of Education?
How Well Are STCs Performing Relative to the Goal of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange?
Is One Type of STC More Successful Than Another?
What Problems Has the STC Program Faced in Reaching Its Goals?
FINDINGS
CONCLUSIONS
3 How Well Has the Design of the STC Program Worked?
OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTARY
What Was the Design of the STC Program?
How Do STCs Differ from Other Centers and Other Modes of Research Support?
FINDINGS
CONCLUSIONS
4 How Well Has the STC Program Been Managed and Evaluated?
OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTARY
MANAGEMENT ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY NSF AND INDIVIDUAL CENTERS
Consistent High-Quality Management and Review
NSF's Administrative and Scientific Management of the STC Program
STC Program Review
THE STC PROGRAM VIEWED AS AN INVESTMENT BY NSF
How Well Does the STC Program Fit With NSF's Strategic Plan?
FINDINGS
CONCLUSIONS
5 Recommendations
1. NSF should continue the STC program.
2. Research and the undergraduate and graduate education linked to it should be the paramount goals of the ...
3. In future solicitations, NSF should encourage but not require that proposed STCs be multidisciplinary ...
4. The level of funding for the STC program should be maintained to ensure that it retains its strength and .
5. The budget for the STC program should retain a separate identity. Moreover, the tradeoff between this.
6. STC solicitations should be conducted openly across all fields by NSF as a whole (rather than within.
7. The duration of STC awards should be 10 years. Two periodic solicitations should occur within the.
8. The differing roles of Office of Science and Technology Infrastructure and program directorates in the.
9. NSF should place greater weight on scientific and administrative leadership in evaluating proposals for.
10. NSF should establish policies allowing center directors to allocate funds and other resources.
11. NSF should make every effort needed to coordinate reviews of the centers to avoid redundant data.
References
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A Review of Abt Report and Comments on the STC Evaluation Process
REVIEW AND INTERPRETATION OF THE ABT REPORT
COMMENTS ON THE ABT-COSEPUP PROCESS AS A MODEL FOR FUTURE EVALUATIONS
APPENDIX B The National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers1
APPENDIX C Panel and Staff Biographic Information
PANEL
PANEL STAFF
APPENDIX D Excerpts from Visiting-Committee Reports on the Science and Technology Centers

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