Strategy for Assessing Science
Behavioral and Social Research on Aging
1st Edition
Published on 21. February 2007
176 pages
978-0-309-66759-3 (ISBN)
Description
A Strategy for Assessing Science offers strategic advice on the perennial issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. It considers available knowledge about how science makes progress and examines a range of decision-making strategies for addressing key science policy concerns. These include avoiding undue conservatism that may arise from the influence of established disciplines, achieving rational, high-quality, accountable, and transparent decision processes, and establishing an appropriate balance of influence between scientific communities and agency science managers. A Strategy for Assessing Science identifies principles for setting priorities and specific recommendations for the context of behavioral and social research on aging.
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A Strategy for Assessing Science
Behavioral and Social Research on Aging
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02/2007
National Academies Press
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Content
- FrontMatter
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 The Purpose of the Study
- 2 The NIA Behavioral and Social Research Program
- 3 The Stakes in Research Assessment
- 4 Progress in Science
- 5 Methods of Assessing Science
- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
- References
- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
