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Quality in science / edited by Marcel Chotkowski La Follette.

LIBRA Q172.5.S34 Q34 1982
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
LaFollette, Marcel Chotkowski, 1944-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Science indicators.
Quality (Philosophy).
Physical Description:
xi, 169 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [1982]
Contents:
Foreword / by Gerald Holton
Science indicators and science priorities / Harvey Brooks
Needs, leads, and indicators / Robert S. Morison
The quality of "the quality of science" / Bruce Mazlish
Industry evaluation of research quality / Lewis Branscomb
The public and science policy / Kenneth Prewitt
Changing public attitudes to science and the quality of life / Daniel Yankelovich
The social assessment of science, or the de-institutionalization of the scientific profession / Peter Weingart
The quality of science equation / Orrin G. Hatch
The role of the federal government in supporting research and development / George E. Brown, Jr.
Decision-making for quality science / Don Fuqua and Doug Walgren
Secrecy and openness in science / Sissela Bok
Ethical issues in the assessment of science.
Notes:
"Most of the essays in this book first appeared in the winter and spring 1982 issues of the quarterly review, Science, technology & human values"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographies and index.
ISBN:
0262120992
OCLC:
8669297

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