Quality in science

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Quality in science

edited by Marcel Chotkowski La Follette

MIT Press, c1982

  • : pbk

Available at  / 5 libraries

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"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

Contents of Works

  • 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

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