Evaluating Science and Scientists /

Evaluating Science and Scientists / / ed. by Jane Cave, Mark S. Frankel.

The shift to a market economy in post-communist Eastern Europe has had a profound impact on science and scientists across the region, leading to reforms in research management practices and to drastic cuts in funding levels everywhere. Many countries are moving to a system of competitive research gr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2013-1998
MitwirkendeR:
Cave, Jane,
Darvas, Gyorgy,
Frankel, Mark S.,
Grupp, Hariolf,
Hackett, Edward J.,
Hangos, Katalin,
Jablecka, Julita,
Koutecky, Jaroslav,
Luukkonen, Terttu,
Láng, István,
Martin, Ben R.,
Pair, C. le,
Sivertsen, Gunnar,
Teich, Albert H.,
Tino, Josef,
Vinkler, Peter,
Vrbova, Miroslava,
Welljams-Dorof, Alfred,
Ziabicki, Andrzej,
Zilahy, Péter,
Łomnicki, Adam,
HerausgeberIn:
Cave, Jane,
Frankel, Mark S.,
Place / Publishing House:Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [1997]
©1997
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (238 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Evaluating Science and Scientists: The Political and Economic Context
  • 1. The Political Context of Science Priority-Setting in the United States
  • 2. The Political and Economic Context of Research Evaluation in Eastern Europe
  • 3. Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Evaluation Results
  • Part II. Peer Review: Self-Regulation and Accountability in Science
  • 4. Peer Review in Science and Science Policy
  • 5. A Polish Perspective on Peer Review
  • 6. The Limits of Peer Review: The Case of Hungary
  • 7. The Evaluation of Research Institutes in Hungary
  • 8. Peer Review in the Czech Republic
  • 9. Peer Review in Poland: Practical Solutions and Possible Improvements
  • Part III. Quantitative Techniques for Evaluating Performance
  • 10. Quantitative Techniques in Evaluation in Western Europe
  • 11. The Evaluation of Scientists and Their Work
  • 12. Scientometric Methods in the Evaluation of Research Groups in Hungary
  • 13. Measuring and Evaluating Scientific Performance in the Czech Republic
  • 14. Institutionalizing Evaluation of Research and Education in the Slovak Republic
  • 15. Formal Evaluation Methods: Their Utility and Limitations
  • 16. Evaluation of Research and Development Programs by Technology Indicators
  • 17. Quantitative Citation Data as Indicators in Science Evaluations: A Primer on Their Appropriate Use
  • 18. Ethical and Political Aspects of Using and Interpreting Quantitative Indicators
  • Index

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