Science and technology centers : principles and guidelines : a report /
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Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy of Sciences : [Available from the Panel on Science and Technology Centers],
1987.
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Table of Contents:
- ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""FEATURES OF NSF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS""; ""NSF MANAGEMENT""; ""CAUTIONS""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""ECONOMIC COMPETITION, RESEARCH, AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION""; ""GOALS""; ""BALANCING MODES OF RESEARCH""; ""II. THE MISSION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF NSF-FUNDED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS""; ""WHAT ARE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS?""; ""THEME""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CENTERS AND THEIR UNIVERSITIES""; ""MODELS FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS""; ""OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION""
- ""III. SOLICITATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSALS""""GENERAL GUIDELINES""; ""FUNDING, REVIEW, AND SELECTION""; ""CRITERIA FOR SELECTION""; ""Scientific Quality""; ""Intellectual Theme""; ""Education and Training""; ""Staffing""; ""Size and Cost""; ""Outreach and Participation""; ""IV. GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS""; ""RELATIONSHIP TO UNIVERSITIES""; ""NSF REVIEW""; ""V. SOME CAUTIONARY OBSERVATIONS""; ""APPENDICES""; ""PANEL BIOGRAPHIES""