Science and the University

by Paula E. Stephan (Editor), Ronald G. Ehrenberg (Editor)

Science and the University investigates the tremendous changes that have taken place in university research over the past several decades, gauging the current state of research in higher education and examining issues and challenges crucial to its future. Scientific research increasingly dominates the aims and agendas of many American universities, and this proliferation—and changes in the way research is conducted—has given rise to important questions about the interrelations of higher education, funding for scientific research, and government policy. The cost of doing science, the commercialization of university research, the changing composition and number of Ph.D. students, the effect of scientific research on other university programs—these are just a few of the many issues explored in this volume from the vantage points of scholars in such diverse fields as economics, biochemistry, genetics, and labor studies.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 2007

Reviews

[David Usharauli · Rating 2 out of 5]

What did I learn from this book? Honestly, not much at all. It is written in a very dry language, with lots of numbers that have no meaning without proper interpretations.

One new thing I learned was about existence of federal earmarks (funds in federal budget) allocated for specific projects or universities that are issued (by NIH) without competitive peer-review.

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