Competition for Federal Money Is Said to Have Damaging Effect on Scientists.

Cordes, Colleen

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ERIC Number: EJ349439

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Publication Date: 1987

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Competition for Federal Money Is Said to Have Damaging Effect on Scientists.

Cordes, Colleen

Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n24 p6,7,11 Feb 25 1987

Intense competition for federal research funds in some areas of science is generating more narrow research training, conflict between research and teaching responsibilities, and alienation and frustration among young scientists, who must scramble for tenuous research positions that lead nowhere. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Employment Opportunities, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Professional Training, Research Projects, Researchers, Science Education, Scientific Research, Trend Analysis

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