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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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Extending the Mertonian Norms: Scientists' Subscription to Norms of Research
Anderson, Melissa S.; Ronning, Emily A.; De Vries, Raymond; Martinson, Brian C.
Journal of Higher Education, v81 n3 p366-393 May-Jun 2010
This analysis, based on focus groups and a national survey, assesses scientists' subscription to the Mertonian norms of science and associated counternorms. It also supports extension of these norms to governance (as opposed to administration), as a norm of decision-making, and quality (as opposed to quantity), as an evaluative norm. (Contains 1 figure, 1 table, and 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Scientists, Behavior Standards, Experimenter Characteristics, Research Universities, Scientific Research, Focus Groups, Surveys, Governance, Decision Making, Politics of Education, College Administration, Institutional Environment, Writing for Publication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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