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Furman, Jeffrey L.; Murray, Fiona; Stern, Scott – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
This paper articulates a citation-based approach to science policy evaluation and employs that approach to investigate the impact of the United States' 2001 policy regarding the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. We evaluate the impact of the policy on the level of U.S. hESC research, the U.S. position at the knowledge…
Descriptors: Scientists, Public Policy, Genetics, Scientific Research
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Trochim, William M.; Marcus, Stephen E.; Masse, Louise C.; Moser, Richard P.; Weld, Patrick C. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
Over the past few decades there has been a rise in the number of federally funded large scientific research initiatives, with increased calls to evaluate their processes and outcomes. This article describes efforts to evaluate such initiatives in one agency within the U.S. federal government. The authors introduce the Evaluation of Large…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Scientific Research, Peer Evaluation, Logical Thinking