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Using Evaluation Research as a Means for Policy Analysis in a "New" Mission-Oriented Policy Context
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Amanatidou, Effie; Cunningham, Paul; Gök, Abdullah; Garefi, Ioanna – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2014
Grand challenges stress the importance of multi-disciplinary research, a multi-actor approach in examining the current state of affairs and exploring possible solutions, multi-level governance and policy coordination across geographical boundaries and policy areas, and a policy environment for enabling change both in science and technology and in…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Policy Analysis, Institutional Mission, Educational Policy
The Congress for Cultural Freedom, "Minerva," and the Quest for Instituting "Science Studies" in the Age of Cold War
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Aronova, Elena – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2012
The Congress for Cultural Freedom is remembered as a paramount example of the "cultural cold wars." In this paper, I discuss the ways in which this powerful transnational organization sought to promote "science studies" as a distinct--and politically relevant--area of expertise, and part of the CCF broader agenda to offer a renewed framework for…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Periodicals, International Organizations, Sciences
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness. Summary
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education
Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An International Comparison of Policy Measures and Their Effectiveness
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Hamer, Rebecca; Frinking, Erik J.; Horlings, Edwin – RAND Corporation, 2005
RAND Europe has performed a study for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. This study aims to increase the understanding regarding the influence of societal developments and policy initiatives on the attractiveness and uptake of science and technology (S&T) in higher education. This study consists of an international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Science Education