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Download full textCarter, Lisle C., Jr.; And Others – 1978
The findings and 13 recommendations of a NSF Advisory Council task force that evaluated universities as centers of basic research are presented. Listed are the major strengths of universities as centers for basic research (including continuity and tradition, freedom of research, interactions among disciplines) and such threats to their viability…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Postdoctoral Education, Program Proposals
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1979
The status of women scientists in academic institutions is examined as well as women's current situation in postdoctoral training and their role on national science advisory boards. Obstacles that women must overcome to become professional scientists are discussed in Chapter I, focusing on cultural and structural factors. Characteristics,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Ladders, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees
