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Research Management Review, 1998
Presnets the questionnaire used to survey college and university chief research officers in a July 1996 study, with response data summarized. The survey gathered information on the administrator's characteristics, research-funding levels and sources, costs, office functions (grant administration, research administration, ethical/legal oversight),…
Descriptors: Facilities, Financial Support, Grants, Higher Education
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Sterner, Anne – SRA Journal, 1999
A study identified the issues that influence tenured and tenure-track faculty members' involvement in sponsored projects at Bradley University (Illinois), a predominantly undergraduate institution. Faculty attitudes toward grant-related activities, and incentives and barriers to faculty participation, are discussed. Results show faculty see a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Workload
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Dodgson, Mark – Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 1999
Examines features of the alternative "new management" and some of the management practices that facilitate a high commitment to basic research in the private sector. Contends that most university research suffers from the use of discredited and inappropriate management practices. Concludes that managed research is essential in the new mode of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Higher Education, Management Development, Program Improvement
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Petrick, Irene Johnston – SRA Journal, 1995
Key elements of public relations that may apply to the university research environment and lead to greater financial support for research activities are outlined, and examples from the private sector are used to explore the relationships between public relations, organizational growth, and financial stability. Practical suggestions are offered for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Higher Education, Institutional Research
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Davis, Sharon K.; Lowry, Peggy S. – Research Management Review, 1995
A survey of 100 college and university preaward research administration offices investigated the status of evaluation of these programs. Results suggest formal program evaluation is not a high priority among research administrators. Only 16% used formal evaluation, 53% used ad hoc evaluation, and only 20% initiated or requested evaluation.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, Educational Trends
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Richey, John B. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1993
A discussion of the drafting of contracts for international sponsored research projects focuses on the terms of award that relate either to sensitive topics for international sponsors or to significant legal or financial risk to an institution. Issues specific to newly industrializing and developing countries are highlighted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Contracts, Developing Nations, Financial Support
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Umbach, Paul D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2004
This chapter summarizes the most recent literature on the best practices of Web survey implementation and offers practical advice for researchers. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Response Rates (Questionnaires), Educational Researchers, Surveys, Internet
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Wolter, Stefan; Keiner, Edwin; Palomba, Donatella; Lindblad, Sverker – European Educational Research Journal, 2004
There exist two types of reviews the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is conducting, country reviews and thematic reviews. Although all country reviews are also thematic by nature, the focus lies more on one country and the analysis serves the specific needs of the country under review and the other member states as a…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Educational Research, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries
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Powell, Stuart; Green, Howard – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2006
This paper explores the implications of government funding for postgraduate research in English universities. Specifically, it focuses upon the funding model introduced recently by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The suggestion in the paper is that the operation of this model will seriously disadvantage certain parts of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Quality Control
Kluger, Miriam; And Others – 1987
This paper addresses issues important to maintaining a volunteer effort in research and evaluation studies. The Research Department of Child and Family Services, a private agency in Connecticut, conducted a statewide study of children and youth in long-term foster care. Eighty-seven volunteers, mainly from the Junior League, were recruited to…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Family Programs, Foster Care, Interviews
Sneed, Joseph D. – 1987
Certain representations of basic scientific knowledge can be coupled with traditional micro-economic analysis to provide an analysis of rational research planning or agenda setting in basic science. Research planning is conceived of as a resource allocation decision in which resources are being allocated to activities directed toward the solution…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Input Output Analysis, Needs Assessment, Research Administration
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Lowe, Ian – Australian Universities' Review, 1987
The current funding of research in Australia's universities is examined, including the recent forces that have changed the research system and resource allocation, allocations by field, expenditures per researcher by field, and measures of and emphasis on productivity. Prospects for research in the late 1980s are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Departments, Expenditures, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Archer, Dane – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1987
University-based weapons laboratories are often assumed to be objective, scientific organizations with no direct financial stake in a particular weapons system, but they are in fact dependent on weapons systems for their continued funding and existence, sometimes lobbying in violation of federal policy. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Ethics, Federal Regulation, Government School Relationship
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
The uses the University of Michigan makes of its federal aid dollars, and the sources of that support, are outlined and a general comparison to the situations of other institutions is made. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Higher Education
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Chadwick-Jones, John K.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1987
The distribution pattern of a Canadian research fellowship award is examined in light of application patterns, patterns of research funding in U.S. institutions, and the peer review system. The need to encourage participation through competition is discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competition, Federal Programs, Fellowships
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