Quality in science
By: edited by Marcel Chotkowski La Follette.
Contributors: LaFollette, Marcel C.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
Subjects: Science indicators; Quality (Philosophy)
Other titles: Science, technology & human values.
Description: xi, 169 pages ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
"Most of the essays in this book first appeared in the winter and spring 1982 issues of the quarterly review, Science, technology & human values"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Gerald Holton; title: Science indicators and science priorities / Harvey Brooks; title: Needs, leads, and indicators / Robert S. Morison; title: The quality of "the quality of science" / Bruce Mazlish; title: Industry evaluation of research quality / Lewis Branscomb; title: The public and science policy / Kenneth Prewitt; title: Changing public attitudes to science and the quality of life / Daniel Yankelovich; title: The social assessment of science, or the de-institutionalization of the scientific profession / Peter Weingart; title: The quality of science equation / Orrin G. Hatch; title: The role of the federal government in supporting research and development / George E. Brown, Jr.; title: Decision-making for quality science / Don Fuqua and Doug Walgren; title: Secrecy and openness in science / Sissela Bok; title: Ethical issues in the assessment of science.