Title A strategy for assessing science : behavioral and social research on aging / Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging, Center for Studies of Behavior and Development, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies ; Irwin Feller and Paul C. Stern, editors.

Publication Info.	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2007]
	©2007

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 162 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	The purpose of the study -- The NIA Behavioral and Social Science Research Program -- The stakes in research assessment -- Progress in science -- Methods of assessing science -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Summary	A Strategy for Assessing Science offers strategic advice on the perennial issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. It considers available knowledge about how science makes progress and examines a range of decision-making strategies for addressing key science policy concerns. These include avoiding undue conservatism that may arise from the influence of established disciplines; achieving rational, high-quality, accountable, and transparent decision processes; and establishing an appropriate balance of influence between scientific communities and agency science managers. A Strategy for Assessing Science identifies principles for setting priorities and specific recommendations for the context of behavioral and social research on aging.
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Subject	Gerontology -- United States.
	Gerontology.
	United States.
	Aging -- Government policy -- United States.
	Aging -- Government policy.
	Aging.
	Aging.
	Research Design.
	Behavioral Research.
	Cognition Disorders.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Feller, Irwin.
	Stern, Paul C., 1944-
	Center for Studies of Behavior and Development (U.S.). Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging.
Added Title	Assessing science
Other Form:	Print version: Strategy for assessing science. Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2006039253
ISBN	9780309667593 electronic book
	0309667593 electronic book
	128084423X
	9781280844232
	0309103975 (paperback)
	9780309103978 (paperback)

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