Science and Technology in the Academic Enterprise: Status, Trends, and Issues

Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering

doi:10.17226/1468

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Education — Math and Science Education

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Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1989. Science and Technology in the Academic Enterprise: Status, Trends, and Issues. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1468.

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120 pages | 8.5 x 11 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-04175-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1468

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xi
PART ONE: STATUS, TRENDS, AND ISSUES	1-1
Introduction	2-3
Status of the Enterprise	4-5
1958 TO 1968: EXPANSION	6-6
1968 TO 1978: STEADY-STATE	7-7
1978 TO 1988: DIVERSIFICATION	8-9
FORCES FOR EXPANSION AND DIVERSIFICATION	10-16
THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT	17-18
RESEARCH PERSONNEL	19-19
FINANCIAL RESOURCES.	20-21
ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES	22-22
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES	23-23
CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE	24-24
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION	25-25
FUNDING ACADEMIC RESEARCH	26-26
Conclusion	27-27
Notes	28-29
PART TWO: OVERVIEW OF THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH ENTERPRISE	30-30
Introduction	31-32
Summary of Major Trends	33-33
NATIONAL R&D: CHARACTER	34-34
ACADEMIC R&D SHARE OF TOTAL U.S. R&D	35-35
ACADEMIC R&D: SHARE OF U.S. GNP	36-36
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: R&D EXPENDITURES	37-37
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.	38-38
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: PERSONNEL	39-39
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: ENROLLMENTS	40-40
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: S&E DEGREES	41-41
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: PER-PERSON EXPENDITURES	42-42
National R&D Expenditures	43-43
NATIONAL R&D: PERFORMERS	44-44
NATIONAL R&D: SOURCES OF FUNDING	45-45
NATIONAL RESEARCH: PERFORMERS	46-46
NATIONAL RESEARCH: SOURCES OF FUNDING	47-47
NATIONAL BASIC RESEARCH: PERFORMERS	48-48
NATIONAL BASIC RESEARCH: SOURCES OF FUNDING	49-49
Academic R&D Expenditures	50-50
ACADEMIC R&D: CHARACTER OF RESEARCH	51-51
ACADEMIC R&D: SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS	52-52
ACADEMIC R&D: SOURCE OF FUNDING	53-53
ACADEMIC R&D: TYPE OF INSTITUTIONS	54-54
SOURCES OF R&D FUNDING: PRIVATE DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS	55-55
SOURCES OF R&D FUNDING: PUBLIC DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS	56-56
ACADEMIC S&E FACILITIES: RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION	57-57
ACADEMIC S&E FACILITIES: SOURCE OF FUNDING	58-58
ACADEMIC RESEARCH EQUIPMENT: SOURCE OF FUNDS	59-59
ACADEMIC R&D EXPENDITURES PER INVESTIGATOR: EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES	60-60
TOTAL ACADEMIC R&D: ESTIMATED COST COMPONENTS	61-61
TOTAL ACADEMIC R&D: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES PER INVESTIGATOR	62-62
PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES: NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING	63-63
Total Academic Expenditures And Revenues	64-64
TOTAL ACADEMIC OPERATING EXPENDITURES: PURPOSE	65-65
TOTAL ACADEMIC OPERATING REVENUES: SOURCES	66-66
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION OPERATING EXPENDITURES: PURPOSE	67-67
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION EXPENDITURES: PER FACULTY AND STUDENT	68-68
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION OPERATING REVENUES: SOURCES	69-69
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION OPERATING REVENUES: BY GOVERNANCE	70-70
OPERATING REVENUES: PRIVATE DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS	71-71
OPERATING REVENUES: PUBLIC DOCTORAL INSTITUTIONS	72-72
Academic Personnel	73-73
TOTAL ACADEMIC FACULTY	74-74
ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS	75-75
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION FACULTY	76-76
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION FACULTY: PER STUDENT AND DEGREE	77-77
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS	78-78
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION RESEARCH PERSONNEL	79-79
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION S&E PERSONNEL RATIOS	80-80
Higher Education Enrollments	81-81
HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS: BY INSTITUTION TYPE	82-82
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION ENROLLMENTS: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE	83-83
DOCTORAL INSTITUTION AVERAGE ENROLLMENTS	84-84
HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS: PERCENT FEMALE	85-85
Science and Engineering Degrees	86-86
TOTAL S&E DEGREES: TYPE OF DEGREE	87-87
TOTAL BACHELORS DEGREES: S&E AND OTHER FIELDS	88-88
S&E BACHELORS DEGREES: ACADEMIC FIELD	89-89
S&E BACHELORS DEGREES: GENDER	90-90
TOTAL PH.D. DEGREES: S&E AND OTHER FIELDS	91-91
S&E PH.D. DEGREES: ACADEMIC FIELD	92-92
S&E PH.D. DEGREES: INSTITUTION GOVERNANCE	93-93
S&E PH.D. DEGREES: GENDER	94-94
PH.D. DEGREES BY ETHNICITY: NATURAL SCIENCES	95-95
PH.D. DEGREES BY ETHNICITY: ENGINEERING	96-96
PH.D. DEGREES BY CITIZENSHIP: NATURAL SCIENCES	97-97
PH.D. DEGREES BY CITIZENSHIP: ENGINEERING	98-98
Primary Data Sources	99-99

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