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Theme 1: Supporting Scientific Quality at the Federal Level: Consistency and Variation
Theme 1: Supporting Scientific Quality at the Federal Level: Consistency and Variation
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Another Office of Naval Research panelist dismissed the question altogether, asserting bluntly that true scientists do not need definitions to conduct high-quaTity research. In a later session, this sentiment was reinforced by a guest speaker who suggested he did not think it would be difficult to define research quality "standards." Real scientists just do it.
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—Reid Lyon Amid this variability, peer review emerged as the most common and most trusted mechanism federal agencies use to promote quality in the research they fund. However, it is not universally used, ancl the goals, structure, and composition of peer-review panels vary substantially from agency to agency.
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We are held accountable in terms of being able to tell a reasonable story about how what we are funding adds to something within 30years... Susan Chipman At the Office of Naval Research, peer review is not the screening mechanism of choice, but agency staff have more discretion in selecting proposals.
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Susan Chipman The importance of a sustained research effort on important short-, mid-, and long-term problems or possibilities was emphasized repeatedly. For example, at the Office of Naval Research, research on advanced educational technology took 30 years to yield applicable products; similarly, a reading program at the NIH started with three centers and gradually grew to a 42-site research network that has substantially improved our understanding of how children learn to react.
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Diane Ravitch REVITALIZING FEDERAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: IMPROVING THE R&D CENTERS, REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES, AND THE 'NEW' OERI The workshop session on federal research agencies concluded with a luncheon discussion of a forthcoming bookS on the history of OERI. Maris Vinovskis, the book's author, presented a brief overview of the major findings of the book.
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Dunng the discussion, Vinovskis and members of the audience also engaged in a heated debate about the merits of various funding and staffing decisions made by OER] leadership.
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