This volume describes a vision for the future of U.S. academic research and the near-term actions and policies required to maintain the quality of academic research in the United States. It also describes longer-term strategic considerations for the enterprise in the next century, concluding with a discussion of new approaches to decision making within the academic research enterprise.
- Fateful Choices
- Copyright
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- PREFACE
- CHARGE TO THE WORKING GROUP
- WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES
- MAJOR THEMES OF DISCUSSION PAPER
- CONTENTS
- PART ONE A Vision for the Future
- A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
- INTRODUCTION
- A GLOBAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
- A DIVERSE RESEARCH WORKFORCE
- NEW COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- AN EXPANDED ROLE FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH
- PART TWO Achieving the Vision
- INTRODUCTION
- NEAR-TERM DECISIONS
- SETTING PRIORITIES
- CLARIFYING FUNDING RESPONSIBILITIES
- IMPROVING ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
- ADAPTING TO SOCIETAL CHANGE
- REVITALIZING EDUCATION
- STRATEGIC OPTIONS
- LARGE-SCALE FORCES
- The Pace and Nature of Research
- Economic Conditions
- Political Interests
- International Context
- ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS
- LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES
- POLICY REQUIREMENTS
- Human Resources
- Financial Resources
- Locus Of Decisionmaking
- Communications Infrastructure
- Openness Of The Global Research System
- Evaluating Specific Policy Proposals
- FATEFUL CHOICES
- NEAR-TERM DECISIONS
- STRATEGIC OPTIONS
- Notes
- PART THREE CHARTING A NEW COURSE
- CHARTING A NEW COURSE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHANGING POLITICS OF RESEARCH
- SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES
- NEW APPROACHES TO DECISIONMAKING
- LEADERSHIP
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