An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program

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

doi:10.17226/5401

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An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program

(1996)

The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM form a panel to evaluate the accomplishments of the NSF Science and Technology Centers program (not individual centers) against its goals in research, education, and knowledge transfer. This report is the result of the work of the panel charged with that effort, and provides recommendations for moving forward.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine; Committee on Science; Engineering and Public Policy

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Education —Math and Science Education

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National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. 1996. An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/5401.

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97 pages | 5 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-05324-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/5401

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-x
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-3
INTRODUCTION	4-11
HAS THE STC PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHED ITS GOALS?	12-20
HOW WELL HAS THE DESIGN OF THE STC PROGRAM WORKED?	21-25
HOW WELL HAS THE STC PROGRAM BEEN MANAGED AND EVALUATED?	26-34
RECOMMENDATIONS	35-40
REFERENCES	41-44
APPENDIX A: Review of Abt Report and Comments on the STC Evaluation Process	45-48
APPENDIX B: The National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers	49-51
APPENDIX C: Panel and Staff Biographic Information	52-57
APPENDIX D: Excerpts from Visiting-Committee Reports on the Science and Technology Centers	58-87

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