Descriptor
Centralization | 1 |
Cost Effectiveness | 1 |
Foreign Countries | 1 |
Futures (of Society) | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
Policy Formation | 1 |
Public Policy | 1 |
Research | 1 |
Research Administration | 1 |
Source
Higher Education | 1 |
Author
Lindsay, Alan | 1 |
Neumann, Ruth | 1 |
Publication Type
Information Analyses | 1 |
Journal Articles | 1 |
Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Australia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Lindsay, Alan; Neumann, Ruth – Higher Education, 1987
The trend in Australian university research policy is toward cost effectiveness and centralization, but this is likely to compromise established standards of excellence and diversity in basic research and lead to an overall reduction in the scale of research. Further study is needed before policy changes are implemented. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Centralization, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)