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Williams, Ross; de Rassenfosse, Gaétan; Jensen, Paul; Marginson, Simon – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2013
This paper evaluates the performance of national higher education systems in 48 countries as measured with 20 variables grouped under the four headings of Resources, Environment, Connectivity and Output. Rankings within each module are then combined into an overall ranking that is topped by the United States followed by Sweden, Canada, Finland and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Scientific, Technological and International Affairs. – 1984
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Science Resources Services designs and conducts surveys related to, and supports other data collection activities dealing with, science resources. The data from these surveys and data collection efforts are used by NSF and others to analyze various research and development (R&D) funding and…
Descriptors: Data, Databases, Engineering, Engineers
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Gray, Denis; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1986
This study describes an empirical evaluation and comparison of two federally funded programs designed to foster Industry-University (I-U) cooperation. Results indicate that participants in I-U Projects perceive applied objectives like patent development as the most important goal of their collaboration, whereas I-U Centers promote a more basic…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperative Programs, Federal Aid, Higher Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1982
Statistical data on research and development (R&D) expenditures from the 1980 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges are presented. Information was obtained from 514 schools and 19 federally funded R&D centers. In order to provide national totals for academic R&D expenditures, estimates were made…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Engineering, Environmental Research