Purpose: This study aims to provide a complete understanding of academic research into higher education for sustainable development (HESD). Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes a systematic review of four scientific literature databases to outline topics of research during the UN's Decade of Education for Sustainable Development…

The funding environment has a profound impact on researchers' behavior. In particular, it influences their freedom and readiness to conduct research ventures with highly uncertain outcomes. In this conceptual paper, we propose a concise new methodology to evaluate researchers' risk aversion based on citation statistics. The derived…

Published research productivity of 97 sociologists from a variety of types of institutions is evaluated quantitatively for both the pretenure period and the post-tenure period in the person's career. Data consist of vita and supplementary information, coded into a weighted index that takes journal prestige into account. (Author/LBH)

This publication presents data on research and development expenditures in fiscal year 1975 at all institutions granting doctorate or master's degrees in the sciences and engineering and all others that spend $50,000 or more for research and development. The expenditures are characterized according to source of funds, type of R & D activity, and…

Student enrollment in New England institutions of higher education for the fall 1972 are reported. Following introductory material, New England enrollment, first time students, residence data, institutional data, and U.S. enrollment are discussed. Appendices include statistical enrollment data for Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island,…

Student enrollment in institutions of higher education in the Boston Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) for the fall of 1972 are reported. Emphasis is placed on total enrollment, control of institution, level of students, first time students, and residence of undergraduates. Tables include statistical data concerning student enrollment…

This problem-assessment study sought answers to the problems of why there are relatively few women in mathematics, what encouraged or discouraged contemporary women mathematicians, and what can be done to attract more women to the mathematical sciences. A questionnaire was developed and sent to members of the Association for Women in Mathematics…

This report contains data on funds and manpower in research and development and provides a summary picture of the national patterns of research and development funding and manpower allocations attributed to the four sectors of the economy: Federal Government, industry, universities and colleges, and other nonprofit institutions. Highlights…

This document presents a delineation of student enrollments for the fall semester 1971 from the 43 accredited Kentucky colleges and universities. The enrollments are aggregated by institution, state, foreign country, and Kentucky resident students by county of origin. Some of the major findings of the study include: (1) The total enrollment of…

Statistical data relating to the sociology and economics of the physics enterprise are presented and explained. The data are divided into three sections: manpower data, data on funding and costs, and data on the literature of physics. Each section includes numerous studies, with notes on the sources and types of data, gathering procedures, and…

This report provides data on Federal funds for research and development for the period from 1977-1979. The data show Federal R&D funding levels as reported by 94 agencies in March through May of 1978, and are based on agency budgets as incorporated in the President's 1979 budget message to Congress. This report is based on three years of the 1979…

This document reports the results of the fall 1972 racial census at the University of Maryland. Only new freshmen, transfer students, and readmitted students filled out the racial census cards. All returning students constituted the data base of the student body. By adding new and deleting old racial census cards, counts could be made. Results of…

This study relates to price trends affecting research and development (R&D) activities at academic institutions. Part I of this report provides the overall results of the study with limited discussion of measurement concepts, methodology and limitations. Part II deals with price indexes and deflation-general concepts and methodology. Part III…

This revised report on long-range planning for higher education in North Carolina contains sections on: (1) higher education in the state in 1977; (2) constraints, assumptions, and projections affecting planning for higher education; (3) goals, tasks, and objectives; (4) instruction, research, and public service; and (5) future planning and…