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Arimoto, Akira – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2016
The Japanese academics have high recognition of themselves as the researchers rather than the teachers. This kind of climate developed in the national research universities including "Teikoku Daigaku" in the prewar time and even in the postwar time; it has extended to almost all academics not only in the research universities but also in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Universities, Research and Development
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Watermeyer, Richard – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
This paper reflects on the emergence of an impact agenda and its incorporation as a feature of the academic contract in UK universities. It focuses on the depositions of senior academic managers across a range of social science research centres, as they critically reflect upon their organizational strategy for capturing and communicating the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Science Research, Research Utilization, Research Universities
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McCarthy, Martha M. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Describes characteristics and activities of university-based education policy centers. Summarizes the circumstances surrounding the establishment of these centers, and focuses on the missions and activities of existing centers. Discusses the rationale for a national network of centers, and surveys issues to be addressed. Lists 18 university-based…
Descriptors: Credibility, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Research
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Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Affiliations of authors publishing in six Australian journals in the field of developmental disability over several years were recorded to document the most productive centers of research. Analysis of 246 research articles indicated that the 19 most productive centers were primarily universities in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
US General Accounting Office, 2004
In fiscal year 2001, federal agencies provided $19 billion for university research, a vital part of the nation's research and development effort. GAO was asked to examine federal agencies' actions to ensure that (1) the results of the university research grants they fund are made available to the public and (2) universities receiving such grants…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Public Policy
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report looks at the relationship between the federal government and research intensive universities (RIUs), identifies critical trends and issues that are affecting their relationship, and offers principles and recommendations for the future. Following an introduction, the origins and characteristics of the relations between the federal…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Trends, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report examines the relationship between the federal government and research intensive universities (RIUs) in light of loss of public confidence, changes in the economy, and international challenges. In reviewing the health of the nation's research intensive universities and their relationship with the federal government the report looks at…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Accountability, Educational Trends, Federal Aid