Assessing the science-society relation: The case of the US National Science Foundation's second merit review criterion

被引：39

作者：

Holbrook, J. Britt ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ North Texas, Coll Arts & Sci, Dept Philosophy & Relig Studies, POB 310920, Denton, TX 76203 USA

来源：

TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY | 2005年 / 27卷 / 04期

关键词：

National Science Foundation (NSF); Merit review; Broader impacts; pure; basic and applied research; Philosophy of science policy;

D O I：

10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.08.001

中图分类号：

D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The science-society relation exhibits a tension between scientific autonomy and societal control of the direction and scope of scientific research. With the 1997 formulation of two generic merit review criteria for the assessment of National Science Foundation proposals-one for intellectual merit, and a second for 'broader impacts'-this tension between science and society took on a unique institutional expression that has yet to work itself out into a well-accepted balance of complementary interests. This article examines some of the issues associated especially with the second 'broader impacts' criterion. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：437 / 451

页数：15