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

Technology in Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-451

  Holbrook, J Britt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BROADER IMPACTS; MERIT REVIEW; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (CO); SCIENCE POLICY; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH;

NATURAL SCIENCES;

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 28444466220     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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