Download full textERIC Number: ED300213
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Aug
Pages: 83
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Engineering Research Centers. NSF Program Management and Industry Sponsorship. Report to Congressional Requesters.
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
This document concerns the operation and evaluation of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) program. Included with a general letter addressing the operation of the program are several appendices which attempt to answer the questions put forth in the letter. These appendices include considerations of: (1) objectives, scope and methodology of ERC; (2) selection process used by ERC; (3) monitoring of ERCs by NSF; (4) evaluation process used by NSF; (5) reasons for participating in a program and continuing support provided; (6) engineering education and interactions of industry and universities; (7) collaboration, research results, and technology transfer of ERCs; and (8) a profile of the industry. Also included are locations of ERCs for 1985-87 and results of the General Accounting Office surveys of the NSF's ERCs and industrial participants. (ML)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Engineers, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Research and Development, Research and Development Centers, Research Projects, Research Universities, School Business Relationship, Science Education, Science Programs
U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (first copy free, $2.00 each additional copy; 25% discount for 100 or more).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Authoring Institution: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
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