15. Formal Evaluation Methods: Their Utility and Limitations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Contributors vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. Evaluating Science and Scientists: The Political and Economic Context
7. 1. The Political Context of Science Priority-Setting in the United States 7
8. 2. The Political and Economic Context of Research Evaluation in Eastern Europe 18
9. 3. Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Evaluation Results 28
10. Part II. Peer Review: Self-Regulation and Accountability in Science
11. 4. Peer Review in Science and Science Policy 47
12. 5. A Polish Perspective on Peer Review 61
13. 6. The Limits of Peer Review: The Case of Hungary 71
14. 7. The Evaluation of Research Institutes in Hungary 82
15. 8. Peer Review in the Czech Republic 93
16. 9. Peer Review in Poland: Practical Solutions and Possible Improvements 96
17. Part III. Quantitative Techniques for Evaluating Performance
18. 10. Quantitative Techniques in Evaluation in Western Europe 113
19. 11. The Evaluation of Scientists and Their Work 132
20. 12. Scientometric Methods in the Evaluation of Research Groups in Hungary 149
21. 13. Measuring and Evaluating Scientific Performance in the Czech Republic 160
22. 14. Institutionalizing Evaluation of Research and Education in the Slovak Republic 166
23. 15. Formal Evaluation Methods: Their Utility and Limitations 170
24. 16. Evaluation of Research and Development Programs by Technology Indicators 183
25. 17. Quantitative Citation Data as Indicators in Science Evaluations: A Primer on Their Appropriate Use 202
26. 18. Ethical and Political Aspects of Using and Interpreting Quantitative Indicators 212
27. Index 221