Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ483639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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The Politics of Research Misconduct: Congressional Oversight, Universities, and Science.
Lafollette, Marcel C.
Journal of Higher Education, v65 n3 p261-85 May-Jun 1994
In the U.S. Congress, attention to scientific fraud and misconduct has involved extensive use of oversight authority. Because scientists and universities have failed to respond promptly to calls for self-regulation, Congress has imposed formal regulations and favors increased scrutiny of research and a reassessment of university-government-science relations. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Fraud, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Policy Formation, Political Influences, Politics of Education, Public Policy, Research Administration, Research Methodology, School Responsibility, Scientific Research, Scientists
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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