The Evaluation of Public Applied Research Laboratories

Authors

  • Frances Anderson National Research Council of Canada Montréal, Québec
  • Robert Dalpé Université de Montréal Montréal, Québec

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.6.006

Abstract

Evaluation of science and technology policies often poses major problems. Our focal point will be one of the most important public interventions in science and technology: public laboratories. A brief historical overview of the political context surrounding the evaluation of public applied research laboratories in Canada and in Quebec is presented as well as an examination of various methods available to evaluate these laboratories and the principal problems which confront evaluators. The paper concludes by proposing a method by which production and diffusion of knowledge of a public research laboratory can be measured. The method uses bibliometric, scientometric and other techniques.

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Published

1991-09-01

How to Cite

Anderson, F., & Dalpé, R. (1991). The Evaluation of Public Applied Research Laboratories. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 6(2), 107–125. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.6.006

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (1991): Fall

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Copyright (c) 1991 Frances Anderson, Robert Dalpé

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