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Modern social sciences have been committed to the improvement of public policy. However, doubts have arisen about the possibility and desirability of a policy-oriented social science. In this book, leading specialists in the field analyse both the development and failings of policy-oriented social science. In contrast to other writings on the subject, this volume presents a distinctively historical and comparative approach. By looking at earlier periods, the contributors demonstrate how policy orientation has been central to the emergence and evolution of the social sciences as a form of professional activity. Case studies of rarely examined societies such as Poland, Brazil and Japan further demonstrate the various ways in which intellectual developments have been shaped by the societal contexts in which they have emerged and how they have taken part in the shaping of these societies

Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-415) and index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The influence of globalization and integration processes on the research of the issues of environmental law and legislation is examined. Environmental legal science is considered to be a system of knowledge and ideas on environmental law and its different institutions aimed at developing the environmental law doctrine, analyzing its theoretical and methodological issues, forming the conceptual apparatus and scientific categories for environmental legislation, studying the role of the state in the implementation of ecological functions and environmental policy

Science & technology (S&T) policy aspects are examined from an international perspective of global change, particularly the differences between Eastern & Western policies, potentials, goals, & research & development financing & expenditures. Since S&T progress will increasingly change the environment & affect human life, implications include the need for global- rather than national-level thinking, eg, in terms of: a free trade system; a strong, stable global financial system; new technologies requiring fewer resources & less energy; a modified approach in the social, natural, & applied sciences to perceive global changes; & international cooperation & organization to develop S&T policies. The impact of S&T progress may also affect the type of work performed & hours worked. 1 Table, 1 Figure. M. Malas

This article deals with trends in postsecondary science in the United States. Analysis of the literature indicates that science is undergoing a subtle but steady metamorphosis in higher education as follows: a shift in the research paradigm, the rising tide of commercialism, more stringent human subject research regulations, teaching for a scientific workforce, the instructional technology invasion, pressure to participate in teacher education, ethnic and gender inequalities, a proliferation of research disciplines, and fading public influence. It is time that the university science community comes to the realization that science in higher education, like any other human enterprise, is as good as the people who learn, teach, research, and work in it and, most important, that the future of science depends on how it is used for the welfare of all mankind.