Principles and priorities for research and development funding in the universities of the United States

- Луговий, В.І. (orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-066X), Слюсаренко, О.М. and Таланова, Ж.В. (2015) Principles and priorities for research and development funding in the universities of the United States Вища освіта Україна: теоретичний та науково-методичний часопис, дод. 1: Наука і вища освіта, 2. pp. 100-116. ISSN 2078-1016

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Abstract

The main characteristics offunding for researchand development in thehigher education institutionsof the US were investigated, usingthe country’sofficial statistics.It was found thatthe correspondingexpendituresfor the periodof 2004 - 2013increasedin 1.5 timesand reached67.2 billiondollars, orabout 15%of the nationalexpendituresfor these purposes.Mostuniversityresearch and developmentare fundedfrom the federalbudget (59%), funds ofinstitutions (22%), and the least are supportedbusiness (5%).Thebasic researchreceives64% of finding, applied research - 27%, and development - 9% of the total funding.Two thirdsof expenditures(67%)are directed toresearch and developmentin public institutions, one third (33%)- privateones.Spending onuniversityresearch and developmentare carried outin 24fields(includingthreeunidentifiable).More than56% of the funds are allocatedto the "Life sciences".Besidesthis field,other priorities are:"Physicalsciences", "Environmental sciences", "Electrical engineering", "Social sciences","Computersciences","Mechanicalengineering", "Civil engineering", "Education", "Psychology".Togetherfor these10fields, 86% of total expenditures are allocated.The principles andpriorities, approaches to fundingresearch and developmentin the universities of the United Statescan be used fordevelopment of a strategyfor scientific andtechnological activitiesin the sphere ofhigher education in Ukraine.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	research and development, basic and applied research,research and development fields,higher education institutions, public and private institutions, funding, federal expenditures, USA, Ukraine.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 001 Science and knowledge in general. Organization of intellectual work > 001.8 Methodology > 001.89 Organization of science and scientific work Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 378 Higher education. Universities. Academic study
Divisions:	Institute of Higher Education > Division of policy and governance in higher education
Depositing User:	п.н.с. О.М. Слюсаренко
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2018 20:38
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2019 14:44
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/709577

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