BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT

• NCJ Number: 7960
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 42 pages
• Corporate Author: National Acad of Sciences
• Sale Source: National Acad of Sciences
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GIVE STRONG PRIORITIES TO RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE AREAS, IN THE AREAS OF BOTH FUNDING AND OFFICIAL ATTENTION. SOME PROGRAMS RECOMMENDED ARE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IN-HOUSE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CAPABILITY FOR CONDUCTING PILOT STUDIES AND MONITORING EXTERNAL RESEARCH, RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES, EVALUATIVE STUDIES OF ON-GOING PROGRAMS, AND AN INTERNAL RESEARCH INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM.