Next-Generation Research Program Assessment

这个项目将把美国研究评估界与世界上有关研究管理新方法的问题和前景的讨论联系起来。目前世界各地研究项目所使用的指标体系最终不会产生太多有用的信息，因为它们与当前的管理信息系统联系太紧密，因此也与输入、过程和输出措施联系太紧密。下一代评估必须更好地处理结果，以满足立法机构对更广泛的公共问责制的要求。这个项目将把那些开始制定新一代措施和方法的人聚集在一起。该项目将首先确定这一领域的世界资源，并在网站上提供这些信息。该项目的核心是一个为期三天的务虚会，预计将于2001年春季举行，届时将有来自美国和其他国家的研究评估新方法的主要倡导者参加。在研讨会之前，该项目将通过在华盛顿举行的一系列网络会议，在美国的研究人员和机构评估人员之间重新建立网络联系。主要产品将是该地区的研究议程;美国-建立一个具有国际联系的网络，将不同领域的学术研究人员与机构工作人员聚集在一起;以及培训新一代评估专业人员的要素。

This project will link the U.S. research assessment community to world discussions of theproblems and prospects of new ways of viewing the management of research. Theindicator systems that are currently in use for research programs around the world willnot yield much useful information in the end, because they are too closely tied to currentmanagement information systems and therefore to input, process, and output measures.The next generation of assessments must get a better handle on outcomes in order to meetthe demands of legislatures for broader public accountability. This project will bringtogether those who are beginning to develop a new generation of measures andapproaches. The project will first work on identifying world resources in this area andmake that information available on a Web site. The centerpiece of the project is a three-dayretreat, envisioned for spring 2001, that will involve the key crafters of newapproaches to research assessment, from both the U.S. and other countries. Leading up tothe workshop, the project will re-establish network connections among researchers andagency assessment staff in the United States, through a series of network meetings inWashington. The main products will be a research agenda for the area; a U.S.-basednetwork, with international connections, bringing together academic researchers fromdifferent fields with agency staff; and elements of training for a new generation ofassessment professionals.