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After an empirical test of the evaluative framework developed in Chap. 3, this chapter assesses EPSCoR efforts in builiding scientists' research capacity by comparing the mean values of the four key determinants of individual research capacity between scientists in EPSCoR states and those in other states. The results suggest that individual scientists in EPSCoR states do not show significant weakness in research talent, collaboration, and motivation, and they seem to perform equally well in grant-seeking as their counterparts in non-EPSCoR states. However, the results also reveal important frustrations among scientists in EPSCoR states with their institutional environment.
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The data were collected under the auspices of the NSF Grant: “Breaking through the Reputational Ceiling: Professional Networks as a Determinant of Advancement, Mobility, and Career Outcomes for Women and Minorities in STEM” (NSF Grant # DRL-0910191).
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Accessed February 28, 2018 at https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd.
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The Appendix includes tables to show the lists of top 100 academic institutions receiving federal R&D support in select years from 1975 to 2015.
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Wu, Y. (2020). Assessment of Scientists’ Research Capacity. In: America's Leaning Ivory Tower. SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18704-0_4
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