The importance of continued funding of research within the scholarly community, especially in the humanities and social sciences, has become a major consideration as Canadian universities plan for the future.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 300/.7/2071
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- General Note
- Proceedings of a conference held in Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 9-12, 1985 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781459303768 0888641346
- LCCN
- H62.A3
- LCCN Item number
- H85 1988eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xvii, 293 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603448 (OCoLC)226374775 (CaOOCEL)405679
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Contributors 10
- Acknowledgements 14
- Foreword 16
- Introduction: The University Research Environment of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Canada 20
- Part One: Perspectives on the Role of the Human Sciences in Modern Society 46
- An Academic's Perspective: The Social Sciences and Humanities in Modern Society or "Two Tramps in Mud Time" 48
- A Funding Agency's Perspective: Lines of Defence 77
- An Official Perspective: Federal Support of Human Sciences Research in Canada 87
- Part Two: Social, Economic, and Cultural Contributions of Research in the Human Sciences 94
- Contributions of Social Science Research to Canadian Society: In the Eye of the Beholder 96
- Contributions of Humanities Research to Canadian Society 146
- Contributions of Educational Research to Canadian Society 160
- Part Three: Future Needs of the Human Sciences 174
- Research Needs in the Social Sciences 176
- Research Needs in the Humanities 191
- Emerging Needs in Educational Research 202
- Part Four: Corporate and Provincial Support of Human Sciences Research 214
- Overview of Corporate Policy 216
- Overview of Quebec Policy 222
- Overview of Alberta Policy 228
- Part Five: Lobbying on Behalf of Scientific Research 250
- The Science Lobby in Canada 252
- The Social Science Lobby in the United States 260
- Commentary 272
- A Canadian Social Science Lobby: Conditions and Prospects 276
- Minerva on the Hill: Lobbying for the Humanities in Canada 282
- Commentary 288
- Commentary 293
- Appendix: Perspectives on Strategic Grants and Growth of Research Funding 296
- Strategic Grants and the MRC 298
- Strategic Grants and the NSERC 303
- Strategic Grants and the SSHRC 308
