TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Irwin Feller A2 - Paul C. Stern TI - A Strategy for Assessing Science: Behavioral and Social Research on Aging SN - 978-0-309-10397-8 DO - 10.17226/11788 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11788/a-strategy-for-assessing-science-behavioral-and-social-research-on PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Behavioral and Social Sciences KW - Health and Medicine AB - A Strategy for Assessing Science offers strategic advice on the perennial issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. It considers available knowledge about how science makes progress and examines a range of decision-making strategies for addressing key science policy concerns. These include avoiding undue conservatism that may arise from the influence of established disciplines; achieving rational, high-quality, accountable, and transparent decision processes; and establishing an appropriate balance of influence between scientific communities and agency science managers. A Strategy for Assessing Science identifies principles for setting priorities and specific recommendations for the context of behavioral and social research on aging. ER -