Scientific research evaluation in order to support quality improvement

Abstract

Abstract: Current quantitative scientific research evaluation overlooks the guiding role of its outcome for improving the scientific research quality. It might exert negative effects on the innovation activities of science and technology. The objectives of the study are to propose the thinking method and applied strategies of scientific research quality evaluation with the combination of assessment and improvement. By using Causal Analysis (CA), components of scientific research quality and their relationships were analyzed. And then,in terms of relevant research findings in the field of quality evaluation, scientific research evaluation, and quality improvement, the basic principle of Scientific Research Evaluation to Support Quality Improvement (SRESQI), including the connotations, targets, norms, ideas, and working process, is put forward. Moreover, several obstacles and their corresponding suggestions for applying the theoretical achievement of SRESQI in Chinese universities and research institutions according to their status quo are discussed. The achievement might compensate for the limitations of conformity assessments and quality awards in this field, and provide Chinese universities and research institutions with a new approach to improve on scientific research quality.

Key words: scientific research quality, quality evaluation, quality improvement

CLC Number:

Zhou Wenyong. Scientific research evaluation in order to support quality improvement[J]. Science Research Management, 2012, 33(1): 96-102.

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