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. 2010 May 1;81(3):366-393.
doi: 10.1353/jhe.0.0095.

Extending the Mertonian Norms: Scientists' Subscription to Norms of Research

Melissa S Anderson  1 , Emily A Ronning, Raymond Devries, Brian C Martinson
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Extending the Mertonian Norms: Scientists' Subscription to Norms of Research

Melissa S Anderson et al. J Higher Educ. .

Abstract

This analysis, based on focus groups and a national survey, assesses scientists' subscription to the Mertonian norms of science and associated counternorms. It also supports extension of these norms to governance (as opposed to administration), as a norm of decision-making, and quality (as opposed to quantity), as a evaluative norm.

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Percentage of Respondents Who Subscribe to Norms and Counternorms, by Career Status
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