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Carol Dweck Talks Mindset, Recognition and Advice for Young Scholars

Earlier this month, psychologist Carol Dweck, author of the 2006 bestseller 'Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,' received the 2019 SAGE-CASBS Award. Social Science Space asked the award winner a few questions about her work, how growth mindset has been received by various publics, and what advice she might give today's young scholars.

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How Google Scholar Judges Research

Louis Coiffait's third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.

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Trump Administration Requests 12 Percent Cut to NSF Budget

The two federal agencies that spend the most on making grants to social and behavioral science research in the United States, both have their budgets shaved by an eighth in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal released by the Trump administration earlier this month. But the move is more symbolic than substantive.

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Bridging Research and Policy: Alan Krueger, 1960-2019

Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who The New York Times described as “help[ing] lead economics toward a more scientific approach to research and policymaking” in his repeated stints in the public sector, has died at age 58.

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At a Glance: The UK's Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact

In his second article in a series on impact, Louis Coiffait looks at how REF and KEF treat impact in the UK.

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The Risks of Doing Research That Has Impact

David Canter considers the emotional and physical challenges of field research and the limits of conventional ethical approval.

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Looking at Plan S From Down Under

Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. If Australia does not adopt Plan S, the authors argue, it could potentially restrict collaboration, publishing, and funding opportunities with research bodies who subscribe to this ambitious movement.

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Recalling Some of Our Site's Exceptional Women

In honor of International Woman's Day, Social Science Space highlights some past posts from innovative leaders in social science, academics whose work continues to lead social science and academia into the future.

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Learning Through Citizen Science: Enhancing Opportunities by Design

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine established a committee of experts to conduct a study on how citizen science projects can be better designed to support science learning. The committee was tasked with identifying and describing existing citizen science, to develop a set of evidence-based principles to guide the design of citizen science projects.

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DARPA Aims to Score Social and Behavioral Research

The U.S. military's innovation incubator, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has signed the Center for Open Science to create a research claims database as DARPA's first step to assign a 'credibility score' to social and behavioral science research.

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Faculty Need To Be More Than Their Vita

At his business school, writes Larry Peters, success came from engaging faculty at all levels in expanding their roles and their time to accomplish what they needed and what the school and department needed. 'We came to see,' he writes, 'as individuals, that we needed to be partners with the school’s leaders to help ensure that the collective could succeed.'

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Washington and Social Science: NSF Allocation Above FY18

The final agreement ending the most recent U.S. government shutdown provides $8.1 billion for the National Science Foundation, a $301 million increase over the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2018.

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How Could Google Scholar (and the Citation System) Be Improved?

To end his trilogy of articles on the research metric system (and Google Scholar in particular), Louis Coiffait explores what improvements could be made.

Criticisms of the Citation System, and Google Scholar in Particular

In his second article about the citation system and Google Scholar, Louis Coiffait looks at some of the current criticisms.

How Google Scholar Judges Research

Louis Coiffait's third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.

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- How Could Google Scholar (and the Citation System) Be Improved? - To end his trilogy of articles on the research metric system (and Google Scholar in particular), Louis Coiffait explores what improvements could be made.... More →
- Carol Dweck Talks Mindset, Recognition and Advice for Young Scholars - Earlier this month, psychologist Carol Dweck, author of the 2006 bestseller 'Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,' received the 2019 SAGE-CASBS Award. Social Science Space asked the award winner a few questions about her work, how growth mindset has been received by various publics, and what advice she might give today's young scholars.... More →
- Criticisms of the Citation System, and Google Scholar in Particular - In his second article about the citation system and Google Scholar, Louis Coiffait looks at some of the current criticisms.... More →
- CASBS Announces 2019-20 Fellows - The Center for Advanced Study... More →
- Trump Administration Requests 12 Percent Cut to NSF Budget - The two federal agencies that spend the most on making grants to social and behavioral science research in the United States, both have their budgets shaved by an eighth in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal released by the Trump administration earlier this month. But the move is more symbolic than substantive.... More →
- How Google Scholar Judges Research - Louis Coiffait's third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.... More →
- Bridging Research and Policy: Alan Krueger, 1960-2019 - Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who The New York Times described as “help[ing] lead economics toward a more scientific approach to research and policymaking” in his repeated stints in the public sector, has died at age 58.... More →
- At a Glance: The UK's Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact - In his second article in a series on impact, Louis Coiffait looks at how REF and KEF treat impact in the UK.... More →
- The Risks of Doing Research That Has Impact - David Canter considers the emotional and physical challenges of field research and the limits of conventional ethical approval.... More →
- Looking at Plan S From Down Under - Plan S focuses on making all publicly funded research immediately fully and freely available by open access publication. If Australia does not adopt Plan S, the authors argue, it could potentially restrict collaboration, publishing, and funding opportunities with research bodies who subscribe to this ambitious movement.... More →

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