Chapter 5: Science & Engineering Indicators 93
Research Participation
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A robust trend towards increasing participation in research occurred over the decade of the 1980s. This phenomenon, evident for most age groups in all major fields, appears to have stopped and, in some cases reversed in the early 1990s. (See appendix table 5-17). Between 1979 and 1989, research participation for all doctoral scientists and engineers
rose from 67 to 77 percent of total; it roughly stayed at that level, 78 percent, in 1991. This development affected all age groups. This overall pattern is similar when examining only those in faculty positions.
Footnote 25:
Respondents to the Survey of Doctorate Recipients stating that research was their primary or secondary work responsibility.
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