Table E-4.— Leading Issues as Reported by Respondents from Independent Research Institutes 



Order of Frequency 

 of Mention by 



Presidents and/or 

 Directors 



Need for long-term continuity in funding 



Lack of coherent national science policy especially toward IRI's 



Need for an adequate justification of research 



Manpower needs— particularly in IRI's— as problems associated with 

 multi-disciplinary efforts 



Federal pressure toward over-direction of research with emphasis 



on short-term or applied research 



Need for research funds including construction funds 



Overemphasis on short-term or applied research 



Is the applied research-basic research distinction useful in explaining 

 research? 



Number of Respondents 



21 



144 



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