A number of alternative programs and approaches which serve 

 as models for the design of a state 

 flcience/engineering/technology capability enhancement programs 

 have been studied. The basic models examined include the 

 personal research model, the committee model, the task force 

 model, the expert consultant model, the intern staff model, and 

 the professional staff model. The Hassachusetts visit gave 

 insight into the intern staff model and the recruiting, 

 organization, and coordination of science and technology 

 volunteers from universities and industry to assist the 

 legislature. Oklahoma's program combines the professional staff 

 model with some of the best aspects of the other models. The 

 result of the second quarter of program study was that Horth 

 Carolina might be best served by a model which would constitute a 

 hybrid of the professional staff model and the intern staff 

 model. 



Third Quarter Discussion 



The third quarter of the SSET program study was devoted to 

 the selection of a model alternative, the design of a Horth 

 Carolina program to provide SET linkages, and the preparation of 

 this final report. As the second quarter discussion indicated, 

 the best choice of a Horth Carolina SSET program design would 

 probably be a hybrid between the professional staff model and the 

 intern staff model. This approach would allow the threshold 

 institutionalization of the SSET concept into the Horth Carolina 

 General Assembly's research system capacity and at the same time 



