Questioning the Assessment of Research Impact Illusions, Myths and Marginal Sectors /

'This is quite simply a brilliant book, offering a critical analysis of impact and REF which is long overdue... It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how and why the growing need to show a particular kind of impact from research is restructuring academia; this new agenda has far re...

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1. Verfasser: Thomas, Rhodri (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Palgrave Critical University Studies,
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ISBN:9783319957234
ISSN:2662-7329
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Chapter 1. Setting the scene: Markets, competition and research impact at the margins
  • Chapter 2. Knowledge flows and innovation in marginal sectors: Do universities matter?
  • Chapter 3. Professional associations as conduits of knowledge: Ethnographic reflections
  • Chapter 4. The impact of academics on policy and practice
  • Chapter 5. Reacting to the impact agenda: Performativity and a 'new collegiality'
  • Chapter 6. Conclusion: A return to education.