The research game in academic life /
Lucas, Lisa,
The research game in academic life / Lisa Lucas. - xii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Globalization, international competition and the international research game -- Research funding and evaluation policies : setting the agenda of the national research game -- Researching the academy : the game of reflexivity -- Institutional management of research : the game of reputation and resources -- University departments : the game of research struggles, strategies and stakes -- Academic struggles for recognition : the game of publications and priorities -- The future of the academic research game. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
This publication provides a case study of two UK universities and focuses on the way in which the management and organisation of research within these institutions has responded to the demands of accountability and in particular the research Assessment Exercise. "The Research Game in Academic Life turns a spotlight on the importance of research in determining the reputation and success of universities and the academics who work within them. It provides an overview of the changing policies of funding and evaluating university research during the last twenty years and analyses how this has impacted on the status and hierarchical positioning of universities in the United Kingdom. Comparisons of research policies in other national systems of higher education are also made, with examples from Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Australia."--BOOK JACKET.
0335211925 9780335211920 0335211917 9780335211913
Universities and colleges--Graduate work.--Great Britain
Research--Great Britain
Learning and scholarship--Great Britain
Universities and colleges--Evaluation--Great Britain
College teachers--Rating of--Great Britain
LB2371 / .L83 2006
378.41
The research game in academic life / Lisa Lucas. - xii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Globalization, international competition and the international research game -- Research funding and evaluation policies : setting the agenda of the national research game -- Researching the academy : the game of reflexivity -- Institutional management of research : the game of reputation and resources -- University departments : the game of research struggles, strategies and stakes -- Academic struggles for recognition : the game of publications and priorities -- The future of the academic research game. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
This publication provides a case study of two UK universities and focuses on the way in which the management and organisation of research within these institutions has responded to the demands of accountability and in particular the research Assessment Exercise. "The Research Game in Academic Life turns a spotlight on the importance of research in determining the reputation and success of universities and the academics who work within them. It provides an overview of the changing policies of funding and evaluating university research during the last twenty years and analyses how this has impacted on the status and hierarchical positioning of universities in the United Kingdom. Comparisons of research policies in other national systems of higher education are also made, with examples from Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Australia."--BOOK JACKET.
0335211925 9780335211920 0335211917 9780335211913
Universities and colleges--Graduate work.--Great Britain
Research--Great Britain
Learning and scholarship--Great Britain
Universities and colleges--Evaluation--Great Britain
College teachers--Rating of--Great Britain
LB2371 / .L83 2006
378.41