Prometheus assessed? : research measurement, peer review, and citation analysis /

This book examines the problems, pitfalls and opportunities of different models of assessing research quality, drawing on studies from around the world. Aimed at academics, education officials and public servants, key features include an overview of the argument of whether research should be assesse...

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Main Author: Goldfinch, Shaun, 1967-
Other Authors: Yamamoto, Kiyoshi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2012.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Prometheus assessed?
  • Publication, citation and bibliometric assessment of research
  • Peer review, refereeing and their discontents: a failed model or simply the least worst option?
  • From the Research Assessment Exercise to the Research Excellence Framework: changing assessment models in the United Kingdom?
  • Perils of peer review in a small country? The Performance Based Research Fund in New Zealand
  • Research evaluation in Japan: the case of the National University Corporations
  • Conclusion: Prometheus assessed and lessons for research assessment.