Evaluating Academia.

Evaluating Academia.

There is a growing body of literature and events critiquing the spread of ‘audit cultures’[1] in Western research institutions. In brief, these audit cultures imply the assignment of numerical values to the ‘output’ of researchers, the ranking and/or financing of institutions, departments and/or individuals based on these values, and, perhaps most significantly, ...

Managing Science.

Quality Assessment.Rector manificus, ladies and gentlemen, the answer that is given increasingly within the science system reads, “Let us count.” Let us count how many Euros have been acquired, how many publications ...

31.01.2011

Evaluating Academia: Resource List.

Événements.« Curating the European Universities. European Exposition and Public Debate », 10 et 11 février 2011, Université Catholique de Louvain.Ce colloque est organisé par le Laboratory for Education and Society de l’Université ...

12.07.2010

Seeing like a State.

It’s been a long time since academic discussions about research and teaching were part of the board meetings of the department of Anthropology and Sociology of the University of Amsterdam. Most of ...

12.07.2010

Audit Culture with Chinese Characteristics?

The idea of audit, originated from financial regulation, has been introduced into public sectors to rank and assess professional performance against bureaucratic benchmarks and economic targets in response to organizational failure either ...

12.07.2010

Monographs Adrift.

The situation.The cycle of knowledge production depends on a symbiotic relationship among academics, publishers, distributors, librarians, and users who build on and challenge present and past knowledge to forge new knowledge. As ...

12.07.2010