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Research assessment as governance technology in the United Kingdom : findings from a survey of RAE 2008 impacts
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This paper uses empirical research data and theoretical insights from the literature on governance to problematise some of the arguments presented in the research assessment literature, in particular, the description of the UK RAE/REF as a mechanism for top-down control with strongly negative, blanket-impacts on disciplines, institutions and individual researchers. The concepts of performativity, accountability and governmentality are employed to unpack normative claims about negative impa...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1007/s11618-014-0575-5
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British Educational Research Association
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Universities Council for the Education of Teachers
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft Journal website
- Volume:
- 17
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 83–110
- Publication date:
- 2014-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1862-5215
- ISSN:
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1434-663X
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- English
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- ora:9582
- Deposit date:
- 2014-12-15
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- Copyright date:
- 2014
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