Research Assessment in the Humanities
. Ed(S): Daniel, Hans-Dieter; Ochsner, Michael; Hug, Sven E.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Daniel, Hans-Dieter; Ochsner, Michael; Hug, Sven E. Num Pages: 247 pages, 22 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 567.
This book analyses and discusses the recent developments for assessing research quality in the humanities and related fields in the social sciences. Research assessments in the humanities are highly controversial and the evaluation of humanities research is delicate. While citation-based research performance indicators are widely used in the natural and life sciences, quantitative measures for research performance meet strong opposition in the humanities. This volume combines the presentation of state-of-the-art projects on research assessments in the humanities by humanities scholars themselves with a description of the evaluation of humanities research in practice presented by research funders. Bibliometric issues concerning ... Read more
This book analyses and discusses the recent developments for assessing research quality in the humanities and related fields in the social sciences. Research assessments in the humanities are highly controversial and the evaluation of humanities research is delicate. While citation-based research performance indicators are widely used in the natural and life sciences, quantitative measures for research performance meet strong opposition in the humanities. This volume combines the presentation of state-of-the-art projects on research assessments in the humanities by humanities scholars themselves with a description of the evaluation of humanities research in practice presented by research funders. Bibliometric issues concerning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319290140
SKU
V9783319290140
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Daniel, Hans-Dieter; Ochsner, Michael; Hug, Sven E.
Michael Ochsner Michael Ochsner finished his doctoral studies at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Zurich in 2012 and received his PhD in 2014. Since 2009, he has been a research associate in the CRUS-organized projects ‘Developing and Testing Research Quality Criteria in the Humanities, with an emphasis on Literature Studies and Art History’ and ‘Application ... Read more
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