Review
How evil is competitive accountability in academic life?: Competitive accountability in academic life; the struggle for social impact and public legitimacy, by Richard Watermeyer, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2019, 176 pp., £18.00 (eBook), eISBN: 978 1 78897 613 8, £22.50 (paperback), ISBN: 978 1 83910 448 0
| Title: | How evil is competitive accountability in academic life?: Competitive accountability in academic life; the struggle for social impact and public legitimacy, by Richard Watermeyer, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2019, 176 pp., £18.00 (eBook), eISBN: 978 1 78897 613 8, £22.50 (paperback), ISBN: 978 1 83910 448 0 |
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| Authors: | van Helden, Jan1 (AUTHOR) g.j.van.helden@rug.nl, Argento, Daniela2 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management. Jun2021, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p330-333. 4p. |
| Abstract: | According to Watermeyer, competitive accountability has become an important facet of academic praxis, but it is harmful to the moral authority of academics and the societal contribution of science. In his review of REF 2104 Watermeyer signals that REF prioritises applied research at the expense of basic research due to its emphasis on research impact. How evil is competitive accountability in academic life?. [Extracted from the article] |
| Subject Terms: | *Social impact, *Public administration, *Government policy, Electronic books, Good & evil, Policy sciences |
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| ISSN: | 1360080X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1360080X.2020.1847240 |
| Database: | Business Source Complete |