The quantified scholar : how research evaluations transformed the British social sciences / Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pardo-Guerra, Juan Pablo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational evaluation--Great Britain--Management.

Educational evaluation.

Higher education and state--Great Britain.

Higher education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra examines the effects of quantitative research evaluations on British social scientists, arguing that the mission to measure academic excellence resulted in less diversity and more disciplinary conformity. He provides a compelling account of how quantification altered the incentives of scholars and administrators.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Chains of Knowledge

2. Measures of Austerity

3. Sorted by Work

4. Shifting Words

5. Hierarchies of Quantification

6. Solidarities

Appendix: Studying Social Scientists

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Pardo-Guerra, Juan Pablo The Quantified Scholar

ISBN:

0-231-55235-1

OCLC:

1350571713