Performative Accountability and the UK Research Assessment Exercise by Oancea, A

Du Research Assessment Exercise au système metrics by Nathan Schlanger

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The UK Research Assessment Exercise: the evolution of a national research evaluation system by Barker, K

Metric-based vs peer-reviewed evaluation of a research output: Lesson learnt from UK's national research assessment exercise. by Kushwanth Koya, Gobinda Chowdhury

“…Answers to these questions will not only assist academics and researchers, but will also help higher education institutions (HEIs) make informed decisions in their administrative and research policies.To examine both the questions, we applied the United Kingdom's recently concluded national research assessment exercise known as the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 as a case study. …”
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Quality, not Quantity, in the US Academy. by Dvora Yanow

“…Finn, Jr., former Us Assistant Secretary of Education, on current schools policy (quoted in Dillon 2010) Common ‘wisdom’ in Europe and the Uk has it that monitoring devices—the Research Assessment Exercise 1 and output measurements ...…”
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Teaching and Research: An integrated Approach to the Undergraduate Studio in Landscape Architecture Education by Kevin Thwaites

“…It is argued that the project's strong theoretical framework, critical approach to problem evaluation, and contribution to wider research objectives help establish its value as equivalent to more conventional research outputs and, therefore, its relevance to research activity auditing procedures, such as the UK Research Assessment Exercise.…”
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Die Erziehungswissenschaft im Vereinigten Königreich: Die erziehungswissenschaftliche Forschungslandschaft im Spiegel der Forschungsevaluation by Ertl, H

“…REF folgte der 2008 zum letzten Male durchgeführten Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), welche wiederum seit 1986 im Abstand von in der Regel fünf bis sechs Jahren stattfand. …”

Peer review in research assessment and data analysis of Italian publications in SSD M-STO/08 (Archival science, bibliography, library science) by Rossana Morriello

“…In Italy, the first research assessment exercise (VTR) was based on peer review only, while the following ones (VQR) were based on different methods for bibliometric disciplines and non-bibliometric disciplines, namely bibliometric indicators and peer review. …”
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Compare, contrast, converge? A biography of the Demographic Review of the Social Sciences (2006) by Mills, D

“…Such data (and particularly that generated by the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) process) increasingly informs institutional and research funding strategies. …”

Describing the impact of health research: a Research Impact Framework by Pleasant Andrew, Mays Nicholas, Kuruvilla Shyama, Walt Gill

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Researchers are increasingly required to describe the impact of their work, e.g. in grant proposals, project reports, press releases and research assessment exercises. Specialised impact assessment studies can be difficult to replicate and may require resources and skills not available to individual researchers. …”
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Performance assessment in science and academia: effects of the RAE/REF on academic life by Schäfer, LO

“…In the next step, the paper analyses the effect of the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and Research Excellence Framework (REF) on academic life. …”

Citation, Citation, Citation: Bibliometrics, the web and the Social Sciences and Humanities by Christine Kosmopoulos, Denise Pumain

“…The use of digital resources and the affirmation of research assessment exercises throws a new light on the issue of bibliometrics. …”
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Teaching and Learning Policy Review in Hong Kong and the U.S. by Orlan Lee

“…The Research Assessment Exercises (RAEs) in hugely expanded universities in Britain and Hong Kong attempt mammoth scale ratings of "quality of research." …”
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From Public Funding to Public Investment in Research: A Study of Research Funding Policies and their Impact through two Research Assessment Campaigns in the United... by Marie-Agnès Détourbe

“…In the United Kingdom, academic research is assessed every five to six years through Research Assessment Exercises (RAEs), the first of which was launched under Margaret Thatcher in 1986 as part of a new policy of quality-related funding. …”
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Ranking academic research performance: A recipe for success? by Dixon, R, Hood, C

“…By means of a hypothetical example of a series of research assessment exercises, this article demonstrates the difficulty of fulfilling all three conditions at the same time, and highlights the dilemma between reliability and validity that assessors face. …”

Open Access and the Changing Landscape of Research Impact Indicators: New Roles for Repositories by Isabel Bernal

“…Internet and other technological developments have enabled the collection of richer data and new approaches to research assessment exercises. Open access strongly advocates for maximizing research impact by enhancing seamless accessibility. …”
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