
Assessing Sociologists in Higher Education
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-1-138-72633-8 (ISBN)
Description
This title was first published in 2001. A detailed investigation of the practice of teaching sociology in a climate of increasing scrutiny from external stakeholders. The book explores an academic community accustomed to deconstructing the practices of other professional groups, but now facing a challenge to some of its own beliefs and assumptions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-72633-8 (9781138726338)
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Eric Harrison | Robert Mears
Assessing Sociologists in Higher Education
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11/2024
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Assessing Sociologists in Higher Education
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Assessing Sociologists in Higher Education
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Persons
Eric Harrison, Robert Mears
Content
Contents: Introduction, Eric Harrison and Robert Mears; Called to account: the last autonomous profession, Robert Mears; The practice of assessing sociology, Eric Harrison; Benchmarking the sociology discipline, Joan Chandler; The limits of managerialism and the need for collegialism in assessment: the case of dissertations in sociology, Andrew Pilkington, Chris Winch and Ruchira Leisten; Capturing experience and sorting it out: using autobiographical approaches as learning strategies in social science, Barbara Harrison and Nod Miller; Using computer-assisted assessment in sociology, Victor Jupp, Lee Barron and Alan Heslington; Social relations and intellectual evaluation in self and peer assessment, Jennifer Platt, Rebecca Willison, Tim Reed, Helen Graham, John Abraham and Ruth Woodfield; Conclusion: reflection and speculation, Eric Harrison and Robert Mears; Bibliography; Index.