
Questioning the Assessment of Research Impact
Illusions, Myths and Marginal Sectors
Rhodri Thomas(Author)
Palgrave Pivot (Publisher)
Published on 3. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
XV, 132 pages
978-3-030-07088-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of non-academic research impact in relation to a marginal field of study, namely tourism studies. Informed by interviews with key informants, ethnographic reflections on the author's extensive work with trade and professional associations, and various secondary data, it paints a picture of inevitable research policy failure. This conclusion is justified by reference to ill-founded official conceptualisations of practitioner and organisational behaviour, and the orientation and quality of tourism research. The author calls for a more serious consideration of research-informed teaching as a means of creating knowledge flows from universities. Research with greater social and economic impact might then be achievable. This radical assessment will be of interest and value to policy makers, university research managers and tourism scholars.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
3
3 s/w Abbildungen
3 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 132 p. 3 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
202 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-07088-5 (9783030070885)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-95723-4
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
08/2018
Palgrave Pivot
€58.84
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Person
Rhodri Thomas is Professor of Tourism and Events Policy and Dean of the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Content
Chapter 1. Setting the scene: Markets, competition and research impact at the margins.- Chapter 2. Knowledge flows and innovation in marginal sectors: Do universities matter?.- Chapter 3. Professional associations as conduits of knowledge: Ethnographic reflections.- Chapter 4. The impact of academics on policy and practice.- Chapter 5. Reacting to the impact agenda: Performativity and a 'new collegiality'.- Chapter 6. Conclusion: A return to education.