Evaluating Scholarship and Research Impact: History, Practices, and Policy Development

by Jeffrey W. Alstete

This book probes the dynamics of academic research and scholarship evaluation. Readers will learn about scholarly metric evolution, impact factors, disruptive technologies, and a myriad of forces affecting policy development at institutions through an examination of widely-used measurements and growing concerns about their influence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787563901
• ISBN13: 9781787563902
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"