Assessing Quality in European Educational Research: Indicators and Approaches

Competition-based models for research policy and management have an increasing influence throughout the research process, from attracting funding to publishing results. The introduction of quality control methods utilizing various forms of performance indicators is part of this development. The authors presented in this volume deal with the following questions: What counts as ‘quality’, and how can this be assessed? What are the possible side effects of current quality control systems on research conducted in the European Research Area, especially in the social sciences and the humanities?
Contents
The Search Engine
Semantic Analyses
Extrinsic Indicators & Citation Analyses
Intrinsic Indicators & Peer Review
Relevance for other research fields
Target Groups
Scientists from the field of educational sciences and other social sciences and humanities, particularly political studies and sociology
Practitioners in research administration and policy
Academic publishers