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REF pushes academics to churn out lower quality research.
- Source :
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Education Journal . 3/22/2023, Issue 519, p22-23. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The article informs that according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Government's Research Excellence Framework (REF) may encourage academics to produce a higher quantity but lower quality of work. It mentions that the study also found that after the REF assessments, researchers produced fewer, higher quality papers and were more likely to experiment in novel areas.
- Subjects :
- *EDUCATION research
*SCHOLARS
*QUALITY
*EVALUATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13644505
- Issue :
- 519
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Education Journal
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 162621956