Fr. 220.00

Exploring Research Impact in Academia and Why It Matters - Perspectives on the Public Good and the Role of Research in Society

English · Hardback

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Posing fundamental questions around the worth of knowledge creation and the social value of in-depth research, this volume offers a novel approach by exploring why impact is important in academic research, rather than explaining how it should be conducted.


List of contents










1. Misunderstanding Impact 2. 3. Public Good, the Civic University and Other Policy Ideas 4. Research Policy and the Problem for Institutions 5. Moving Policy into Practice 6. Good Research Can Be Impactful Research 7. : Homo Academicus Impactus 8. The Impact Ecosystem and Can We Fix It?


About the author










Andy Phippen is Professor of Digital Rights in the Department of Computing and Informatics at Bournemouth University, UK.
Louise Rutt is Senior Impact and Knowledge Exchange Manager in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business at the University of Plymouth, UK.


Summary

Posing fundamental questions around the worth of knowledge creation and the social value of in-depth research, this volume offers a novel approach by exploring why impact is important in academic research, rather than explaining how it should be conducted.

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