Academic Evaluation in Higher Education

@article{Hamann2020AcademicEI,
  title={Academic Evaluation in Higher Education},
  author={Julian Hamann and Stefan Beljean},
  journal={The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions},
  year={2020}
}
  • Julian Hamann, Stefan Beljean
  • Published 29 September 2019
  • Education
  • The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions
The world of academia is permeated with evaluations. Academic processes of evaluation play a central role in both the production and reception of scholarly work as well as for the status of academic entities like scholars, departments, or universities. This contribution provides an overview over the literature on academic evaluation, with particular focus on the variety of evaluative practices and arenas, different analytical perspectives on academic evaluation, disciplinary differences in… 
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