The Complexities of Academic Productivity: A Case Analysis of Postdoctoral Research Productivity in Australian Universities
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| Title: | The Complexities of Academic Productivity: A Case Analysis of Postdoctoral Research Productivity in Australian Universities |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burston, Mary A. |
| Source: | Journal of Further and Higher Education. 2020 44(6):829-842. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Epistemology, Productivity, Correlation, Commercialization, Postdoctoral Education, Research Problems, Foreign Countries, Criticism, Universities, Case Studies, Research, Publications, STEM Education, Doctoral Degrees, Industry, Research and Development, Comparative Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0309877X.2019.1612157 |
| ISSN: | 0309-877X |
| Abstract: | A government report criticised Australian universities for low proficiency in commercialising epistemic production (research and knowledge). A critical omission was a comparable measure of academic productivity to substantiate whether underperformance correlated with the commercialisation value of research output or whether academic productivity and commercialisation activities represented two distinctive outcomes. An analysis of postdoctoral research output between 2011 and 2016 found that productivity within that sub-sector exceeded policy and industry estimates. Policy criticisms highlight the methodological problem of assuming that the commercialisation value of research output represents an equivalent measure of academic productivity. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1262394 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | A government report criticised Australian universities for low proficiency in commercialising epistemic production (research and knowledge). A critical omission was a comparable measure of academic productivity to substantiate whether underperformance correlated with the commercialisation value of research output or whether academic productivity and commercialisation activities represented two distinctive outcomes. An analysis of postdoctoral research output between 2011 and 2016 found that productivity within that sub-sector exceeded policy and industry estimates. Policy criticisms highlight the methodological problem of assuming that the commercialisation value of research output represents an equivalent measure of academic productivity. |
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| ISSN: | 0309-877X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0309877X.2019.1612157 |
