Conceptions of quality in four different disciplines |
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| Authors: | Ole‐Jacob Skodvin |
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| Institution: | Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education , Hegdehaugsveien 31, Oslo, N‐0352, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The paper is based on a book (written by the author and his colleague Markku Lehikoinen) dealing with definitions of quality and views on the applicability of different methods of quality assessment to four different disciplinary fields: physics, biology, sociology and history. The paper focuses on conceptions and definitions of quality voiced by scholars representing the different disciplines. The study involved semi‐structured in depth interviews with 33 experienced scholars. The disciplines under study were chosen to represent diverse disciplinary cultures, with the aim of finding out about the potential impact of (social and cognitive) cultural characteristics of the disciplines on conceptions of quality. The findings show both common views across disciplinary fields and disciplinary differences. |
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| Keywords: | governance higher education policy higher education development management staff appraisal staff recruitment and retention |
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