Disciplinary Differences in Academics' Perceptions of Performance Measurement at Nordic Universities

Johan SÖDERLİND; Lars GESCHWIND

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Disciplinary Differences in Academics' Perceptions of Performance Measurement at Nordic Universities

Yazarlar:

Johan SÖDERLİND | Lars GESCHWIND

Yayıncı:

Association for Higher Education Studies

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

Higher Education Governance and Policy 2020 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.18-31

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000446818

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

2717-8676

Özet:

 

As performance measurement has become increasingly common at Nordic universities, concerns have been raised that disciplinary differences create difficulties in comparing academic performances. To better understand the potential of utilising performance measures for the management of academic work, this study explores how academics perceive governance and steering based on performance measurement. Building on an established typology of the disciplines that distinguishes the hard sciences from the soft and the applied sciences from the pure, we ask how academics perceive performance measurement depending on their disciplinary affiliation. The empirical material consists of a survey sent to academics in four Nordic countries. Our results show there are clear differences in the attitudes toward performance measurement between academics from different disciplines. Academics from the hard applied sciences are more positive about performance measurement than any other group, and academics from the soft pure sciences are more negative. These findings are consistent with notions about the poor adaptation of metrics to publication practices within the soft sciences and greater sensitivity to performance measurement among the applied sciences. The main contribution of the article is to provide empirical data that support the notion that performance measures are accepted to different degrees in different disciplines.

Makale detayları

Disciplinary Differences in Academics' Perceptions of Performance Measurement at Nordic Universities

Yazarlar: Johan SÖDERLİND | Lars GESCHWIND

Yayıncı: Association for Higher Education Studies

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim

Dergi: Higher Education Governance and Policy 2020 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.18-31

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000446818

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 2717-8676

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Yazarlar:

Johan SÖDERLİND | Lars GESCHWIND

Yayıncı:

Association for Higher Education Studies

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

Higher Education Governance and Policy 2020 Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.18-31

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000446818

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

2717-8676