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The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle?
Dissertation (M.Ed (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24668 The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? Jansen, Jonathan D. maduem@unisa.ac.za Madue, Stephens Mpedi Higher education institutions Research output Policy gap Policy studies Peer review Measurement Evaluation Reseach funding Research support UCTD Dissertation (M.Ed (Education Management, Law and Policy))--University of Pretoria, 2007. The measurement of research output is common practice among public institutions internationally, and is increasingly contested and controversial. The term “research” is itself contested and can cover quite a wide range of activities, from carefully designed studies by independent, university-based researchers to analysis of data for particular administrative or political purposes to arguments for specific policy positions that may be more or less well grounded in evidence. Such measurement of research output is needed for decisions about professional staff and resource allocations. Measures of research productivity, covering both quantity and quality at national level, support government decisions on setting priorities and funding. With increasing competitive allocation of research funding and declining public funds for higher education, institutions around the world are facing increasing pressure to produce research outputs. The revenue generated through published research has therefore come to assume greater and greater significance in institutional budgets and in academic reward systems. Moreover, research in public institutions is funded mainly according to the number and quality of publications of members of staff. On the other hand, the growing international trend towards ranking institutions in competitive terms has assigned considerable value to research output as a measure of institutional standing in the global marketplace. What counts as an acceptable unit of measurement therefore becomes the subject of considerable debate within and outside institutions as they seek to enhance institutional standing and revenue. Whilst measurable output such as scientific publications and research reports are usually considered for government subsidy, it is difficult to accept that other output types such as patents, software, advisory work for government, consulting, or technical assistance, are not measurable, and do not have any relevance with respect to research subsidy. This thesis was set out to critically examine the effects that current government policy on the measurement of research output of public higher education institutions will have on the performance of South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The purpose of this study was to trace and explain the differential impact of new government policies on the measurement of institutional research output in four different university faculties. The study has highlighted key challenges facing the universities in implementing the new research subsidy policy; and made recommendations and proposals on how best can the policy be implemented with the view of increasing or improving the institutions’ research output. Education Management and Policy Studies unrestricted 2013-09-06T18:07:53Z 2007-05-15 2013-09-06T18:07:53Z 2007-04-17 2007-05-15 2007-05-15 Dissertation Madue, S 2007, The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle?, M.Ed dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24668 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24668 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05152007-105619/ © 2007, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Higher education institutions Research output Policy gap Policy studies Peer review Measurement Evaluation Reseach funding Research support UCTD The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? |
| title | The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? |
| title_full | The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? |
| title_fullStr | The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? |
| title_short | The measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in South Africa : hurdle or handle? |
| title_sort | measurement of research output of public higher education institutions in south africa hurdle or handle |
| topic | Higher education institutions Research output Policy gap Policy studies Peer review Measurement Evaluation Reseach funding Research support UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24668 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05152007-105619/ |