A critical history of research assessment in the United Kingdom and its post-1992 impact on education

Journal of Education for Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-335

  Gilroy, Peter ^a   McNamara, Olwen ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education research; Rae; Research assessment; Research audit; Research funding; Research selectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149144965     PISSN: 02607476     EISSN: 13600540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02607470903220406     Document Type: Article

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