The SSCI syndrome in higher education [electronic resource] : a local or global phenomenon / edited by Chuing Prudence Chou.

The SSCI syndrome in higher education [electronic resource] : a local or global phenomenon / edited by Chuing Prudence Chou.

9789462094079 electronic book
9462094071 electronic book
9789462094055
9789462094062

Rotterdam : SensePublishers, 2014.

English

1 online resource (xx, 156 pages).

10.1007/978-94-6209-407-9 doi

LB2331.62

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As a result of the world class university rankings, many governments adopt public incentives and sanctions to push universities to excel. Above all, the better faculty research publication in SSCI and SCI journals, the more resources and social prestige universities will obtain. This timely book attempts to relate these dilemmas in Taiwan to many non-English speaking counterparts which also struggle with the worldwide SSCI syndrome. As Taiwan's higher education system, similar to that of some other countries, has been recently devastated by the SSCI-based quantitative evaluations of academic performance in terms of its adverse impacts on the balances between teaching vs. research; qualitative vs. quantitative evaluations; globally oriented, English vs. locally oriented, non-English publications; and publications in academic journals vs. books, The SSCI Syndrome in Higher Education is a long overdue study that offers a systematic, comprehensive coverage of the above-mentioned SSCI syndrome on the dynamics of Taiwan's academe. This book definitely helps fill an important gap in the literature on Taiwan's higher education system.

Includes index.

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Comparative and international education series ; v.29. 2214-9880

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