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Direct linkWoiwode, Hendrik; Froese, Anna – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Interdisciplinary research is a popular mode of knowledge production that becomes intensively promoted by research centers all across the globe. Despite the facilitation of interdisciplinary research, however, scholars working in these centers are 'disciplined.' Career promotions, funding decisions and scientific publishing are based on…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Research, Researchers, Research and Development Centers
Rumbley, Laura E.; Stanfield, David A.; de Gayardon, Ariane – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Through a yearlong study, the Boston College Center for International Higher Education developed a (third edition) global inventory of higher education research centers/institutes, academic programs, and journals/publications. As higher education expands globally, these resources are essential for training effective leaders and producing research…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Research and Development Centers, College Programs
Watermeyer, Richard – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
This paper reflects on the emergence of an impact agenda and its incorporation as a feature of the academic contract in UK universities. It focuses on the depositions of senior academic managers across a range of social science research centres, as they critically reflect upon their organizational strategy for capturing and communicating the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Science Research, Research Utilization, Research Universities
Wang, Qi; Liu, Nian Cai – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Initially emerged in 1978, higher education research institutes (HERIs) in Mainland China have experienced rapid expansion and have become a major force in higher education reform in the last three decades. The development of these research institutes is closely related to the substantive growth of the higher education system itself as well as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Educational Change, Educational Development
Zgaga, Pavel – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
This article focuses on higher education research and policies in small and/or peripheral countries that usually occupy a marginal position in contemporary international debates. The region discussed here is South-eastern Europe and especially the Western Balkans. First, an outline of emerging research centres and the developments in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Role, Educational Research, Educational Policy
Altbach, Philip G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Higher education as a field of study emerged as universities became complex institutions requiring data and interpretation for effective management and governance. The field expanded in the mid-20th century, and now includes many research and other journals, books, and other reports and publications. Academic departments and centers have been…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Higher Education, Educational Research, College Programs
