Evaluating Collaboration Networks in Higher Education Research

Drivers of Excellence

Denise Leite, Isabel Pinho

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9783319452241
• eBook ISBN:
  9783319452258
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Theory & Practice

This book identifies key factors that drive the development and improvement of higher education research in emerging and advanced economies. In an increasingly interconnected world, knowledge production supported by strong research is a channel for the development of nations. The authors of this book argue that in order to drive knowledge production, leaders must strive to improve their understanding of how global research networks interact with one another, especially from the perspective of internationalization. This book is a useful resource for higher education researchers interested in knowledge production and dissemination as well as academic leaders and practitioners, students, and leaders interested in public administration policies and management.

Table of contents

• Evaluating Collaboration Networks in Higher Education Research
• 1 Science Geography and International Research Collaboration
• 2 Limits and Frontiers to International Collaboration
• 3 Theoretical Approaches to Research Collaboration Networks
• 4 Research Collaboration Networks: What Do Researchers Say and What Networks Show?
• 5 What Do We Measure by Evaluating Research Collaboration Networks?
• 6 What Is RNPE Evaluation? Does Metrics Mean the Same?
• 7 Concluding Remarks: Evaluation and Collaboration
• References
• Index