Academic research and researchers / edited by Angela Brew and Lisa Lucas

Contents:
Introduction: Academic research and researchers / Lisa Lucas / Angela Brew

Part I The politics and culture of university research
1.Academic un-freedom in the new knowledge economy / Margaret Thornton
2.Research quality assessment : objectives, approaches, responses and consequences / Ian McNay
3.The structure of academic research : what can citation studies tell us? / Malcolm Tight
4.Research management and research cultures : power and productivity / Lisa Lucas
5.Creating collaboration : an exploration of multinational research partnerships / Betty Rambur
6.Producing researchers : the changing role of the doctorate / David Boud / Alison Lee

Part II Researcher experiences and identities
7.Balancing different audiences : experiences of Dutch academics / Harry F. de Boer / Liudvika Leisyte / Jurgen Enders
8.Post-colonial perspectives on interdisciplinary researcher identities / Catherine Manathunga
Contents note continued:
9.'You do it from your core' : priorities, perceptions and practices of research among indigenous academics in Australian and New Zealand universities / Ocean Ripeka Mercier / Christine Asmar / Susan Page
10.Isn't research just research? : what are candidates and supervisors thinking? / Margaret Kiley
11.Learning to be a researcher : challenges for undergraduates / Erno Lehtinen / Mari Murtonen
12.Understanding academics' engagement with research / Angela Brew / David Boud
13.Conclusion : directions for future research / Angela Brew / Gerlese S. Akerlind.

Includes bibliographical references and index