Publish or Perish

Decker, Emy; Odom, Rosaline

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5631-2.ch009

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“…Teaching is important, and continuing professional development in pedagogical training (Linnemanstons and Jordan 2017) allows professors to improve their teaching competences, as dictated by university frameworks. Research is extremely important as well, and professors need to publish papers in high-impact journals to disseminate their research (Decker and Odom 2018). The known narrative is that by engaging in these practices, a professor's likelihood of promotion or employment stabilization and the funding of research and research teams are said to be very possible.…”

Section: Teaching Research Administrative Tasks and The Communitymentioning

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Pedagogical challenges involving race, gender and the unwritten rules in settings of higher education

Bayne

Dopico

2020

Cult Stud of Sci Educ

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In this discussion paper, we highlight a few interesting and important concerns that have been identified in a diverse number of scholars' work. The successive upsurges of racism and sexism in our spaces of coexistence require us to reflect and confront pedagogical challenges, which remain deadlocked in the field of science education. We explore instances of how racism and sexism infiltrate spaces in higher education, specifically science education, and how race consciousness and consciousness of sexism can positively influence hierarchical systems and popular mindsets that exist in academia. The roles that "colorblindness" play as a so-called reality in academia are interrogated, as are the unwritten rules of teaching, learning, collaborating, researching, writing and serving one's community. Pedagogical challenges posed to Black science education faculty which encompass characteristics and practices that oftentimes include, for example, experiencing a lack of respect, devaluation, the questioning of scholarly credibility and professional credentials and the authenticity of one's work are examined critically. Finally, we juxtapose the aforementioned experiences, with examples of possibilities that can exist when future and forward thinking about race, racism and sexism takes place in science and science education. Keywords Race • Gender • Critical consciousness • Unwritten rules • Science education • Pedagogical challenges ResumenEn este artículo de discusión, intentamos destacar algunas inquietudes interesantes e importantes que se han ido identificando en diversos trabajos académicos. El progresivo aumento del racismo y el sexismo en nuestros cespacios de convivencia requieren que reflexionemos y confrontemos sobre los desafíos pedagógicos que siguen estancados en el campo de la educación científica. Aquí, exploramos algunos ejemplos de cómo el racismo y el sexism se infiltran en los espacios de la educación superior, específicamente en la educación científica, y cómo la conciencia racial y la conciencia del sexismo pueden influir positivamente en los sistemas jerárquicos y las

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Section: Teaching Research Administrative Tasks and The Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Pedagogical challenges involving race, gender and the unwritten rules in settings of higher education

Bayne

Dopico

2020

Cult Stud of Sci Educ

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“…The pressure to publish (Ruben, 2018; Marginson, 2014; Smith, 1990; Lucas, 2006) is known to influence the ingenuity, resourcefulness, confidence and psychosomatic and emotive states of academics (De Rond and Miller, 2005). Studies, however, suggest that such pressure and excessive strain arise from the faculty members themselves who are driven by the passion to strengthen their professional standing, remuneration and job mobility (Decker and Odom, 2018; Waaijer et al , 2018). This pressure, in turn, leads to elevated stress levels and poor quality of research output with limited application, originality and novelty (Marginson, 2014; Miller et al , 2011) and relegation of teaching in the bargain (Melguizo and Strober, 2007; Leisyte et al , 2009; Backes-Gellner and Schlinghoff, 2010).…”

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Benchmarking publication metrics for Indian business researchers

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Chavan²,

Dutta

et al. 2019

BIJ

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Purpose There is no particularly efficient way to measure research output, but effectual assessment of research output is necessary to motivate and encourage researchers to enhance their research performance and disseminate knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the exacerbating pressure on Indian academics to deliver incessantly in terms of research output and identify an agreeable way to increase research output. The metric explores trends in management publications by Indian academics and presents an overview of collaborative practices by Indian management researchers that could shine a light on the trends of collaborative publishing future. Design/methodology/approach The study focuses on publications in the area of Business and Management. Scopus was used with advanced filters to draw relevant research papers. Data were then sorted and filtered on the basis of quality determined through Australian Business Deans Council rankings and diverse bibliometric information to understand the pattern of research output of Indian academics. Findings The research found that the rate of collaboration with researchers from the home country is low for top rated publications. Majority of publications were listed in Scopus indexed journals, whereas a handful featured in A and A* journals. A and A* journals were predominantly co-authored with academics from universities outside the country. Tradeoff was achieved by majority of authors by getting published in B, followed by C category journals to achieve research outputs. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to publications in the area of Business and Management and may be extended to other disciplines such as economics, engineering, law, medical sciences, etc., to understand publishing trends at universities in the country. The study can also be conducted in understanding a similar dilemma with academics at other countries that are evolving in research culture. Practical implications The study would help management researchers to dig deep into the root cause and understand why and how collaborations within and outside the country impact the quality of publications. The results would further encourage ranking agencies to award suitable grades to colleges that promote collaboration within the country as well as international collaboration. The study also conducts a benchmarking exercise of the institutions in the country that would be useful for researchers, journals and colleges. Originality/value While earlier studies have highlighted the importance of foreign collaborations in academic publishing, there are a handful of studies that have focused on the role of collaboration within the home country. The practice of Indian authors collaborating with Indian counterparts at other universities would help understand the expertise of researchers at different universities and encourage the collaboration process and quality of publications in the country.

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Publish or Perish

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Pedagogical challenges involving race, gender and the unwritten rules in settings of higher education

Pedagogical challenges involving race, gender and the unwritten rules in settings of higher education

Benchmarking publication metrics for Indian business researchers

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