LEADER 03252oam 22005414a 450 001 9910367590903321 005 20230621140222.0 010 $a9781928502074 010 $a1928502075 024 7 $a10.5281/zenodo.3603818 035 $a(CKB)4100000010106008 035 $a(OAPEN)1006709 035 $a(OCoLC)1141520384 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse83530 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6109939 035 $a(NjHacI)994100000010106008 035 $a(PPN)243778570 035 $a(ScCtBLL)8b49d91c-bb17-422d-9c7b-58a3e51564d0 035 $a(OCoLC)1163825115 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88881491 035 $a(FRCYB88881491)88881491 035 $a(Perlego)1365363 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010106008 100 $a20200221d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auuuuu---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aTransforming Research Excellence$eNew Ideas from the Global South 210 1$a[S.l.] :$cAFRICAN MINDS,$d2020. 210 4$dİ2020. 215 $a1 online resource (296) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9781928502067 311 08$a1928502067 330 $a"Modern-day science is under great pressure. A potent mix of increasing expectations, limited resources, tensions between competition and cooperation, and the need for evidence-based funding is creating major change in how science is conducted and perceived. Amidst this ?perfect storm? is the allure of ?research excellence?, a concept that drives decisions made by universities and funders, and defines scientists? research strategies and career trajectories. But what is ?excellent? science? And how to recognise it? After decades of inquiry and debate there is still no satisfactory answer. Are we asking the wrong question? Is reality more complex, and ?excellence in science? more elusive, than many are willing to admit? And how should excellence be defined in different parts of the world, particularly in lower-income countries of the ?Global South? where science is expected to contribute to pressing development issues, despite often scarce resources? Many wonder whether the Global South is importing, with or without consenting, the flawed tools for research evaluation from North America and Europe that are not fit for purpose. This book takes a critical view of these issues, touching on conceptual issues and practical problems that inevitably emerge when ?excellence? is at the center of science systems. Emerging from the capacity-building work of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa, it speaks to scholars, as well as to managers and funders of research around the world. Confronting sticky problems and uncomfortable truths, the chapters contain insights and recommendations that point towards new solutions ? both for the Global South and the Global North." 606 $aResearch$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aResearch 676 $a507.2 702 $aKraemer-Mbula$b Erika 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910367590903321 996 $aTransforming Research Excellence$92180519 997 $aUNINA