Benjamin, Jo Ann's message reminded me of a new edited collection, largely on gaming metrics: Gaming the Metrics Misconduct and Manipulation in Academic Research edited by Mario Biagioli and Alexandra Lippman. Cambridge: MIT Press https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/gaming-metrics Similarly, from a history & foundations of information science, this MIT Press book: Bibliometrics and Research Evaluation: Uses and Abuses https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/bibliometrics-and-research-evaluation See also the Retraction Watch blog: https://retractionwatch.com You might also look to the literature on science of science (including work on sociology of science, rhetoric of science, etc.) and research metrics. Also to literature about challenges (and timeframes) for translating research into practice. If that sounds promising we can have a conversation off-list - if I get a better sense of what you're looking for I may have some more on-point suggestions! My research in information quality has some overlaps with these topics. -Jodi Jodi Schneider Assistant Professor of Information Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL http://jodischneider.com/jodi.html On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 5:09 PM Oravec, Jo Ann R <oravecj@uww.edu> wrote:
Greetings from Wisconsin!
I've been writing in this area: Oravec, J. A. (2019). The "dark side" of academics? Emerging issues in the gaming and manipulation of metrics in higher education. The Review of Higher Education, 42(3), 859-877. http://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2019.0022
Oravec, J. A. (2020). Academic metrics and the community engagement of tertiary education institutions: Issues in gaming, manipulation, and trust. Tertiary Education and Management, 26, 5-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-019-09026-z
Oravec, J. A. (2017). The manipulation of scholarly rating and measurement systems: Constructing excellence in an era of academic stardom. Teaching in Higher Education, 22(4), 423-436. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2017.1301909
Good luck! Jo Ann Oravec Professor Information Technology and Supply Chain Management, UW-Whitewater Holtz Center for Science Studies, UW-Madison ________________________________________ From: Air-L [air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] on behalf of Sugar, Benjamin Nathan [bsugar@iu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 3:52 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Critiques of Academic Scholarship
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Hi everyone,
I’m having difficulty finding some literature on critiques of academia. Key words tend to bring up “critical theory” which I’m sure includes this topic somewhere but it’s a pretty large haystack.
Ideally, what I’m looking for are performative aspects of writing which create authorized speech, knowledge production, and expertise. Sort of the Archeology of Knowledge or Signature Event Context/Limited Inc. but applied specifically to academic writing. Style, citations, minimization of limitations, peer review, to name a few.
Quantitative work would be great too, for example:
Self-citation is the hallmark of productive authors, of any gender< https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.01957...
Or, the non-parody version of this:
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge: systematic review of randomised controlled trials< https://www.unav.edu/documents/16089811/16216616/parachute-+TRIAL+BMJ.pdf>
A literature review would be incredible.
In short, any works that if taken seriously to their logical conclusion, would result in a serious loss of sleep due to existential angst.
Thanks for your help,
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