The lack of reward mechanisms for public scholarship severely limits the future of public engagement in the academy.

Meyers, Christopher (2014) The lack of reward mechanisms for public scholarship severely limits the future of public engagement in the academy. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (09 Apr 2014). Website.

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Scholars are increasingly expected to consider the wider public in their teaching and research activities, but with little to negative promotion incentive. In fact, finds Christopher Meyers, much of what academics do does not fit into the standard boxes of teaching, scholarship and service. Perhaps it’s time to replace these categories with a single holistic and qualitative standard: High quality teacher-scholars, wherein all of one’s professional activities are judged per their contribution to the academy’s mission of educating, advancing ideas, creating an intellectual environment, and bettering the lives of others.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s) CC BY 3.0
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2017 14:10
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71183

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