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The critical assessment of research : traditional and new methods of evaluation /

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This book examines the following factors: sponsorship of research, control of the dissemination of research, effects of dominant research paradigms, financial interests of authors, publishers, and editors, role of new technologies (for example, Web 2.0). It is widely accepted among researchers and e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailin, Alan
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Grafstein, A. (Ann)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Chandos, 2010.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
Subjects:
Research > Evaluation.
Research > Finance.
Scholarly publishing.
Research.
Research
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Scholarly Communication
Recherche > Évaluation.
Recherche > Finances.
Édition savante.
Recherche.
research (function)
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
Research > Evaluation
Research > Finance
Scholarly publishing
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The gold standards : Peer review ; Publisher reputation ; Author credentials ; Gold standards and the mass media ; Limitations of the gold standards
  • Sponsorship and funding : Case 1: Hormone replacement therapy ; Case 2. Enron ; Case 3. The bell curve
  • Research paradigms : Case 1. Intelligence testing ; Case 2. What causes ulcers? ; Case 3. Artistic canons
  • The dissemination of research : Case 1. Research on homosexuality and feminist research ; Case 2. Pharmaceutical research ; Case 3. Gray literature
  • Moving beyond the gold standards: tools and techniques : Investigating research ; Striking the balance.