Academic values and meta-research

J. Britt Holbrook

Chapter 3 in Handbook of Meta-Research, 2024, pp 18-31 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Traditional academic values face new challenges today, both because of changing political winds and in light of post-COVID-19 societal realities. Academics may be forced to revalue norms (such as notions of self-governance, academic freedom, and the importance of peer review), disciplinary standards (of rigour and ‘what counts’ as excellent research and scholarship), and views on the relationships between research and teaching or between the university and society. This chapter explores traditional academic values in terms of meta-research, outlining and projecting some conflicts of values in light of our current and potential future political and societal situations. The overall question addressed is this: How far should academics go to defend their traditional values?

Keywords: Asian Studies; Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Education; Environment; Geography; Innovations and Technology; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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