Higher Education Journals : their characteristics and contribution

Tight, Malcolm Peter (2018) Higher Education Journals : their characteristics and contribution. Higher Education Research and Development, 37 (3). pp. 607-619. ISSN 0729-4360

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Abstract

The study of higher education journals – that is, refereed academic journals wholly focused on higher education – reveals much about the field of higher education research. This analysis identified 86 such journals published in the English language, considering their focus, ownership, location, orientation, age, size and ranking. From this analysis, a shorter list of 28 key journals is identified. It is argued that, given the scale of the contribution being made to higher education research – for example, the 86 journals between them published over 16,000,000 words in 2016, with this total increasing year on year – it may be time to spend more effort on synthesising and disseminating what we have already learnt, rather than, or before, undertaking fresh research.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Higher Education Research and Development
Additional Information:
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Higher Education Research and Development on 16/10/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07294360.2017.1389858
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304
Subjects:
?? higher education journalshigher education researcheducation ??
ID Code:
88191
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Deposited On:
11 Oct 2017 10:00
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Yes
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