Aligning the times: Exploring the convergence of researchers, policy makers and research evidence in higher education policy making
| Autor: | Scott Fernie, Nick Pilcher, Karen Smith |
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Higher education
Public economics business.industry Policy making 05 social sciences Higher education policy Multitude Policy maker 050301 education Evidence-informed policy higher education policy making research-policy nexus time AI and Technologies 0506 political science Education 050602 political science & public administration Economics Convergence (relationship) business 0503 education Research evidence |
| Zdroj: | Karen Smith |
| ISSN: | 0034-5237 2050-4608 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0034523720920677 |
| Popis: | The complexity of contemporary higher education policy making and the multitude of evidences and actors in policy networks mean that relationships between higher education researchers, policy makers and research evidence are not straightforward. In this article, we use a theoretical lens of time, Adams’ Timescapes, to explore this relationship and better understand why the research and policy worlds are frequently described as divided. Drawing on in-depth interviews with higher education researchers, policy makers and research funders, we show how research and policy have different interpretations of time. We discuss the Timeframes, or lengths, of work and career, the Temporality, or complexity, of ‘evidence’, of networks and relationships, and the importance of elements such as Timing, or synchronisation, and Tempo, or pace. We conclude that policy makers and higher education researchers may be better able to make sense of the problematic nature of aligning their concerns, interests and actions through understanding different Timescapes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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