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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Short Article: Scholarship: More Than Just 'Publish or Perish'

Title:
Scholarship: More Than Just 'Publish or Perish'

Author:
David E. Balch

Published:
Faculty Focus, 16 August 2019

David Balch writes: "The area of Scholarship has been defined in a somewhat narrow sense. This is reflected in an article by Plume and van Weijen (2014), where they noted "publish or perish," or frequent publication as the more commonly recognized method scholars demonstrate academic talent. Since it is easy to measure, it is often used to support advancement in academic rank and tenure. Even the common definition of Scholarship includes knowledge which results from research and studying in the researcher's field. Other areas of Scholarship seem to be ignored, lacking, or not recognized as important."

To read more:
https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/faculty-evaluation/scholarship-publish-or-perish/