Does University Research Improve University Teaching?

James, Simon (2008): Does University Research Improve University Teaching? Published in: Higher Education Academy Conference (2 July 2008): pp. 1-11.

Abstract

The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) generated a natural experiment in which UK universities strove to achieve the best results they could for their research and teaching. A review of the two exercises and a discussion of the relationship between university teaching and research appear in James (2005). This paper presents an analysis of the results for departments in Management and Economics.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: University research; university teaching; Economics teaching; management education; Research Assessment Exercise; Quality Assurance Agency
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A22 - Undergraduate; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A20 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I20 - General

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