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Publication Date: 2013
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The Production of Scholarly Knowledge in the Global Market Arena: University Ranking Systems, Prestige and Power
Collyer, Fran
Critical Studies in Education, v54 n3 p245-259 2013
The relationships between disciplines and the institutions within which they are situated is a fertile area for researching the shaping of sociological knowledge. Applying theoretical insights from the sociology of knowledge, this article draws on an empirical study of research publications in the sociology of health and medicine to show which institutions in the Australian context are most likely to use sociological theory. When the institutions are positioned within the global university ranking system, an inverse association between sociological theory and the relative wealth and prestige of the originating institution becomes evident. Some of the implications of this finding are discussed with reference to the on-going viability of disciplines.
Descriptors: Reputation, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Correlation, Sociology, Health, Medicine, Publications, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Universities, Global Approach, Scientific Research, Journal Articles, Periodicals, Conference Papers, Statistical Analysis, Institutional Evaluation, Literature Reviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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