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ERIC Number: EJ657620
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
The Principle of an NRF Rating System for the Humanities and Social Sciences: Ameliorating "the Judgment of Paris."
Wright, L.; Murray, S.
South African Journal of Higher Education, v16 n2 p83-93 2002
Discusses the proposal by South Africa's grant-making National Research Foundation (NRF) to introduce a ratings system for the humanities and social sciences comparable to that which pertains in the natural sciences. Welcomes this development and argues for full and open consultation with the research community regarding appropriate ratings criteria, offering examples of these fields' unique research practices. (EV)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Grants, Higher Education, Humanities, Research, Social Sciences, Standards
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa