摘要
英国"科研卓越框架(Research Excellence Framework,以下简称REF)"评估体系首次将英国高校科研成果的"社会影响力"列为评估维度,以引导和促进高校利用科研成果为社会带来更多积极的改变和更有价值的贡献。本文基于2014年REF评估中的6679份社会影响力案例,对英国高校科研成果的社会影响力的主要特点及促生条件进行了再分析。研究结果表明,英国高校科研成果产生了广泛的社会影响,辐射多地区、多人群、多领域。这些社会影响的形成依赖于多样化的高校、多学科和跨学科的支撑研究以及规律性的孵化周期等有利条件。REF评估改革为我国高校科研评估制度的改革与创新提供了启示:发挥评估的指挥棒作用,鼓励高校与社会的深度互动;超越同质化导向的科研评估,尊重并鼓励社会影响的多样性;借鉴定性描述的方法,更准确地呈现和捕捉社会影响力发生的路径。
Impact was firstly set as a dimension in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework(hereafter REF) to evaluate the social, economic and cultural impact of scientific research from the Higher Education Institutions(HEIs). The aim is to guide and facilitate the UK HEIs to make better use of their research for more positive impact and valuable contribution to the embedded society beyond academic. The result of the first REF was announced in 2014, including the rating of the 6679 impact case studies submitted by the 154 HEIs evaluated. Based on a synthetic analysis of the 6679 impact case studies, this article analyzed the characteristics and conditions of the actual impact produced from the 154 HEIs. Two core findings are illustrated: 1) the characteristics of the actual impact involves the diverse range of countries, stakeholder groups and disciplines;2) the conditions of those impact relied on include interdisciplinary underpinning research from multiple disciplines across various HEIs, and the time lag between the underpinning research and the impact realization. The experiences of the UK REF 2014 provide insights for the China’s HEI evaluation institution, particularly that an evaluation framework should 1) guide and facilitate the interaction between HEIs and the embedded society, 2) encourage the diverse impact beyond the homogeneous orientation of research evaluation, 3) make good use of qualitative methods to accurately capture and present the impact pathways.
作者
王楠
罗珺文
WANG Nan;LUO Jun-wen(College of Education,Capital Normal University,Beijing 100048;Manchester Institute of Innovation Research,Alliance Manchester Business School,University of Manchester,United Kingdom)
出处
《清华大学教育研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2019年第5期75-81,共7页
Tsinghua Journal of Education
基金
北京市教育科学规划2018年度重点课题“高校科研成果‘非学术影响’评估的国际比较研究”(BABA18040)
全国教育科学规划课题教育部重点课题“基于品牌协同的应用技术型大学特色资源类型识别与转化机制研究”(DFA140216)
关键词
社会影响力
科研卓越框架(REF)
科研评估
英国高校
impact
Research Excellence Framework(REF)
research evaluation
UK Higher Education Institutions(HEIs)
