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Comprehensive evaluation

Comprehensive evaluation. Balance between Research Quality and Relevance (The Dutch Models) Jack Spaapen Coimbra Group – HSIS Dublin 19 September 2008. Polynesian Visual Art. Research impact Framework AHRC. interactions between research and society non-linear approach

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Comprehensive evaluation

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  1. Comprehensive evaluation Balance between Research Quality and Relevance (The Dutch Models) Jack Spaapen Coimbra Group – HSIS Dublin 19 September 2008

  2. Polynesian Visual Art

  3. Research impact Framework AHRC • interactions between research and society • non-linear approach • metrics alone not enough • metrics, and impact assessment, and quality assessment [<-> knowledge exchange]

  4. Problems evaluating Humanities / Social sciences / MIT • Bibliometrics not adequate when it comes to evaluating research quality  bad scores in evaluation procedures • Current indicators for societal relevance (patents, contracts) not so useful for humanities, and other fields • Lack of indicators for important communications to broader audiences, but new metrics for socio-cultural studies (NL) • General direction seems to be : traditional metrics only, (Australia, RQF  ERA, RAE in the UK, but… • Netherlands, other countries, are looking for more comprehensive methods

  5. Evaluating research quality under pressure • Peer review : trouble with new developments, MIT research, socio-economic relevance, referee fatigue • Bibliometrics : main focus in ISI journals • Lack of indicators for important communications to broader audiences • General direction still seems to be : traditional metrics only, (Australia, RQF  ERA, RAE in the UK, but… • Netherlands, other countries, are looking for more comprehensive methods

  6. struggle for comprehensive evaluation systems • Dimension 1 : metrics dominated by research practices of natural and biomedical sciences; inadequate for many fields • Dimension 2 : growing necessity to be relevant for economy and society • Dimension 3 : attuning scientific quality and societal relevance in evaluation • Dimension 4 : policy makers want simple metrics for reallocation purposes

  7. Many solutions are tried…. • UK Research Councils, AHRC, ESRC, also debate about RAE • Australia (RQF) • France, INRA • Norway, research councils • Denmark, radar graph…. • Canada : HSSFC focus on impacts and performance) • HERA

  8. Development of new evaluation systems • growing tension between policy makers / government and research community about how to account for research (criteria, indicators, metrics, but also too many evaluations, consequences) • growing tension between so-called scientific quality and societal relevance

  9. 2 debates • Current National Evaluation System SEP 2003 – 2009 • ERiC, Evaluating Research in Context

  10. SEP (2003 -2009) • Self evaluation report by research unit review of past performance and forward looks (SWOT) • Focus in site visit report on 4 criteria: • quality (output, position internationally) • relevance (to policy, industry and society) • research management • accountability • Evaluation both retrospective and prospective the accent is on the latter • External site visits every 6 years every three years mid term evaluation

  11. Humanities, social sciences, many others, are critical • Criteria and indicators not geared to humanities, social sciences, technical disciplines • No instruments to evaluate social relevance • 2005 Academy councils (Humanities and Social Sciences) issued a report : Judging research on its merits • 2006 Advisory Council for S&T policy : Alfa stralen • 2007 Meta Evaluation Committee : Trust but verify

  12. ERiC-project  relevance Joint effort of the Academy, Research Council, university association, and others Support institutions with the evaluation of societal quality / impact of research Develop criteria and indicators, a methodology, for assessment Suggest how to integrate these methods in new SEP (2009 – 2015)

  13. 4 common steps identified • Mission of research group or institute is starting point of evaluation • Identify productive interactions with social context : industry, policy, society at large • Data gathering : focus on research group’s performance in the various social domains, including stakeholder analysis : comprehensive profile of research group • Feed back and forward look

  14. ERiC evaluation principles • Comprehensive evaluation, focus on both scientific quality and relevance • Contextual : identify mission, involve stakeholders in indicator / benchmarking • Combine quantitative and qualitative data • Forward looking, focus on improving, learning, coaching in stead of judging

  15. example REPP – table graph

  16. example of evaluation of societal quality – radar graph [concise format]

  17. example of evaluation of societal quality – radar graph [extended format]

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