Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Two Creative Minds Can Be Better Than One
Research has shown that, as a rule, groups tend to be less creative than individuals working alone. But it doesn’t have to […]
Do Female Leaders Need To Be Masculine, Feminine, or Both?
For years, women in leadership have faced the so-called “double bind”: lead in a friendly and collaborative (i.e. feminine) way, and you […]
The Humanities as Human Relations
Do the Humanities not have an intellectual basis as legitimate and rigorous as that of the natural and social sciences? And are not the Humanities in fact an essential part of higher education? Try considering the Humanities as a form of Human Relations.
What Makes Students Want To Learn?
Editor’s note: We are pleased to welcome Stefanie L. Boyer of Bryant University. Her paper, “Self-Directed Learning: A Tool for Lifelong Learning,” […]
‘Reasonable Suspicion’ That Race Matters in the Immigration Debate
In the furor over immigration reform in the U.S., many taking a tougher line cite the law, not the evident ethnicity of the immigrants, for their stance. But that ethnicity matters, new research suggests.
Engaging Community Researchers: What Works?
A massive qualitative research undertaking at the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service engages community researchers, lead researcher Jessica H. Smith discusses the benefits and difficulties of this approach.
‘Leaders Are Not Born, But Made’ in Family Firms
How do family businesses maintain effective leadership across generations? It’s a process in which professional advisors play a significant yet often-overlooked role, […]
Round-up of recent social science research (from SAGE Insight)
Music, violence, politics, integrity: Feminist contradictions or an editorial in the form of 18 tweets From European Journal of Women’s Studies ‘No […]
