[Irtalk] Impact of Social Sciences – The lack of reward mechanisms for public scholarship severely limits the future of public engagement in the academy.

[Hilton Gibson]

Scholars are increasingly expected to consider the wider public in their
teaching and research activities, but with little to negative promotion
incentive. In fact, finds Christopher Meyers, *much of what academics do
does not fit into the standard boxes of teaching, scholarship and service.*

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/04/09/public-scholarship-promotion-criteria/
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