Birnie, J (2000) Assessing the extent of construction management research in the UK by means of the RAE, and the ARCOM and COBRA conferences. In: Akintoye, A (ed.) Proceedings of 16th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2000, Glasgow, UK.
Abstract
The United Kingdom Government Research Assessment Exercise is the definitive method used to assess the quality of research being carried out within a university. This paper analyses the results in respect of the Built Environment Unit No 33 particularly in relation to Construction Management. Universities were examined by type as well as individually. A significant relationship was found between RAE scores and university type and between performance in Built Environment research and research scores over all academic disciplines. Production of academic papers for the ARCOM and COBRA conferences was quantified and a correlation was found to exist to the RAE scores. The paper concludes by discussing the importance of the findings for the future direction of Construction Management Research in UK Universities and the possible future relationship between Research Associations such as ARCOM and the RAE.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ARCOM; COBRA; polytechnics; RAE; universities |
| Index terms: | management research, polytechnic, United Kingdom, built environment research, conference, exercise, built environment |
| Subjects: | research dissemination and communication, research design and methodology, infrastructure and transport systems, educational institutions, health behaviours and lifestyles, Geography, research management |
| Topics: | Health and Safety, Research Practice, Education, Geographical Context, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here