Dr. Excellent: The Systemic and Personal Conditions for Being an Academic Star in Communication Studies
DOI : 10.17646/KOME.75672.64
MTMT : 32174075
Megjelenés dátuma : 2021
Folyóirat címe : KOME: An International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry
Évfolyam : 9
Szám : 2
Oldalszám : 65-80
Dokumentum típusa : folyóiratcikk
Kulcsszó : research excellence, field theory, communication sciences, publish or perish, productivity, academic stars, Bölcsészettudományok, Neveléstudományok
Absztrakt :
Pursuing excellence is a legitimate ambition of many scholars worldwide. However, between wishful thinking and real facts lies a great leap that can only be bridged using a myriad of resources. We label these the excellence repertoire. Based on 25 interviews with successful communication scholars, we show the key role of accumulating social, economic, and institutional capital in shaping the excellence repertoire. The study argues that the fetishization of productivity might jeopardize the traditional ethos of science, in a context where research excellence may be disconnected from the quality of education.
