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Reflections on Research into Higher Education since R obbins
Author(s) -
Williams Gareth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
higher education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1468-2273
pISSN - 0951-5224
DOI - 10.1111/hequ.12043
Subject(s) - subject (documents) , field (mathematics) , higher education , sociology , pedagogy , educational research , kingdom , political science , social science , library science , law , paleontology , biology , mathematics , computer science , pure mathematics
The R obbins report and its five appendices jump‐started research into higher education in the U nited K ingdom. Previously the preserve of a few sociologists it rapidly became a recognised field of academic study that has had considerable influence on policy and practice. However, the question of whether it is a single academic field or a subject of research for specialists from other social science disciplines remains open.