The association of thinking styles with research agendas among academics in the social sciences.

Autor/inn/en	Santos, Joao M.; Zhang, Li-Fang
Sonst. Personen	Horta, Hugo (Verantw.)
Titel	The association of thinking styles with research agendas among academics in the social sciences.
Quelle	In: Higher education quarterly, 74 (2020) 2, S. 193-210Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-9769; 0951-5224; 1468-2273
DOI	10.1111/hequ.12240
Schlagwörter	Sozialwissenschaften; Verwaltung; Wissenschaft; Hochschule; Wissenschaft; Sozialwissenschaften; Hochschule; Verwaltung
Abstract	Research agendas are understudied, despite being key to academic knowledge creation. The literature suggests that the ways that academics determine their research agendas are conditioned by individual, organisational and environmental characteristics. This study explores the cognitive aspects of academics' research agendas in the social sciences by using a theory on thinking styles as an analytical framework. The results suggest that the research agendas of academics in the social sciences are significantly associated with their thinking styles. These findings aid understanding of how academics set their research agendas. This study also represents an important landmark in research on thinking styles, focusing on academic research work as a potential venue for further studies. The findings are relevant for policymakers, research funding agencies, university administrators and academics because they have implications for academic research development processes, outcomes, and for research and academic identity socialisation during doctoral studies. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2021/1