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Academic inbreeding in Portugal
| Resumo: | This chapter critically examines academic inbreeding within universities, highlighting its prevalence and implications in the Portuguese higher education system. Universities are recognised as fundamental in fostering innovation and socio-economic development through their role in knowledge production. However, the practice of academic inbreeding is subject to criticism and negative connotations for stifling new methodologies and ideas. This chapter explores the causes, manifestations, and consequences of academic inbreeding in Portugal, drawing on recent data to discuss its persistence despite policy efforts to mitigate it. The analysis suggests a need for a shift towards more open, diverse, and merit-based hiring practices to enhance research performance and innovation, akin to approaches in other countries like the United States, Germany, and Switzerland, which actively discourage such practices. |
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| Autores principais: | Tavares, Orlanda |
| Outros Autores: | Sin, Cristina |
| Assunto: | Academic inbreeding Higher education Portugal Research innovation University hiring practices Ciências Sociais::Ciências da Educação Educação de qualidade |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso restrito |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | This chapter critically examines academic inbreeding within universities, highlighting its prevalence and implications in the Portuguese higher education system. Universities are recognised as fundamental in fostering innovation and socio-economic development through their role in knowledge production. However, the practice of academic inbreeding is subject to criticism and negative connotations for stifling new methodologies and ideas. This chapter explores the causes, manifestations, and consequences of academic inbreeding in Portugal, drawing on recent data to discuss its persistence despite policy efforts to mitigate it. The analysis suggests a need for a shift towards more open, diverse, and merit-based hiring practices to enhance research performance and innovation, akin to approaches in other countries like the United States, Germany, and Switzerland, which actively discourage such practices. |
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