PBRF ForumEvaluating the Assessment Framework

Royal Society of NZ Social Sciences Committee

Manuka Henare

University of Auckland21 May 2004

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Business & Economics Panel

16 panellists Quality categories – 671 Evidence Portfolios

(Eps) EPs from 13 TEO, incl. Universities Research performance of Universities higher

than polytechnics, colleges of education & wananga

New disciplines? Advantages –disadvantages?

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Making sense of my PBRF experience

My disciplines are:– NZ history – Māori focus– Anthropology – Māori

Member of Business & Economics Panel

Assessed in Maori Knowledge Panel How do I make sense of this?

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Whose world view is being assessed?

Diverse cultural communities whose view of:– reality, – truth,– knowledge systems

Is at the heart of the assessment process and with the panellists?

Unconcious biases?

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Unconscious bias towards Anglo research methods & publications?

What of non-English thinking & writing world?Pacific peoples, including Māori– Islam – India– China– Eastern Europe– Scandinavia

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World Class & International

World class & International– Confusion exists– Text books for NZ– NZ journals

Own cultural cringe?

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Underselling self

Sceptism & pessimism – of academic colleagues

Framed the right questions that evoke positive responses?

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