To realize the construction of the independent knowledge system and solve the dilemma of the academic evaluation of philosophy and social sciences, this paper introduces the ecology theory and puts forward the proposition that the paradigm in academic evaluation of philosophy and social sciences should be transformed from the performance view to the ecological view. The performance view is performance-orientated, focusing on academic output and pursuing efficiency above all else, while the ecological view incorporates the idea of ecology, focusing on the construction of academic ecology with multiple symbioses and dynamic balance. And the two views present great differences in the respects of the purpose, subject, object, standards and methods of evaluation. Based on the ecological methodology and the academic evaluation theory, the core concepts of the ecological view of academic evaluation in philosophy and social sciences mainly include integration, adaptability, sustainability, diversity, difference and dynamic balance. The main paths to guiding the paradigm transformation of academic evaluation in philosophy and social sciences from the performance view to the ecological view include: contributing to the construction of the independent knowledge system, persisting in encouraging original innovation, improving the multi-dimensional evaluation mode, and optimizing the multi-phase evaluation mechanism, so as to construct a localization-oriented, innovation-focused, diversity-driven and dynamization-guided academic evaluation ecology.
Xu Yongjun.
Paradigm Transformation of Academic Evaluation in Philosophy and Social Sciences: From the Performance view to the Ecological View[J]. Journal of Peking University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2024, 61(6): 160-170