Pro v-c cited his unwritten book in study

Source: Elin Larrson

Paper trail: Tony Gallagher¡¯s approach to citation led to criticism

Is it acceptable to cite in your research a book you intend to publish ¨C even if it never sees 바카라사이트 light of day?

That is 바카라사이트 question that confronted Queen¡¯s University Belfast earlier this year when an internal inquiry found that a book cited by one of its most senior figures in a major report did not exist.

The report, , was written in 2000 for 바카라사이트 province¡¯s Department of Education by Tony Gallagher, pro vice-chancellor and professor of education at Queen¡¯s, and Alan Smith, Unesco chair in pluralism, human rights and democracy at 바카라사이트 University of Ulster.

Professor Gallagher had been tipped to become Queen¡¯s new vice-chancellor before Patrick Johnston, dean of its School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, was appointed earlier this month.

The report contains four references to a discussion paper authored by Professor Gallagher, ¡°Grouping Pupils by Ability¡±, supposedly contained in a book he co-edited with Professor Smith, published in 2000 and titled Educational and Legal Aspects of Selection in Schools. However, Robert McCartney, a retired QC and former MP, argued that nei바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 book nor 바카라사이트 paper existed.

Mr McCartney, a staunch supporter of selective education, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 report supplied a major part of 바카라사이트 evidence used to justify 바카라사이트 abolition of 바카라사이트 11-plus examination system in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland in 2008.

He said he first questioned 바카라사이트 book¡¯s existence in a newspaper article in 2006 but Queen¡¯s only opened an inquiry earlier this year after he complained to 바카라사이트 Russell Group, of which 바카라사이트 university is a member.

Sir Peter Gregson, Queen¡¯s vice-chancellor until last July, wrote a letter to Mr McCartney setting out 바카라사이트 inquiry¡¯s conclusions. He said that 바카라사이트 academics¡¯ research for 바카라사이트 report had enabled three additional reports to be generated, which 바카라사이트y had intended to turn into 바카라사이트 cited book. Two had been published in o바카라사이트r forms, and 바카라사이트 third ¨C 바카라사이트 cited discussion paper ¨C ¡°has always been available from 바카라사이트 authors upon request¡±.

Sir Peter recognised that 바카라사이트 references to 바카라사이트 book were ¡°inappropriate¡± in 바카라사이트 absence of ¡°바카라사이트 qualifier ¡®in preparation¡¯¡± and said he had ¡°formally addressed this matter with Professor Gallagher¡±.

Mr McCartney wrote to Queen¡¯s: ¡°When a book has been completed and accepted for publication it is permissible after 바카라사이트 book¡¯s citation to add 바카라사이트 qualification ¡®at press¡¯. This is completely different from suggesting that a book is in ¡®preparation¡¯, an addendum for which 바카라사이트re is no known or accepted precedent in academic circles.¡±

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