The impact of higher education institutions on society has become the focus of significant policy attention in recent years, most prominently as part of research evaluation. This paper presents a theoretical exploration of the notion, identifying the key dimensions as source, form, trajectory, intensity, timescale and destination. While acknowledging the importance of porosity between universities and society, and the need to address critical contemporary challenges, five dangers of the impact agenda are highlighted: the normative dimension; the linear relationship; unpredictability; measurement; and instrumentalization. As a response to dominant conceptualizations, the paper proposes the notion of the generative intrinsic as a more robust basis on which to base the work of universities.

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高等教育影响议程的五个危险

近年来，高等教育机构对社会的影响已成为重大政策关注的焦点，最突出的是作为研究评估的一部分。本文对该概念进行了理论探索，将关键维度确定为来源、形式、轨迹、强度、时间尺度和目的地。在承认大学与社会之间的空隙的重要性以及应对当代关键挑战的必要性的同时，强调了影响议程的五个危险：规范维度；线性关系；不可预测性；测量; 和工具化。作为对主流概念的回应，本文提出了生成内在的概念，作为大学工作的更强大的基础。