Development And Validation Of A Research Culture Index In The Academe
Abstract
This study reports on the development and validation of an instrument for measuring the research culture of different academic institutions. The Research Culture Index (RCI) is an instrument shows the sum of different dimensions namely research competency, research process and research productivity. There were 535 respondents which included the administrators, researchers, and faculty members from six State Universities and Colleges in Region. The validation was done through Delphi method and underwent reliability test using Cronbach Alpha, yielding high-reliability result of 0.8 for two trials. The study revealed that among the three dimensions of the Research Culture Index, research competency significantly influenced the outcome of RCI in the academe as reflected by its high optimal weight. The three prime universities in Region X namely: Mindanao State of Science and Technology; Bukidnon State University and Central Mindanao University, have high research culture index. Demographic data further shows that age has a significant bearing on dimension 1: research competency of the faculty, while the academic rank of the faculty has a significant bearing on the two dimensions namely, research competency, and research process. Keywords: Research Culture Index (RCI), Research Competency, Research Process, Research ProductivityReferences
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Cheetham, Andrew. (2007). “Growing a Research Culture.” Address to the Academic Senate – University of Western Sydney. Retrieved from. http://www.uws.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/7119/Item_3.6_Building_a_Research_Culture__Ta bled_Doc.pdf on September 2015.
Commission on Higher Education. (2009). The National Higher Education Research Agenda 2.
Deem, R., & Lucas, L. (2007). Research and teaching cultures in two contrasting UK policy contexts: Academic life in education departments in five English and Scottish universities. Higher Education, 54(1), 115-133.
Dodgson, M. (2009). Research is good business. The Australian, 25.
Hanover Research (2014). Building a culture of research: Recommended practices. Retrieved from http://www.hanoveresearch.com/media on September 4, 2015.
Hazelkorn, E. (2004). Growing Research. Higher Education Management and Policy, 16(1), 119-140.
Hill, r. (1999). Revisiting the term “ Research Culture”. HERDSA Annual International Conference, Melbourne. Retrieved from https://engineering.unt.edu/sites/ default/files/Hill.pdf on September 4, 2015.
Jootun, D., & McGhee, G. (2003). Creating a research culture in a nursing school. Nursing Standard, 18(3), 33-36.
Kotrlik, J. W., Bartlett, J. E., Higgins, C. C., & Williams, H. A. (2002). Factors associated with research productivity of agricultural education faculty. Journal of Agricultural Education, 43(3), 1-10.
Lertputtarak, S. (2008). An investigation of factors related to research productivity in a public university in Thailand: a case study (Doctoral dissertation, Victoria University).
McNally, G. P. (2010). Scholarly productivity, impact, and quality among academic psychologists at group of eight universities. Australian Journal of Psychology, 62(4), 204-215.
National Budget Circular No 461 Implementing Guidelines.
National Economic and Development Authority-Region X.( 2013). Northern Mindanao Updated Regional Development Plan.
Posadas, R. D. (2009). Scientific and technological capabilities and economic catch-up. Philippine Management Review, 16.
Pratt, M., Margaritis, D., & Coy, D. (1999). Developing a research culture in a university faculty. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 21(1), 43-55.
Puuska, H. M. (2010). Effects of scholar’s gender and professional position on publishing productivity in different publication types. Analysis of a Finnish university. Scientometrics, 82(2), 419-437.
Shamai, S., & Kfir, D. (2002). Research activity and research culture in academic teachers' colleges in Israel. Teaching in Higher education, 7(4), 397-410.
Sibley, W. A. (1995). Publishing, proposing, and progressing. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF EDUCATION, 66, 167-178.
Smeby, J. C., & Try, S. (2005). Departmental contexts and faculty research activity in Norway. Research in Higher Education, 46(6), 593-619.
Salom. M.D. (2013). Research Capability of the Faculty Members of DMMMSU Mid La Union Campus. E-International Scientific Research Journal, 5(2). Retrieved September 2016, from http://www.eisrjc.com/documents/Research_Capability_of_the_Faculty_
Members_of_DMMMSU_MID_La_Union_Campus_1369731618.pdf
Teehankee, B.(2015). Building research culture in Philippines higher education: A systems action research a approach. Manila, Phils. Retrieved from ched-zrc.dlsu.edu.ph on April 2015.
Teodorescu, D. (2000). Correlates of faculty publication productivity: A cross-national analysis. Higher Education, 39(2), 201-222.
Tynan, B. R., & Garbett, D. L. (2007). Negotiating the university research culture: Collaborative voices of new academics. Higher Education Research & Development, 26(4), 411-424.
Ventura, O. N., & Mombrú, A. W. (2006). Use of bibliometric information to assist research policy making. A comparison of publication and citation profiles of Full and Associate Professors at a School of Chemistry in Uruguay. Scientometrics, 69(2), 287-313.
Vinluan, L. R. (2011). Research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines and comparison with ASEAN countries. Scientometrics, 91(1), 277-294.
The World Bank.(2015). World development indicators: Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://wdi.worldbank.org/table/5.13 on April 2015.
Youn, T. I., & Price, T. M. (2009). Learning from the experience of others: The evolution of faculty tenure and promotion rules in comprehensive institutions. The Journal of Higher Education, 80(2), 204-237.
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