An Investigation of Attitudes towards the Research Activities of University Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Khan, Shafqat; Shah, Syed Manzoor Hussain; Khan, Tariq Mahmood
Titel	An Investigation of Attitudes towards the Research Activities of University Teachers
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 40 (2018) 1, S.215-230 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Teacher Researchers; Teacher Attitudes; Incentives; Interests; Anxiety; Foreign Countries; Rewards; Tenure; Teacher Promotion; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Lehrerforschung; Lehrerverhalten; Anreiz; Bildungsinteresse; Angst; Ausland; Reward; Belohnung; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer
Abstract	The purpose of this analytical descriptive study was to investigate the attitudes of university teachers towards their research activities. Faculty of the public sector general universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the population of the study. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 240 faculty members from six randomly selected universities. An attitude scale based on five point Likert technique was developed with the help of experts and related literature. Validity of the instrument was ensured by consulting experienced professors and experts in the field. Reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.76. Items of the rating scale were classified into six domains - research orientation, rewards influence research, personal interest, mission of university, research use, and research anxiety. For analysis, different statistical tools such as mean ratings, chi-square (x[superscript 2]), "Pearson" values, and one way analysis of variance (F test) were employed. University teachers showed positive attitudes towards research. Incentives played pivotal role in enhancing interest in scholarly activities. Research anxiety did not hamper intellectual activities of the faculty though significant number of the sample considered research stressful. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01