Achievements in Research and Teaching--Investigating the Effect of Age and Gender

Autor/inn/en	Eckhaus, Eyal; Davidovitch, Nitza
Titel	Achievements in Research and Teaching--Investigating the Effect of Age and Gender
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Learning, 9 (2020) 6, S.121-132 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-5250
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Research; Faculty Publishing; Citations (References); Achievement; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Student Satisfaction; Experienced Teachers; Academic Rank (Professional); Work Life Expectancy; Foreign Countries; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Forschung; Citations; Zitat; Performance; Leistung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland
Abstract	Purpose: This study deals with the research and teaching achievements of faculty members as affected by demographics. The topic of age of employment, as well as age of retirement, is one that occupies modern society, both in research and with regard to the significance of age for the labor world in practice. Gender-related differences regarding this issue have occupied the academic literature as well. In the current study we examined the impact of age and gender on research output (by number of citations) and satisfaction with teaching (by student survey scores). Method: Empirical data on article citations and teaching surveys were gathered for 315 senior faculty members at Ariel University, Israel. Structural equation modeling was used to test the model's goodness-of-fit. Findings indicate that the higher the age of the faculty members the greater their output. The opposite is true of teaching surveys. Age appears to contribute to the number of article citations and less so to students' satisfaction with the teaching of senior faculty members. A sensitivity analysis was also performed. Men were found to have a higher number of citations than women. Results and discussion: The research findings have practical meaning. The achievements of academic faculty members are undoubtedly age-dependent: seniority and experience contribute to research (number of citations) and do not contribute to teaching as measured by student satisfaction. The question is whether in the modern era, when quality of life and life expectancy are on the rise, there is room to breach the employment age limitations in academia, particularly for high academic producers, in light of their achievements. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01