Factors influencing academics' research engagement and productivity : A developing countries perspective

Academics are under increasing pressure to publish, particularly in peer-reviewed journals. This external pressure is clearly expressed by the 'publish or perish' dictum. Studies have shown that academics' engagement in research and their research productivity are influenced by person...

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Published in:Issues in educational research Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 965 - 987
Main Authors: Heng, Kimkong, Hamid, M. Obaidul, Khan, Asaduzzaman
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Perth Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc 01.01.2020
Subjects:
Academic Degrees
Academic Freedom
Academic Rank (Professional)
Academic staff publishing
Academic staff university relationship
Age
College Faculty
Database Management Systems
Desktop Publishing
Developed Nations
Developing countries
Developing Nations
Doctoral Dissertations
Educational research
Environmental Influences
Foreign Countries
Higher education
Individual Characteristics
Institutional Characteristics
Institutional Research
Intellectual Disciplines
International Cooperation
Knowledge Economy
LDCs
Literature Reviews
Masters Theses
Motivation
Native Language
Periodicals
Productivity
Publish or Perish Issue
Reference Materials
Research Projects
Research Reports
Researchers
Scholarly publishing
Scholars
Sex
Teacher Researchers
Time on Task
ISSN:1837-6290, 0313-7155, 1837-6290
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Summary:Academics are under increasing pressure to publish, particularly in peer-reviewed journals. This external pressure is clearly expressed by the 'publish or perish' dictum. Studies have shown that academics' engagement in research and their research productivity are influenced by personal as well as environmental factors. Based on an extensive review of literature, this paper demonstrates that the various factors affecting research engagement and productivity of academics can be classified into three different levels: individual, institutional, and national. All these factors can be schematically summarised into an analytical or conceptual framework to study research engagement and productivity, particularly in developing countries. Pointing to the 'North-South' gap in knowledge production and its implications for building knowledge economies, the paper concludes with directions for further research. [Author abstract]
Bibliography:Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references.
Issues in Educational Research; v.30 n.3 p.965-987; September 2020
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ISSN:1837-6290
0313-7155
1837-6290