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Pres Developing Research Culture in Philippine Higher Education Institutions : Perspectives of University Faculty

@inproceedings{SalazarClemea2007PresDR,
  title={Pres Developing Research Culture in Philippine Higher Education Institutions : Perspectives of University Faculty},
  author={Rose Marie Salazar-Cleme{\~n}a and Sherlyne A. Almonte-Acosta},
  year={2007}
}

• Rose Marie Salazar-Clemeña, Sherlyne A. Almonte-Acosta
• Published 2007
• Education

In view of the paucity of research in Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has provided policies and mandates that are largely geared towards the improvement of research productivity. The HEIs in the country have responded in varied ways to the call for a stronger research orientation among the universities. In this context, this paper aimed at understanding the prevailing research culture in Philippine HEIs, as viewed by the university faculty. A conceptual framework of research culture was developed in order to analyze the dynamics of the interaction of the policies and mandates of the CHED, the practices of HEIs in relation to developing a research orientation in their institutions, and the perspectives of faculty who are tasked to do research along with their other functions (i.e., teaching and community service). Forty faculty members from 14 universities and colleges in the country responded to a survey questionnaire and 10 were interviewed using open-ended questions. The study found that the faculty did not consider any of the aspects of research culture in their institutions as being strong. They deemed the following indicators of research culture as present only to a moderate extent: (a) the impact of research, (b) administrative practices, (c) inter-institutional collaboration, (d) institutional research strategy, (e) financial reward system, (f) infrastructure, (g) the presence of ethical policies, and (h) the availability of research funding. The faculty further perceive that factors necessary for improving research productivity include: time, strong belief in research endeavor, faculty involvement, positive group climate, working conditions and organizational communication, decentralized research policy, research funding, and clear institutional policy for research benefits and incentives. As a result of these findings, the study recommends that developing a research culture should take into account the dynamics of the interaction of the trifocal function of HEIs, the researcher’s mind, and the body of institutional policy. Salazar-Clemeña & Almonte-Acosta Developing Research Culture in the Philippines ______________________________________________________________________________________2 of 13