Career Empowerment Variables and Academic Staff Research Productivity in a Public University: Does Collaboration and Institutional Culture Mediate the Nexus?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameh Eyiene ◽  
Valentine Joseph Owan ◽  
Ekpenyonganwan Godwin Anam
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Institutional Culture ◽  
Public University ◽  
Staff Research

scholarly journals Factors contributing towards research productivity in higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Caroline Henry ◽  
Nor Azura Md Ghani ◽  
Umi Marshida Abd Hamid ◽  
Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Age Cohort ◽  
Role Of Principal ◽  
Behavioural Factors ◽  
Conducting Research

<span>Research Productivity (RP) is the key element in the establishment of ranking and rating system in the Higher Education (HE) sector. Despite of the many initiatives taken to enliven the research culture among academic staff, there are still constraints and resistance towards conducting research. Therefore, this study attempts to identify the factors affecting RP and develop an appropriate model to determine the RP of an academic staff in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). In this study, 5 research related indicators were used in the determination of RP. Since the population size of UiTM is large, the primary data was collected by using questionnaire survey and stratified random sampling. The variables that were found to be significant in determining RP of an academic staff were age cohort, highest qualification, cluster and track emphasis. Satisfaction towards annual KPI, UiTM current policy and monthly income were also found to influence the RP of an academic staff. In addition, perceiving the role of principal investigator as a chore and burden and supervising and graduating a PhD student perception as burden and pleasure were also found to be affecting RP. Using these variables, Logistic Regression Model was used to determine the RP of an academic staff in UiTM. In conclusion, personal, environmental and behavioural factors were found to have influence on the RP among academic staff of UiTM. Therefore, generally it is possible to maximize the RP of academic staff by identifying the factors influencing RP followed by strategic management and proper monitoring system.</span>

Persistence Despite Change: The Academic Gender Gap in Australian Law Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Angela Melville ◽  
Amy Barrow
Keyword(s):  
Gender Gap ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Academic Qualifications

Prior research has shown that while women have entered the legal profession in increasing numbers, the profession continues to privilege the norms, beliefs, and cultural practices of men. However, one aspect of the legal profession that has largely been overlooked, especially in Australia, is legal academia. This oversight is significant as legal academia provides the gateway into the legal profession. Women now make up approximately half of universities’ academic staff, are increasingly completing doctorate qualifications, and are moving into senior positions within academia. On the surface, these changes may suggest that women are now fully integrated into academia and that the academic gender gap has now resolved. We argue, however, that numerical inclusion does not necessarily challenge the male normative structures that underlie legal academia. This article draws on analysis of the biographies of seven hundred legal academics in Australian law schools and investigates differences between male and female legal academics in terms of level of appointment, academic qualifications and professional experience, research productivity, research interests, and mobility. It shows that while the gender gap has closed in some areas, the feminization of legal academia is a myth and female academics continue to face gendered barriers.

Understanding Behavioural Intentions to Use Green ICT at Tertiary Level Education Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabah Abdullah Al-Somali
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Public University ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Green Ict ◽  
Positive Outlook ◽  
Ecological Concern ◽  
Significant Factors

This article is aimed at assessing the factors that affect the use of Green ICT by individuals in tertiary level education institutions in the emergent nations. A total of 226 valid questionnaires were collected from administrative and academic staff in a public university. Results indicated that behavioural intention positively influences actual green computing behaviour. Employees with a positive outlook towards Green ICT issues are practising Green ICT at work. The results also reflected that level of self-awareness and ecological concern were significant factors (p < 0.001) influencing the attitude towards the adoption and use of Green ICT. The findings from the data obtained show that TRA provides an explanation of the factors responsible for the use and acceptance of Green ICT among emergent nations, specifically Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, the study contributes to the development of strategies and frameworks to implement Green ICT strategies at tertiary level education institutions in developing countries to ensure that Green ICT is appropriately applied and accepted.

scholarly journals Recomendaciones derivadas de la acreditación de programas educativos: Análisis en una universidad pública estatal de México

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
José Alfonso Jiménez Moreno ◽  
Salvador Ponce Ceballos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Public University ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Academic Productivity ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
The University

The article addresses the problem of accreditation of educational programs in Mexico. The importance of this type of evaluation is generated based on the policies in which higher education in Latin America is circumscribed. The objective of the research was to carry out a documentary analysis of 21 accreditation documents of seven programs of a public university over three periods, in order to classify the recommendations made by the accrediting instances; The resulting units or categories were as follows: Academic Staff, Students, Curriculum, Collaboration, Research and Program Management. The results show a lack of conceptual delimitation and compliance with international standards in the 21 documents, as well as information that suggests the university should increase the competitiveness of its programs, consolidate collegial work, strength trajectories, and meet the needs of the environment. The authors conclude that there is a need to make explicit the evaluation model that supports the accreditations. In addition, they  describe how the accreditation promotes academic productivity and the establishment of basic conditions for the organization and operation of educational programs.

scholarly journals Structured Supervision Propelling Job Performance in Universities: Achieving Goals without Chains

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824402110503
Author(s):  
Innocent A. Nwosu ◽  
Ben Ohuruogu ◽  
Joseph O. A. Ekpechu ◽  
Ethelbert Okoronkwo ◽  
Christiana O. Chukwu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Public University ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Work Attitude ◽  
The University ◽  
Effective Supervision ◽  
Regular Training

The study is aimed at determining how structured supervision of influences work attitude and promotes job performance in universities. This is because the success of any academic institution depends on effective supervision of staff. To achieve the objectives, the study adopted survey research design using interviews and questionnaire. Respondents (107) were selected from different units/departments of a public university in Nigeria through stratified sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study revealed that Junior Non-Academic Staff of the university were poorly supervised, leading to poor job performance. The cause of this is non-application of structured supervision. The study believes in structured supervision, which involves elimination of harsh supervision, enthronement of cordial relationship between workers and their supervisors, regular training of supervisors, promotion of exemplary supervision, and provision of institutional policy on supervision. Therefore, there is a strong relationship between structured supervision and high job performance. As a result, it is important that supervisors are regularly trained to imbibe spirit of structured supervision which will help them to lead their subordinates to achieve high job performance.

scholarly journals Rewards and Work Engagement of Non-Academic Staff: A Case of a Public University in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Wilson Mugizi ◽  
Abeera Odetha Katuramu ◽  
Augustina Ogaga Dafiewhare ◽  
John Kanyesigye
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Public University ◽  
Inferential Statistics ◽  
Extrinsic Rewards ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Intrinsic Rewards ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between employee rewards on work engagement of non-academic staff in a public University in Uganda. Specifically, the study analyzed relationship between intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards with work engagement of the support staff. Using a quantitative approach, the study adopted the correlational research design. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey. Data analysis involved descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics were means while the inferential statistics included correlation and regression analysis. Descriptive results revealed that while the respondents rated intrinsic rewards, vigour and dedication high, absorption and extrinsic rewards were moderate. Inferential analyses revealed that both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards had a positive and significant relationship with work engagement. It was concluded that both intrinsic and intrinsic rewards are essential for work engagement of employees. Therefore, it was recommended that management of universities such as human resource directorates should design jobs that offer intrinsic rewards to employees and provide extrinsic rewards that are attractive to employees.

scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties of an Intrinsic Motivation Scale in Conducting Research: The Application of Rasch Measurement Model

2019 ◽  
pp. 28-39
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Public University ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model ◽  
Conducting Research

Research culture a system that posits importance to conducting and communicating scholarly research, is highly expected from academic staff in the higher learning institutions. Skillful academics with high levels of (intrinsic) motivation in conducting research are most likely needed to achieve the desired research culture. Therefore, a research project has been conducted to examine the possibility of understanding and promoting research culture at a public university in Malaysia. Distinctive instruments were developed to achieve the purpose. This paper, thus, is aimed at examining the psychometric properties of a 44-item survey instrument developed to delve into the academic staff’s intrinsic motivation in conducting research. The survey was administered to 326 academic staff from various faculties in a public university. The Rasch Measurement Model, which provides evidences on the fundamental measurement requirements of research instrument, was used to analyse the psychometric properties of the survey instrument using the Winsteps software program. The results of the Rasch analysis combined with qualitative investigation showed that the survey measured two distinct subscales or sub-dimensions of intrinsic motivation (namely positive and negative), which should be carried out separately in the final analysis. The resulted two subscales met the measurement requirements as evidenced by the individual analyses of the Rasch Model. Three misfit items were deleted from the second subscale (i.e. positive). Further items could be added to the two subscales to target the respondents with high ability measures. Recommendations were also given to revise the 5-point Likert scale used in the surveys in other related studies.

scholarly journals Investigation into Common Errors in English Writing among Non-Academic Staff at a Malaysian Public University

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Taufik Hidayah Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi ◽  
Isyaku Hassan ◽  
Engku Suhaimi Engku Atek ◽  
Zailani Jusoh
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Management ◽  
Word Use ◽  
English Writing ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Writing Competence ◽  
Writing Errors

The Malaysian government has long recognized the significance of mastering the English language among its citizenry. The government has planned, and subsequently, implemented many policies to ensure Malaysians master the English language. Although civil servants have a strong desire to master the English language to perform their duties more efficiently, poor English communication skills have become a major concern in this regard. Therefore, this research aims to investigate common errors in writing the English language among non-academic staff at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), a public university in Malaysia. The study employed an Error Analysis approach by conducting document analysis where every respondent was required to write a paragraph in the English language in about 150-200 words on the topic“My greatest challenge as a UniSZA officer”. The findings revealed that a sizeable number of non-academic staff committed different types of errors in writing the English language, including errors related to subject-verb agreement, passive voice, plurality, choice of word, omission of word, use of article, tense sequence, word ordering, gerund, addition of word/redundancy, and comparison of adjective. It was observed that lack of linguistic skills, lack of exposure, and inadequate practices in written English were the main factors contributing to the English writing errors among the non-academic staff. These findings could help the university management to develop appropriate programs that can assist the non-academic staff to develop English writing competence. However, this study is limited to English writing errors. Further research may focus on other language skills such as speaking and listening.

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