The Status and Determinants of Research Practices
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2012-06
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Addis Ababa Univerisity
Abstract
The general objective of this study was to investigate the status, determinant hindering
factors, and determinant motivational strategies to the ERP of instructors of Ambo
University where mixed method design was employed.The subjects of the study were 60
(male=55 and female=5) for survey and 6 for interview. Closed-ended questionnaire,
open-ended questionnaire and interview were used to collect primary data. Document
review was also used to collect secondary data related to AU’s mission statement and
profiles of academic staffs. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques were
used to analyze the data. The results of the quantitative and qualitative data showed the
status of ERP in Ambo University was found at the medium level status. It was also
found that only 32(58.2%) instructors were involved to do research. There were
differences in instructors’ involvement to do research in terms of their colleges and
departments as it was found that colleges like 1st. CSSH, 2nd. CNCS, and 3rd, IEPS and in
terms of departments, 1st English language and literature, 2nd physics, and 3rd Afaan
Oromo & literature were highly in favor of ERP. Moreover, of the total respondents,
majority of the sample instructors preferred action research over the other typologies of
educational research. With respect to the selection of educational research methodologies,
most of them preferred and applied mixed methods educational research. Multiple
human, material, financial, and institutional factors hindered the involvement of AU
instructors to do research like lack/inadequate research budget/fund and others. To
overcome such deterring factors various applicable motivational strategies were
investigated like accessing instructors’ to trainings and others.
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