| dc.description.abstract | One of the major expectations of the higher education
faculty is to generate knowledge through research and disseminate it
through scholarly conferences and journal publications. This
expectation has created much pressure on faculty members in higher
education, even more so in recent years, as more and more emphasis
is placed on presenting and publishing research. Using content
analysis as a design, this exploratory study is based on data from
higher education faculty members of 3 different universities about the
reasons they gave for having no or limited number of publications.
Findings reveal that the 7 most challenging factors preventing faculty
members from publishing enough or not publishing at all include
having limited time, lack of training on publication, fear of rejection,
lack of interest, faculty laziness, limited funds, and lack of
institutional support. This study helps raise scholars’ awareness on
the common issues expressed by the faculty, with the hope of starting
some constructive discourse in colleges and universities on how to
better support the work of publication. Some recommendations are
made to help colleges and universities tackle more effectively the 7
issues found in this study. | en_US |
