Relevance of The National Research Agenda to the Research Initiative of a Higher Education Institution in the Philippines

Abstract

This study used survey research design to determine the relevance of the National Higher Education Research Agenda (NHERA) to the research initiatives of a specific Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the Philippines. It employed universal sampling of faculty and administrative staff as well as students to analyse discrepancy in the perceptions regarding the degree of applicability, importance and urgency of the NHERA to the HEI’s research initiatives. Result of Mann-Whitney U Test revealed no significant difference between the ratings of the employees and students regarding the degree of relevance. This indicates that the respondents were all in agreement with the set of research agenda themes that should be prioritised by the institution. These themes include those related to the program curricular studies; institutional development studies; manpower demand/supply studies; policy-oriented studies on accreditation and quality assurance mechanisms, among others. These are the NHERA themes that need to be given much emphasis in the research agenda and initiatives of the institution as these are all for the sake of achieving their institutional learning outcomes towards developing skilled and competent manpower in the country’s aviation industry.

A Systematic Review of Philippine Research Productivity: A Bourdieusian Perspective

“…An overview of the selected studies, including the first author, year, methods, and primary data sources, is presented in Table 1. Ten were quantitative studies that employed structured questionnaires and survey to determine RP and factors that impact their RP of various academic staff (Austria & Cabonero, 2020;Capulso, 2020;Esponilla, 2015;Gamuza & Pacolor, 2019;Gonzales et al, 2020;Mala & Canencia, 2021;Meneses & Moreno, 2019;Ramoso & Ortega-Dela Cruz, 2019;Torres et al, 2017;Wong, 2019). Five were bibliometric data reviews of published research articles in different areas and disciplines of both hard and soft sciences (Barrot et al, 2020;Gravoso et al, 2016;Navarrete & Asio, 2014;Reyes & Reyes, 2015;Vinluan, 2012).…”

“…16. Ramoso & Ortega-Dela Cruz (2019)  Emphasized how research agenda themes of the National Higher Education Research Agenda (NHERA) should be prioritized by the institution. 17.…”

“…The majority of the issues found in the literature on faculty research productivity are attributed to the existing institutional factors of the HEIs. Several factors that attributed to the low RP of the country concerned mainly with institutional factors such as HEIs' 'low research intensity (Hien, 2010), limited research funding (Calma, 2010), the underdeveloped epistemic culture of knowledge production (Vinluan, 2012), and misalignment of institutional research initiatives to the national research agenda (Ramoso & Ortega-Dela Cruz, 2019). One notable finding is the significance of one's workload to greatly influence RP (Austria & Carbonero, 2020;Torres et al, 2017).…”

Outbound Open Innovation Policy for Exploitation of Intellectual Creation, Design and Creativity in Malaysian Public Universities

“…Through an outbound open innovation policy, the intellectual creation, design and creativity in Malaysian public universities may potentially be exploited which could increase the return of investment from public funding. Intellectual creation, design and creativity thrive in an environment characterized by supportive policy and administrative structures (Ramoso & Cruz, 2019).…”

Development of research agenda of a teacher education institution in Central Luzon, Philippines

“…Research is a key function of higher education institutions (HEIs), from the initial idea to the final dissemination, in order to help society move forward and thrive [1]. HEIs are expected to take the lead in conducting technology-driven, innovative, and creative research that is both locally responsive and globally competitive [2].…”