Research Performance of Agriculture Faculty Members: A Comparative Study at West Part of Iran
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Based on personal and professional characteristics, the
present study compares the research performance among
faculty members of agricultural colleges in west part of Iran.
The statistical population of this study consisted of all faculty
members in the agricultural colleges of universities of Ilam,
Razi and Kurdistan at Iran, which 116 faculty members were
selected as the sample using the proportionate stratified random
sampling method. The main instrument in this study was questionnaire
which its validity was confirmed by the panel of
experts. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential
statistics with SPSSWin20 software. Results showed that the
present status of research performance among faculty members
of agricultural colleges in west part of Iran was weak. Results
of mean comparisons showed that there was significant
difference between research performance based on age, work
experience, academic degree, educational group and gender
variables. Findings of this study can pave the way for formulating
sound programs in higher agricultural education system to
promote research performance among faculty members of
agricultural colleges.