Work

Key Strategies for Building Research Capacity of University Faculty Members

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Universities are under pressure to increase external research funding, and some federal agencies offer programs to expand research capacity in certain kinds of institutions. However, conflicts within faculty roles and other aspects of university operations influence the effectiveness of particular strategies for increasing research activity. We review conventional approaches to increasing research, focusing on outcomes for individual faculty members and use one federally-funded effort to build cancer-related research capacity at a public university as an example to explore the impact of various strategies on research outcomes. We close with hypotheses that should be tested in future formal studies.

Source: Innovative Higher Education

DOI: 10.1007/s10755-017-9394-y

Authors: Laura F. Huenneke, Diane M. Stearns, Jesse D. Martinez, Kelly Laurila

Institutions: Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Research, Science, and Academia

Subfield: Information Systems and Management

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,990

Funders: University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute