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Factors Associated with the Research Anxiety among Faculties of Knowledge and Information Science Departments of Iranian Universities
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Nazanin Mohamad Romezpoor   , Fariba Nazari * , Behnam Makvandi |
| Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. |
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Abstract: (10153 Views) |
Background and aim: The present study was conducted to determine the factors associated with the research anxiety among the faculties of knowledge and information science departments of Iranian universities.
Material and methods: The study sample consisted of all full-time faculties working in the knowledge and information science departments of Iranian universities (181 individuals) in the academic year of 2013-2014. Among them, 139 participants had good cooperation in filling out the questionnaire. In this survey-analytical study, data were collected using Higgins-Kotrlik research anxiety inventory. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.
Findings: The results showed that about 63% of the respondents had high anxiety level and the remaining (37%) had the moderate level of anxiety. The results of the correlation tests revealed that two predictor variables of teaching skills and environmental factors had a negative significant relationship with the research anxiety. The results of the regression analysis indicated that the components of these two variables could explain 38% of the variance of anxiety research.
Conclusion: The findings illustrated that an anxiety can negatively affect the productivity of faculty members, leading to their slow improvement. It is clear that continuing such a situation may result in scientific recession in high education system; therefore, this system cannot continue to serve effectively its performance, namely, education and research in society. |
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| Keywords: Research anxiety, Teaching skills, Professional environment, Knowledge and Information Science Department |
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Type of Study: Orginal |
Subject:
Scientometrics
Received: 2017/06/2 | Revised: 2018/08/4 | Accepted: 2017/08/12 | ePublished: 2018/01/29
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