EXPLORING THE DETERMINANTS EFFECTING PROMOTION OF RESEARCH CULTURE AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

The study in hand was undertaken to explore the determinants which are effecting promotion of research culture at university level. Although many factors are effecting but the most relevant determinants affect was checked which are environmental and institutional determinants. The population was comprised of 1477 the faculty members of BZ University, Multan & Islamia University Bahawalpur as well as Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan and University of Science and technology, Bannu. The selected sample from the population was comprised of 253 faculty members hailing from the above-mentioned higher education institutions out of 1477 was selected for study. The research design was quantitative in which survey questionnaires were distributed for data collection. T-test and ANOVA were used for analysis of data. The results offered significant information for reaching the conclusion, and making the desired decisions. Also, some recommendations have been extracted from results offered to the policy-makers and future researchers about research issues.