Abstract
Government funding has the potential to increase research on particular topics that represent an integral focus of governmental policy. The reason is that researchers who seek funding from government sources need to target specific calls for research on topics that the government has identified as necessary for society. Analysis of funding trends can raise awareness about what topics are receiving adequate attention and can demonstrate how funding schemes may serve to limit (intentionally and unintentionally) researchers’ authority to design and manage projects and disseminate findings that are not financially supported by government funding agencies. In this study, we used a content analysis approach to analyze all projects awarded to the top five public teacher education institutions (TEIs) in Indonesia from 2014-2018. From the research project list from the five TEIs, we identified 225 science education projects for the sample of analysis. We extracted all keywords (nouns and adjectives) from the research project titles and grouped all extracted keywords into four categories: research topic, research subject or context, research product and outcomes, and content target. From the analysis, we offer some educational context for why scientific literacy and character and values education have emerged as such prominent topics in Indonesia, and we highlight the importance of greater involvement of teachers in research projects, the significance of research outcomes for improving science teaching and learning in schools, and the need to promote research on pedagogical coursework.
Highlights
Government funding has the potential to increase research on particular topics that represent an integral focus of governmental policy
Topics of Science Education Research Research projects in science education covered a wide range of educational topics
Since our analysis indicates the low involvement of teachers in research, it is crucial for science education researchers to ensure that all educational products from their research can be accessed and implemented by teachers
Summary
Government funding has the potential to increase research on particular topics that represent an integral focus of governmental policy. Such analysis could be helpful for researchers and policymakers in Indonesia where 18.433 funds were granted to researchers in higher education institutions in 2018. Previous studies targeted publications in scientific journals with various purposes and methodologies to identify trends in specific fields, like biodiversity (Kandel et al, 2016). This study is essential to inform the research community the critical areas related to the biodiversity that has been researched in a certain period and what areas received less attention and need priority from researchers to bridge the gap of existing knowledge
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