RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PARTICIPATION, PERFORMANCE AND MOTIVATION OF THE LEYTE NORMAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY: INPUT TO POLICY REDIRECTION

Nestor C Sedanza

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i11.2018.1117

Abstract

Research and extension play vital roles in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines being two of the four-fold functions of State Universities and Colleges (SUC). Hence, this study aimed to determine the research and extension participation, performance and motivation of the faculty members of Leyte Normal University as input to policy redirection. It utilized the descriptive research design and used purposive sampling to get the majority of the respondents. A survey questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents who were available during the conduct of the study. Findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents got only satisfactory level of participation and performance in research and extension while most of them strongly agree on the statements on intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Lack of time came out the number one problem encountered by the respondents in conducting research and extension programs, projects and activities. Also, majority of the respondents identified proper time from among the suggested solutions on problems encountered in the conduct of university’s research and extension program, projects and activities.

Highlights

The Leyte Normal University (LNU), a government institution of higher learning established under R.A. 7910 in 1995 (Revised LNU Code 2015), is mandated to perform the basic functions of higher education namely: instruction, research, extension and production.Being a national mandate, it is obligatory for LNU to give the four functions equal attention
The survey questionnaire used was adapted from the study of Bernadit (2016) with minor modifications. It has six parts namely: Part I- Personal Information; Part II-Level of Participation of Faculty in Research and Extension; Part III-Level of Performance of Faculty in Research and Extension; Part IV-Level of Motivations; Part V - Problems Encountered by Faculty in conducting Research and Extension; and Part VI -Suggested Solutions to the Problems encountered in Research and Extension
2) Majority of the respondents got only satisfactory level of participation and performance in research and extension while most of them agree on the statements of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

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Introduction

The Leyte Normal University (LNU), a government institution of higher learning established under R.A. 7910 in 1995 (Revised LNU Code 2015), is mandated to perform the basic functions of higher education namely: instruction, research, extension and production.Being a national mandate, it is obligatory for LNU to give the four functions equal attention. The Leyte Normal University (LNU), a government institution of higher learning established under R.A. 7910 in 1995 (Revised LNU Code 2015), is mandated to perform the basic functions of higher education namely: instruction, research, extension and production. LNU already has long established its research and extension culture via strategic and developmental plans. It has augmented those plans with research and extension agenda and manuals with implementing rules and regulations. It has research and extension organizational structures composed of vice president for research and extension, directors, college and program coordinators, faculty researchers and extensionists including students. The research and extension councils which provides policy directions

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