Abstract
The world economy has shifted from export of natural resources to Knowledge-Based Economy (KBE) at present. The addition of hi-tech knowledge to finished products has provided impetus to many crippling economies. The role of higher education is very vital in realising this KBE. This is evident from the role that the US and European universities have assumed as business incubators and income generators through intensive industry-university liaison. However, the higher education institutes in Pakistan are still teaching-focussed. The need is to revamp higher education institutions by identifying the impediments in higher education research and exploring ways and means for improving it. The data for this study was collected from 655 faculty members selected from six universities through an open-ended questionnaire. For increasing reliability in the findings, a short semi-structured interview was conducted with 20 research experts. The questionnaire data was quantitatively analysed using percentages while the interviews were thematically analysed for drawing conclusions.
Highlights
It is said that an American scholar vows two loyalties
This research is funded under a Higher Education Commission, Pakistan project awarded to the author as Principal Investigator
Higher education research has assumed a significant role in the economic development and social change in the today’s world
Summary
One loyalty is to his/her university and the second is to the scientific society of his relevant field.[1] This sense of loyalties empowers US professors to explore new ideas and knowledge relevant to their fields. It is this ability to collect, analyse and interpret new information which has produced the concept. The research scientists take classes to share their ideas and research with students and to explore different dimensions of research topics This further helps in developing a positive attitude in students towards research activities.[6] Involving students in research facilitates greater understanding of knowledge, increases academic performance in examination and prepares students for higher studies. The research productivity in terms of research papers has increased over recent years, but is still below the required research potential (Table 1)
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