Study of Factors Influencing the Research Function of Agricultural Faculty Members‎

This research was based on survey strategy with the aim to study factors influencing research ‎function of agricultural faculty members. The population of this research consisted of all faculty ‎members of public agricultural faculties and colleges of Ministry of Scientific, Research and ‎Technology (N = 1260). Using multi-phase sampling method, 172 faculty members were selected and ‎studied. Validity of questionnaire as data gathering instrument, confirmed by selected faculty ‎members and researchers, and Coronbach Alpha coefficient (equal to. 74) used to confirm its ‎reliability. The results of priority setting of research functions based on coefficient of variation shows ‎that agricultural faculty members, mostly engaged in postgraduate research and their participation ‎in research outreach and international research collaboration is so partial and limited. Calculated ‎Pearson coefficients of correlation indicated significant relationship between a number of personal ‎and professional variables of faculty members (participation in training workshop and ‎courses, ‎professional‏ ‏internet usage, research project, etc) and their research function. Stepwise regression ‎analysis led to a linear equation including several personal and professional variables and R2Ad ‎coefficient indicated that this linear equation, explained 70 percent of variance of research function of ‎faculty members as dependent variable.‎