Factors affecting research motivation among students and professors in Farhangian University

The purpose of this study is Factors affecting motivation research among students and professors in Farhangian University. The research method is descriptive. The population was 3212 people. The sample was 346 male students and professors chosen randomly from Farhangian University in East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan and Ardebil, based on their contribution in sample. Measuring devices are based on researcher’s questionnaire and its content validity was measured by the use of teachers and education experts’ judgment. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated by Cronbach's alpha that is equal to 0/836. Spss software was used for data analysis. The results show that there is a significant and direct relationship between encouraging factors in scientific cooperation, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation and the sense of self-empowerment and research motivation among students and professors in Farhangian University. There is a direct and significant relationship between discouraging factors in scientific cooperation and research motivation among students and professors in Farhangian University. It can be concluded that whenever the level of scientific cooperation, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, and the sense of self-empowerment increases, research motivation also will increase among students and professors and vice versa. Whenever the level of discouraging factors in scientific cooperation rises, the research motivation will increase among educators, students and professors, and vice versa.