Foreign Language Faculty Research-Related Beliefs, Perceptions, and Research Motivation at Three Mexican Universities
This paper examines the research self-efficacy beliefs, research motivation, and perceptions of research importance and research obstacles of 100 professors and lecturers of foreign languages at three Mexican universities. Survey results show that faculty hold moderate to high research self-efficacy...
- Autores:
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Reyes-Cruz, María del Rosario
Murrieta-Loyo, Griselda
Perales-Escudero, Moisés Damián
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2018
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66856
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66856
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67884/
- Palabra clave:
- 37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
Foreign language faculty
research conditions
research motivation
research self-efficacy
condiciones para la investigación
creencias de autoeficacia para la investigación
motivación para investigar
profesores de lenguas extranjeras
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | This paper examines the research self-efficacy beliefs, research motivation, and perceptions of research importance and research obstacles of 100 professors and lecturers of foreign languages at three Mexican universities. Survey results show that faculty hold moderate to high research self-efficacy beliefs, are highly motivated to conduct research, think research in the area is very important, and perceive that lack of time is the main obstacle to conducting research. The lack of fit between most participants’ relatively high self-efficacy and limited research engagement suggests the possibility that faculty overestimate their research abilities. The implications of these findings are also discussed. |
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