Planning and conducting research projects in an agricultural university
2003
Dupare, B.U., National Centre for Soyabean, Indore (India | Sinha, B.P., Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (India). Div. of Agri. Extn.)
The study was carried out on the scientists of a State Agricultural University in Maharashtra. With the objective to ascertain the process of planning and conducting research projects. 80 per cent of the Professors and about 53 percent of Associate Professors belonged to "Self' category of research issue identification whereas, only 20 per cent of Professors, 47 per cent of Associate Professors and 100 per cent of Assistant Professors were in the "external" category, who did not identify research issue themselves. Educational levels of the scientists, who were project leaders was significantly higher than those who were project associates (t = 2.04, P = 0.05). The mean motivational scores obtained by the scientists are extremely low. Out of the total obtainable motivational score of 9, the obtained personal achievement motivational score ranged between 2.75 to 3.28, social achievement motivational score of scientists was between 1.25 to 2.8 and influence motivational score ranged from 3.08 to 5.38. The two groups of research project leaders did not differ significantly. Out on dimensions of self-empowerment, there appears to be significant difference among themselves in respect of "Autonomy vs. Dependence". Those, whose occupational responsibility relates to research, had a greater tendency to take initiative in planning and cartying out research projects. The mean personal achievement score of the scientists with high research efficacy was substantially higher than the help seekers, and the complaint groups of researchers though a difference could not attain statistical level of significance, due to smallness of sample
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