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 Volume 12, Issue 5 (May 2025), Pages: 182-195

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 Original Research Paper

Faculty profiles and their influence on research competence and productivity in state universities

 Author(s): 

 Marilene C. Hipolito 1, Angelo R. Santos 2, *

 Affiliation(s):

  1Graduate School, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan City, Philippines
  2College of Management and Business Technology, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology, Cabanatuan City, Philippines

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 * Corresponding Author. 

   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-2624

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.05.018

 Abstract

This study examines the influence of faculty profile variables on research productivity and competence in state universities in Region III, Philippines. A descriptive-correlational research design was used, involving data from 248 faculty members collected through surveys and analyzed using statistical correlation methods. The results show that married faculty members tend to have higher research productivity, possibly due to family support. Faculty with advanced degrees and higher academic ranks showed greater research competence. In contrast, heavy teaching loads and large class sizes were linked to lower research output. These findings emphasize the importance of implementing balanced workload policies, increasing support for research, and providing faculty development opportunities. Universities are encouraged to adopt strategies that promote research involvement while ensuring effective teaching performance.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Faculty profile, Research productivity, Research competence, Teaching load, Higher education

 Article history

 Received 3 January 2025, Received in revised form 12 April 2025, Accepted 13 May 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment. 

  Compliance with ethical standards

  Ethical considerations

Ethical approval was obtained from the appropriate institutional review board. Informed consent was secured from all participants prior to data collection.

  Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Hipolito MC and Santos AR (2025). Faculty profiles and their influence on research competence and productivity in state universities. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(5): 182-195

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