Relationship Between Outreach Activities with Research Productivity and Teaching Performance: (Case Study: Agriculture and Natural Resources Campus, University of Tehran)

Hejazi, Yousef; Gholami, Hesameddin; Asadi, Ali

Relationship Between Outreach Activities with Research Productivity and Teaching Performance: (Case Study: Agriculture and Natural Resources Campus, University of Tehran)

Authors

Yousef Hejazi

Hesameddin Gholami

Ali Asadi

Abstract

The present research work was carried out to assess the relationship between outreach services of a faculty member, and his academic tasks of teaching performance and research productivity. A number of 95 faculty members from the colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources constituted the statistical population of the study. A questionnaire was employed for collection of data on outreach services while for gathering data on research productivity and teaching performances, the needed information was obtained from archival data. The independent variables of gender, record of service, type of employment and age did not significantly affect the relationship between outreach services of a faculty member and his academic services of teaching performance and research activities. The variables of academic rank, university and/ or college of graduation, and level of education did significantly affect research productivity of an academic member, but as regards his outreach services and teaching performance, no significant difference were observed within these traits.

Keywords

Faculty

Outreach

Relationship

Research productivity

Teaching performance