Research Capability of Instructors and Professors in the Private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines: A Correlational Study

Research capability among educators This study determined the research capability of the University of the Visayas college instructors, whose technical knowledge in conducting and publishing scholarly-made articles was assessed, which will enhance the existing research management plan. It identified the demographic profile, research exposure, and capability of the respondents. The works of the literature focused more on teachers’ capability in different disciplines however, limited studies have been performed in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This study answered this gap in the literature by assessing the research capability of college instructors and professors at the University of the Visayas-Main Campus. This study used a descriptive-correlational research design with 40 respondents chosen through a sampling technique. Simple Frequency Counts, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Pearson-r are statistical tools used in this study. The respondents are aware of how to uphold ethical considerations in conducting research (3.28). Most of the instructors are having problems with analyzing data using SPSS, Excel, Minitab, NVivo-QSR, and other software. All other indicators in the demographic profile are not significant to research capability. Research output completed (0.02), research output published internationally (0.03), and citations (0.03) established a significant relationship to research capability. With this, the university research department should make programs that can increase the motivation of instructors to complete their research, and have it published internationally with the chance for the article to be cited so that the level of research capability of the instructors will increase.