Challenges Facing Balancing Research and Teaching in Technical and Vocational Education Institutions in the Libyan Environment

Ali Nouri Shita; Mohamed Ali Ehmead; Rabia Ayad Alaswed

المؤلفون

Ali Nouri Shita Administrative and Financial Sciences, Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Al-Asabaa, Libya مؤلف
Mohamed Ali Ehmead Administrative and Financial Sciences, Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Al-Asabaa, Libya مؤلف
Rabia Ayad Alaswed Administrative and Financial Sciences, Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Al-Asabaa, Libya مؤلف

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Technical Education, Scientific Research, Time Management, Balance between Teaching and Research, Academic Loads

الملخص

Study objective: The study aims to analyse the challenges facing faculty members in technical education in achieving a balance between research and teaching tasks, and to understand the impact of academic burdens on research production.

Methodology: The study relied on the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data from a random sample of faculty members. The questionnaire was designed to explore the participants’ opinions about the balance between teaching and research. The study sample amounted to 38 individuals.

Results: The study found that faculty members face significant challenges in time management, which affects their balance between research and teaching. The study indicated that the impact of academic burdens casts a shadow on the research productivity of faculty members. The evaluation of technical education institutions also focuses on the quantity of research production rather than the quality of teaching, which increases the pressure on academics. The study showed that factors related to societal pressures and evaluation of research aspects show less impact on academic performance in general.

Study limitations: The scope of the study was limited to 38 items, which affects the generalizability of the results. The study sample may not adequately represent all academic disciplines, which opens the way for conducting more studies in the future.