Research Skills and the Research Environment: A Needs Assessment of Allied Health Faculty

Allied health faculty are expected to successfully compete with other academic faculty in the research arena, yet many feel unprepared for this role. Most faculty have been trained as clinicians and, thus, bring to academe few skills in research design and methodology. A national study was conducted...

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Published in:Journal of allied health 1988-05, Vol.17 (2), p.101-113
Main Authors: Waller, Kathy V., Jordan, Lorraine, Gierhart, Jane, Brodnik, Melanie Pariser, Schiller, M. Rosita, Flanigan, Karen S., Ballinger, Philip W., Grant, H. Kay, Bennett, Denise, Van Son, L. George, Testat, E. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allied Health Personnel - education
Environment
Faculty
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
United States
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Summary:Allied health faculty are expected to successfully compete with other academic faculty in the research arena, yet many feel unprepared for this role. Most faculty have been trained as clinicians and, thus, bring to academe few skills in research design and methodology. A national study was conducted to assess the research skills and the research milieu of allied health faculty across eleven disciplines. Data are presented from 2,187 survey responses. Unmet needs included skills in obtaining funding, statistical analysis of the data, and publishing research results. Major barriers to research included the undervaluing of research relative to education and service, the lack of financial and administrative support, the absence of professional resources, and the generally low priority given research. Faculty with earned doctorates perceived their research environments more favorably and had fewer gaps in research skills than did faculty with a bachelor's or master's degree.
ISSN:0090-7421
1945-404X