Research is increasingly regarded a core facet of university endeavours globally, and research profiles of universities, institutes, and colleges are commonly used as one measure for ranking them. University administrations and funders would be better able to stimulate research if they had insights into context-specific, institutional constraints, and enablers. Yet, there is surprisingly little research on the determinants of research productivity amongst academics employed in the higher education sector, particularly in the global south. Barriers and enablers of research at the individual level may differ, and experience of such may vary across career stage. The objective of the research reported here was to determine what enables and motivates some academics at Rhodes University (South Africa) to do research, what problems and constraints may be making it difficult for those who may wish to do more, and how do these vary in relation to research career stage. An anonymous online survey, with follow-up focus group discussions was used to collect the data. Results show similarities to studies in developed countries, but also reveal disciplinary and career stage differences, which suggest that institutional policies need to take these factors into account when designing support or incentives.

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小型且研究密集型南非大学中促成和约束研究的因素

研究日益被认为是全球大学努力的一个核心方面，大学，学院和学院的研究概况通常被用作对其进行排名的一种方法。如果大学行政管理人员和资助者对特定情况，机构限制和推动因素有深入的了解，那么他们将能够更好地促进研究。然而，令人惊讶的是，在高等教育部门，特别是在全球南部地区，从事学术研究的学者很少进行研究生产率决定因素的研究。个人层面的研究障碍和推动因素可能会有所不同，并且在整个职业阶段的经历可能会有所不同。此处报告的研究目的是确定是什么使南非罗得斯大学的某些学者能够进行研究和进行研究，哪些问题和限制可能会使那些想做更多事情的人感到困难，以及这些问题和制约因研究职业阶段而异。使用匿名在线调查以及后续焦点小组讨论来收集数据。结果显示与发达国家的研究相似，但也揭示了学科和职业阶段的差异，这表明机构政策在设计支持或激励措施时需要考虑这些因素。