ABSTRACT

Researchers in higher education seek understanding of techniques to optimize success and produce insightful solutions that make positive impacts on society. We sought to establish howfaculty view creativity in research and distinguish differences in perspectives among faculty stakeholder groups. A survey was employed to higher education faculty and yielded 319 respondents. Results showed creativity is valued less than quality of publications, but more highly than quantity of publications. Additionally, results revealed distinctive differences between the faculty stakeholder groups within our study. This work provides an exploratory lens into the value of creativity for researchers in higher education. By understanding the many facets of faculty advancement, and by recognizing how faculty viewpoints on creativity diverge, researchers can consider how these findings impact their respective work. Furthermore, other researchers can utilize these experimental findings to further explore trends.

摘要

高等教育研究人员寻求对技术的理解，以优化成功并提出对社会产生积极影响的有见地的解决方案。我们试图建立教师如何看待研究中的创造力，并区分教师利益相关者群体之间的观点差异。一项针对高等教育教职员工的调查产生了 319 名受访者。结果表明，创造力的价值低于出版物的质量，但高于出版物的数量。此外，结果揭示了我们研究中教师利益相关者群体之间的明显差异。这项工作为高等教育研究人员的创造力价值提供了一个探索性的视角。通过了解教师进步的许多方面，并认识到教师对创造力的看法如何分歧，研究人员可以考虑这些发现如何影响他们各自的工作。此外，其他研究人员可以利用这些实验结果来进一步探索趋势。