การศึกษาและทดสอบปัจจัยเชิงสาเหตุของการใช้ประโยชน์งานวิจัยของอาจารย์มหาวิทยาลัย : การวิจัยแบบผสมวิธี / ศิวะพร ภู่พันธ์ = An exploration and test of causal factors of research utilization of university faculty members : mixed method research / Siwaporn Poopan
The purpose of this research were (1) to explore causal factors of research utilization and develop the conceptual framework, (2) to develop the scale for measuring research utilization, and (3) to develop and empirically validate the causal model of research utilization of university faculty members. In the present study, exploratory sequential instrument mixed method research design was employed. Overall, the research procedures were divided into four phases — preliminary phase, phase I, phase II, and phase III. Preliminary phase was a documentary analysis of causal factors of research utilization, in which the data were collected from textbooks and published in scientific journals. Phase I (the major qualitative study) was an interview in which the qualitative data were collected from 22 university faculty members from the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University. Phase II (development of the conceptual framework), in this phase of study, the findings from the preliminary phase and phase I were taken into consideration in order to develop the conceptual framework of research utilization and construct the research utilization questionnaire, In phase III (quantitative study), the survey data were collected by using questionnaires developed in the previous phase. The sample consisted of 500 faculty members recruited from 17 government universities. Descriptive analysis was performed by using SPSS for Windows. The conceptual model was empirically validated by using structural equation modeling with LISREL. The research finding were as follows: (1) The causal factors model of research utilization of university faculty members comprised 2 external latent variables and 2 internal latent variables. The two external latent variables included (a) contextual factors (organizational research policy, organizational support, and organizational research climate) and (b) research factors (research quality, research update, and research related to curriculum), The two internal latent variables consisted of (a) individual factors (positive attitude toward research, openness, inquisitiveness, interest in information seeking, and interest in research-based instruction), and (b) research utilization (direct research utilization and indirect research utilization); (2) The research utilization questionnaire was developed on a five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire revealed a good content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency; (3) The causal model of research utilization of university faculty members fitted data well, as indicating by excellent fit indices, (17, N = 500) = 12.956; p = 0.739; GFI = 0.996; AGFI = 0.979; RMR = 0.008. Research utilization had been affected direct effect by individual factor yielded a significant direct effect on research utilization. As mediated by individual factor, contextual factor had a significant indirect effect on research utilization.
