Raising Research Productivity in a Post-Soviet Higher Education System: A Case From Central Asia.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Kuzhabekova, Aliya, ; Ruby, Alan
- Source
- European Education; 2018, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p266-282, 17p
- Subject
- Education
University faculty
Universities & colleges
College teachers
Young adults
Higher education
Employee promotions
Kazakhstan
- Language
- ISSN
- 10564934
To raise university research productivity, the government of Kazakhstan introduced a requirement for university faculty members to publish in journals with a nonzero impact factor in order to qualify for promotion. A survey of faculty members at six universities was conducted to explore their response to the policy. The results suggest that a promotion-linked publication requirement may lift faculty research productivity if it is accompanied by support structures and if universities have control over the promotion process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]