Determinants of Schools of Education Professors’ Academic Productivity: A Multilevel Model

• In Event: Advances in Research Methodology

Abstract

Academic settings emphasize peer-reviewed academic production. Given this emphasis, one might hypothesize that certain factors exist that influence productivity. To date, however, no extant literature examines empirically the productivity of professors within Schools of Education. The purpose of this project then is two-fold. First, this project will investigate individual factors (collected via a nationally-representative survey) that affect productivity. Second, this project will utilize a multilevel modeling technique to estimate the influence of contextual level factors while investigating the potential impact of bias within Carnegie classifications. Preliminary regression results revealed that a researchers’ scholarly emphasis, doctoral training, whether or not he or she has tenure, and the proportion of experimental designs utilized all were statistically and positively related to academic productivity.

Authors

• Joshua R. Polanin, Loyola University Chicago

• David C. Ensminger, Loyola University Chicago

• Therese D. Pigott, Loyola University Chicago