Research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines and comparison with ASEAN countries

Lorelei R. Vinluan ()
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Lorelei R. Vinluan: University of the Philippines Diliman

Scientometrics, 2012, vol. 91, issue 1, No 20, 277-294

Abstract: Abstract An objective assessment using bibliometric indicators of research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines was conducted. Results were then benchmarked against its Southeast Asian neighbors’ research productivity in the same fields. Results showed that the Philippines ranked low in research productivity compared to Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia, particularly starting in the 1990s. Only a few researchers, mainly coming from a small number of higher education institutions, were publishing papers on a regular basis in a small range of journals. Those journals had either no or low impact factors and most papers had low citation counts. It also collaborated less with domestic and international institutions. This low research productivity was explained in terms of economic indicators, the local orientation of many social science research studies, funding, individual characteristics of researchers, and the epistemic culture of knowledge production in the country. However, the reforms initiated by the government, particularly in the higher education sector, would hopefully lead to a better research landscape and, consequently, improved research productivity in the near future.

Keywords: Philippines; Research productivity; Education; Psychology; ASEAN (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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