Motivational factors and barriers to scientific production: perceptions of teachers in an emerging university in Peru

• Autores: Valqui Castañeda , Carlos Alfredo, Castillo Santa, Maria Bessy, Valqui Rios, Claudia Ximena
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Tayacaja Daniel Hernández Morillo
• Repositorio: Revista de investigación científica y tecnológica Llamkasun
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.llamkasun.unat.edu.pe:article/130
• Enlace del recurso: https://llamkasun.unat.edu.pe/index.php/revista/article/view/130
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Motivación; barreras; productividad científica; Motivation; barriers; scientific productivity

In Peru, there is still a low academic level and research quality, although with the implementation of the University Law there has been some improvement in that sense. This study examines the relationship between motivational factors/barriers and the scientific productivity of teachers at the National Autonomous University of Tayacaja (UNAT) in Peru. The research is quantitative with a non-experimental design. It involved 49 of the 73 UNAT teachers in 2024, selected through probabilistic sampling. A survey validated with the Kuder-Richardson coefficient was used, consisting of 22 items distributed across 6 indicators. The results were analyzed in Microsoft® Excel 365, using Spearman correlation analysis and principal component analysis. The results show high intrinsic motivation among teachers towards research, with 98% considering conducting research despite the required effort. However, they face significant barriers such as lack of economic incentives (71.4%), time for research within their academic activities (69.4%), and research support networks (36.7%). The findings of this article identified the importance of the institution implementing policies to address these barriers and promote scientific production.