(How) Do research and administrative duties affect university professors� teaching?

  1. García Gallego, Aurora
  2. Georgantzis, Nikolaos
  3. Martín Montaner, Joan Antoni
  4. Pérez Amaral, Teodosio
Revista:
Documentos de Trabajo (ICAE)

ISSN: 2341-2356

Ano de publicación: 2012

Número: 22

Páxinas: 1-21

Tipo: Documento de traballo

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Resumo

We analyze the interaction between university professors� teaching quality and their research and administrative activities. Our sample is a high-quality individual panel data set from a medium size public Spanish university. Although, researchers teach roughly 20% more than non-researchers, their teaching quality is also 20% higher. Over much of the relevant range, we find a nonlinear and positive effect of research output and teaching quantity on teaching quality. Instructors with no research are 5 times more likely than the rest to be among the worst teachers and up to two-thirds of the professors could improve their teaching by increasing research.

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