Research teachers

Evaluation of research quality from the perspective of efficiency, efficacy and effectiveness

Abstract

Universities exist to produce science and create new knowledge. Therefore, the work of university professors is increasingly diversifying, and research is seen as an activity, a support tool for the improved development of the pedagogical function. However, for some, research is viewed as complex, costly, and without implications for classroom teaching. Given this reality, the objective of this research is to evaluate the quality of professor-researchers, based on the Efficiency, Efficacy, and Effectiveness aspects of this doctoral thesis, which emerges from one of the dimensions of the research project in Scientific Research Quality Management at UNAN-Managua. The methodology was characterized by a constructivist paradigm, a mixed approach, and an explanatory study type based on the time of occurrence of the events and the recording of information. The study was retrospective, and, depending on the period and sequence of the study, it was cross-sectional. Methods, techniques, tools, and instruments were used to collect and process data.