Problems and Obstacles of KMUTT Lecturers in Conducting Research

Abstract

This article presents a research which aims to investigate KMUTT lecturers' suggestions to tackle researchproblems and obstacles. Due to the fact that KMUTT's policy emphasizes conducting research, lecturers shouldpreferably complete at least one piece of research annually. While many lecturers could fulfill this policy, someothers could not. The subjects in this study were KMUTT lecturers who accomplished at least one researchwithin the past three years. The data was collected from the questionnaires on their reactions, solutions andsuggestions to deal with problems and obstacles in conducting research. The answers from the first group whocould overcome the obstructions and could accomplish at least one research annually were analyzed and comparedwith those of the second group of lecturers who could not.

This study set up the hypothesis that the first group and the second group encountered differentproblems and worked under different conditions and these affected their achievement in producing research.

The results of the study proved that the hypothesis was true and it reflected the problems and obstaclesin conducting research that KMUTT lecturers confronted and suggested the methods for promoting their workon research in the future.