THE FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT OF ROUTINE TO RESEARCH POTENTIALS

Abstract

         This research aims to study factors that affects the improvement of staff proficiency in doing routine to research (R2R), and to study problems and difficulties in doing R2R of the staff. Population of this study was staffs working in the institutions, The Questionnaires were used to ask staff who have not done R2R and interviewed staff who already did R2R research. Data was analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t Test and One-Way Anova. For staff who have not done R2R, personal factor that affects the staff proficiency in doing R2R the most is work experience. Other factors included the significance of work, work participation, independence in work, opportunity in career advancement, executives/chiefs, remuneration/ supporting fund, time for doing research, duration of work, tools and devices. For staff who have done R2R, it showed that opportunity of career advancement, supporting fund, colleagues/leaders and knowledge on research were the factors that affect the improvement of staff proficiency in doing R2R the most. Problems and difficulties for staff to do R2R were that they have lot of job responsibilities and lack of knowledge on research method.