Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

Identifying factors and challenges of science production in the academic field

Document Type : Scientific Research Manuscript

Authors
F. Nasrollahinia 1
M. Yamani Douzi Sorkhabi 2
M. Farasatkhah 3
M. Rezaeizadeh 4
1 PhD Student of Higher Education Development and Planning, Faculty of Education & Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor of Educational Science, Faculty of Education & Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
3 Professor of Higher Education Planning, Institute for Research and Planning in Higher Education, Tehran, Iran
4 Assistant Professor of Educational Science, Faculty of Education & Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
10.22035/jicr.2022.2746.3135
Abstract
Today, academic fields have turned into a powerful tool for shaping the society and play an important role in the production of science and the creation of scientific communities. But at the same times, the nature of science and its production in academic settings are encountered with changes and challenges. In this study, based on Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory, we have tried to examine factors and challenges that university environments face with in the course of science production and hence, attempted to respond to the basic question: What are the factors and challenges of science production in the academic field? For that matter, using the meta-synthesis method, 62 articles were reviewed and their related categories and concepts were extracted and identified using the content analysis.
Keywords
academic field
science production
affective and facilitating factors
challenges

Subjects

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