دورية أكاديمية
Academics' Attitudes toward Engaging in Public Discussions: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Engagement Conditions
العنوان: | Academics' Attitudes toward Engaging in Public Discussions: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Engagement Conditions |
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اللغة: | English |
المؤلفون: | Püttmann, Vitus (ORCID |
المصدر: | Research in Higher Education. Aug 2023 64(5):765-788. |
الإتاحة: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
Peer Reviewed: | Y |
Page Count: | 24 |
تاريخ النشر: | 2023 |
نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Tenure, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Motivation, Public Speaking, Discussion, Teacher Participation, Evidence, Influences, Risk, Scientific Attitudes, Science and Society, Females, Age |
مصطلحات جغرافية: | Germany |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11162-022-09725-4 |
تدمد: | 0361-0365 1573-188X |
مستخلص: | Growing demands and expectations on the side of policy makers and the public have changed the conditions for academics' engagement in public discussions. At the same time, risks related to this engagement for the professional and even private lives of academics have become apparent. Conducting a survey experiment among 4091 tenured professors in Germany, we study how these conditions causally affect academics' attitudes toward engaging. Consistent with the crowding-out of intrinsic motivation, we find less-positive attitudes when emphasizing demands for engagement by public authorities and public expectations toward science's societal relevance. Effects are particularly strong among professors endorsing science-society relations. Moreover, effects are similar when highlighting risks associated with engagement, but more pronounced for females and younger professors. Emphasizing public support for academics' engagement has no discernible effects. We conclude that considering individual incentive structures and safeguarding against negative repercussions may promote academics' engagement and an adequate representation of the diversity of academics in the public. |
Abstractor: | As Provided |
Entry Date: | 2023 |
رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1383704 |
قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
تدمد: | 0361-0365 1573-188X |
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DOI: | 10.1007/s11162-022-09725-4 |