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Organisational and technological skills: The overlooked dimension of research training
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Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Volume 22, Number 2, ISSN 0814-673X Publisher: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Abstract

Over the last three decades new technologies have emerged that have the capacity to considerably streamline the research and publication process and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of research. This paper argues that to achieve high quality research training in the context of today's government and industry priorities, there must be a renewed focus on the organisational and technological skills that are appropriate to research. It reports on a survey of both researchers in training (higher degree research students) and early career researchers across a number of Australian institutions. The study revealed moderate levels of confidence in these areas but also found strong evidence that researchers see these aspects of research as very important and that they require greater knowledge, skills and support. The paper recommends inclusion of these organisational and technological aspects of research in research training programs and that higher education institutions take seriously the importance of such skills and do not assume that beginning researchers are already adequately trained in these skills.

Citation

Phelps, R., Fisher, K., Ellis, A. & Ellis, A. (2006). Organisational and technological skills: The overlooked dimension of research training. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 22(2),. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Retrieved March 6, 2021 from .

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