Open AccessUniversity Continuing Education Units' Commitment to Research: Program Development as Scholarly Work
Author(s) -
Jack P. Blaney
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of university continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0318-9090
DOI - 10.21225/d53c7g
Subject(s) - scholarship , work (physics) , public relations , psychology , medical education , sociology , management , political science , medicine , engineering , law , economics , mechanical engineering
The assumption that there is a positive relationship between research activity and program performance was tested. Thirty program directors were systematically rated on program performance and research activity to determine the degree of correlation, if any, between the two sets of ratings. Analysis of the data indicated there was no relationship between program performance and research activity. Nonetheless, Blaney believes that program personnel should be involved in scholarly work. He proposes a broader definition of scholarship and discusses three reasons for encouraging programmers to pursue scholarly work.