Editorial: Promotion of Research Culture at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Cambodia

Abstract

A well-known saying by Albert Einstein quotes ‘scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by laws of nature, and therefore this holds for the actions of people’. In this modern era, research conducted by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is enormously significant (Migosi et al., 2012) and faculty members are obligated to get involved in research especially academic one (Arimoto, 2014). It is the fact that a product of academic research helps to predict not only to advance knowledge in differing discipline fields but also to enhance teaching effectiveness and improve student learning outcomes (Scott, 2004). Moreover, the HEIs learning exist to accomplish functions associated with scholarly publishing, which circulates research findings and advance new ideas and knowledge leading into creativity and innovation. The number of journal articles published by faculty members has been used for university raking, and scholarly publications are also used to consider during hire or promotion of faculty members.