THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH-TEACHING NEXUS IN 8 ADVANCED-INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES

The purpose of this study is to examine the international complexities of the research-teaching nexus in higher educational institutions. Th e Carnegie International Survey of the Academic Profession is employed to compare teaching and research activities in eight countries. These countries include the former West Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, Th e United States, Australia, Israel, Japan, and South Korea. Findings r eveal that teaching and research are not mutually exclusive activities in the work/life of faculty Research oriented faculty are more likely to view their research commitments as being competitive with teaching . Research is found to positively affect teaching, but attributes of t eaching (e.g., course load, student demand, etc.) negatively impact re search. In addition, the paper finds academic orientation and the numb er of articles published during the past three years to be the most im portant factors in determining the number of weekly hours spent on res earch and teaching activities.