In the academy we are urged to conduct collaborative research and form linkages through research with other institutes. Do you also engage in collaborative research? How did you start? What are the ups and downs?
@Elmer, in Europe, there are international calls for funding the research on special subjects. Before applying, the different meeting are organized under the name Partners meeting, where You post your intention, see the intention of researchers from other countries,..., and finally a joint team is formed. Then applying procedure starts under strict criteria!
Hi Elmer, for some types of research, I do it alone. So my research on music mnemonics to facilitate learning are conducted alone. Even my cooperative learning research is conducted alone. In this college, we do not have research grants. Generally, the lecturers are not too keen to research, pay for our own conferences and travelling and really work hard at it. Only this morning, my friend and neighbour, Amir asked me how I would spend this weekend. Some weekends, I have to use for my research activities.
But there is one research on facilitating independent learning that I collaborate with one other lecturer. She just joined our college this semester. I believe that a researcher who is able to work alone is able to collaborate, not the other way round. Allesandro also shares this idea. I will get back about ups and downs when time permits :)
Sir at present we are conducting a collaborative nursing research about caring outcomes. The project consists of 8 universities from 8 countries (usa, Saudi, Oman, Greece, Africa, Nigeria, Phil, and India), and currently we are in the process of data collection. We set up an online software where all responses coming different countries are automatically counted.
Your question is interesting and relevant.
I do collaborative research with co-researcher but not with institution. I have not experience yet collaborative research with institution.
How did you start it? I don't say NO to collaborative research invitation except when it is not my area of interest and time is not kind enough. From my experience I suggest stay connected in research networking, exposure to research conferences, resilience, and create a borderless researcher profile
What are the ups and downs? These are not really ups and downs but good share of experience. In collaborative research with co-researcher the areas of concern I experienced were related to scope and limitation of the study, research design, and authorship.
In fact we do not have due to several difficulties but actually it is a very nice idea.
@ Leodoro. Did you sign a MOA (agreement) or MOU (understanding) among those involved? Or any contract stating responsibilities and bounds or limits?
Dear Elmer et al.,
I have a thread that is similar to this question. View it at:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_topic_or_sub-topic_of_education_research_can_we_collaborate_on_the_solution_of_which_will_benefit_our_global_community
@Elmer, in Europe, there are international calls for funding the research on special subjects. Before applying, the different meeting are organized under the name Partners meeting, where You post your intention, see the intention of researchers from other countries,..., and finally a joint team is formed. Then applying procedure starts under strict criteria!
This article looks the factors for successful collaborative research:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019850109001278
Interesting idea @Elmer for research subject under independent researching scheme; For institutional scheme i think it needs official agreements between the 2 or 3 parts;
Hi all. Very informative perspectives and excellent question. Even with MOUs, if there is plan for log term series of research projects collaboration will not materialize. Objectives, scope, and methodologies impact the contribution of researchers to join efforts and as my colleagues in this forum also insinuated motivation is an important factor.
I have been involved in such research to a limited extent with two small groups involving other institutions.
I join my colleagues in their appreciation of the idea provided not too many courses are to be taught while conducting the research.
Maybe you can have a look at: https://sites.google.com/a/uninova.pt/cam/docs/srmt-docs/SRMTunit6.pdf?attredirects=0
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