It will be unwise to say one is superior to the other. They all complement each other to some extent. Although research is broader in terms of scope and applicability, teaching exist in every sphere of human life. Research can be used to improve the quality of teaching in formal settings. Teaching on the other hand can also be used to train people into becoming good researchers.

I believe that in teaching there are more opportunities, however I believe in the junction of these two areas.

It depends on what institution you are working. If you are in a university (not ivory league and such), students come first. Is not a matter of greatness, is an ethical issue. Kind regards.

Dr K Damodara Chari

Really, Its difficult to answer as the both are widely spreading but I can say both of the works or professions are twisted each-other.

Both fields are infinite for a mortal human being, and both are based on learning about eternal principles.

Yes, research field is infinite.

by all means.

Research, especially the professional one is emerging fast. Teaching the latest in any field coming from research should go hands on.

So separating one from other is not desirable, rather required.

Regards

In an University, these all are important:

1. Teaching

2. Research

3. Consultancy

Education is the most important

In the USA, at Research I Universities research dominates while at the so-called teaching institutions or Research II Universities, it play a lesser role.

IT depends on the socio-cultural context of the academic organization as Amir W. Al-Khafaji STATED

It will depend in which institute you are working, but in my opinion teaching is greater field than research.

Education is informed by formal scientific research through the use of archival research-based knowledge such as that found in peer-reviewed educational journals. Preservice teachers are first exposed to the formal scientific research in their university teacher preparation courses (it is hoped), through the instruction received from their professors, and in their course readings (e.g., textbooks, journal articles). Practicing teachers continue their exposure to the results of formal scientific research by subscribing to and reading professional journals, by enrolling in graduate programs, and by becoming lifelong learners.

Both research and teaching are important are serves complementary purposes. Research serves to create new knowledge by developing new ideas and progress in the field while teaching serves to disseminate the research findings to the students.

Research is very important and teaching is equally important. In both fields innovations are required. In teaching lot of resesrch is needed and without good understanding of subject (through excellent teaching) research is impossible.

The research is deep knowledge about something. Teaching is small knowledge about everything.

I completely agree with Prof. Subhash C. Kundu ,, Without having these three aspects, will be very tough for institution to collaborate with corporate world..

Both are important, and they complement each other

There can be no scientific research without teaching

regards

In purpose, they both are important. Research is to establish or create knowlwing to solve problems and teaching is to transmit knowledge for problem solving and creating knowledge.

I agree in that, that "both are important', but, for example, in present Russia because of the greatest chaos in Scientific Institutions, an absence of funding - it strongly depends on the economic situation

Based on my experience, I enjoying research field than teach..because I can analyse more clearly as researcher

At my university, if you only research you won't make tenure. If you only teach, you won't make tenure. Both are required along with service to the university to make tenure.

The historical experience of institutional functioning has led to the current models of universities.

There is, in these models, an evident tendency to the integration of three fundamental fields: teacching, research and links with society.

There are universities that are stronger in one than others, but most want to be strong in all fields.

This integration is ratified in the requirements foreseen by the International Agencies in charge of evaluating the quality of Higher Education.

If a current university does not undergo constant external evaluation processes, it is not credible and therefore loses market.

Would it be prudent to think of a modern university with disproportionate fields?

Dear Gregg W. Etter,

It is a common practice in universities that promote both teaching and research. Such universities make decemination of knowledge and creation of knowledge as vital (part and parcel) activities of faculty members.

Teaching is building better future for future generation. Teaching is greater than research.

When we said research field is greater than teaching field the question comes to our mind that when research comes to us who becomes our pioneer for any research or higher line of education we are grateful to our teacher who becomes pioneer for our development & career success .

In this line i do not prefer to underestimate to teacher .

This is my personal opinion

Teaching and Research are interlinked. Two sides of same coin. Here extension also plays important role to present facts of society happenings obtained by research, and teach in the class particularly in social science.I think these are chain activities and depend on other invariably.

Teaching can help me to find the problems, that inspire the research. Research can answer the questions and solve the problems, that  help me to  teach. 

Both are equally important as they are interdependent on each other and one field cannot replace the other. Depending upon the working situation in the university either as a teacher or as a scientist, only your priority level changes but not the fields. so there is no question of comparison between these fields.

It will be unwise to say one is superior to the other. They all complement each other to some extent. Although research is broader in terms of scope and applicability, teaching exist in every sphere of human life. Research can be used to improve the quality of teaching in formal settings. Teaching on the other hand can also be used to train people into becoming good researchers.

'Research' always perform over 'Teaching' via 'Innovation' achieved by 'Imagination'

Teaching and research are actually two parts of a coin. I agree with the view of Dr Pankaj Tomar : 'Research' always perform over 'Teaching' via 'Innovation' achieved by 'Imagination' . Developed countries allocate large amount of budzet in research but in developing countries only nominal budzet is allocated for this.

The effort exerted on research is much beneficial than teaching since this will motivate you to explore more and remold some of the used techniques

Both are important.

Research gives more oportunities and

teaching is an extent of research, in some way.

Research and teaching is like water and food. We can not make a preference. We drink a lot more than we eat or we eat a lot more than we drink.

Teaching is vast and research is limited.

Research and teaching both are important. In research oriented universities/ institutes focus is on research and in teaching oriented universities/ institute focus on teaching. However, to do good teaching research is a must.

Both are equivalent and interdependent.

I think both research and teaching are equally important. However, To create new knowledge, we must first master the existing body of knowledge. To do so, teaching field should be well introduced to the students by adopting excellent teachers who are able to present new successful researcher in that field. On the other hand, successful researcher are also contributing to the existing knowledge. In results, both fields are integrating each others due to the needs of each others.

It might vary from one institution to another. In some institutes, the focus is more on research comparing to teaching while in others the opposite is true.

I think those are integrated fields one complements the other

I think so teaching field is greater than research field , but both are related to each other . without teaching you can not research

I think the field of research is much broader than the field of teaching

In my opinion, both are complementary rather than exclusive.

In abstract idealized terms, for any field, research would be totally subsumed by teaching. An ideal agent would be capable of teaching everything related to his research and about his field in general. So research activities would enter into overall teaching-related activities as a subset. Alas, actual agents in the real world are subject to the contingencies of their condition, and research may be favored to the detriment of teaching, or teaching may be favored to the detriment of research, or somewhere in between.

No, the two fields are equally important

Best Regards @ K Damodara Chari

Both are critically important and build upon each other. Still, reality lies in the context. As Amir mentioned, top research universities generally value research more than teaching while most institutions value teaching almost exclusively.