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. 

Research has a greater impact on motivation on teachers because it goes according to what you have planned for

While teaching is less motivated because it goes according to what other planned  for.

In india it is 30 percent teaching, 50 research and 10 percent extension activity. Research is backbone of teaching. Both should go hand to hand.

New research results represent prevailing theories, the outcome of our cumulative understanding, and the application of concepts to the most relevant problem domains or our time.  I find that there is no better way to keep my course material current than to peruse the latest research and update the material so that it reflects current understanding.

In both, we are talking about two opposite faces of one coin.

Regards, Emad

Dear Liqaa,

I see myself in both. One complement the other.

Best regards,

Litart

Liquaa, I straddle the lane. It's hard to imagine oneself being confined to teaching alone without doing research as well.

Thanks a lot dear Dr.Salam for your answer. You are right that research has positive effects on teacher's motivation. 

Liqaa 

Dear Dr. Anirbid 

I like the division you follow. It seems balance to me . Thank you so much. 

Liqaa 

Dear Dr. Mohammed 

You are right without researching we can't continue updating. Thank you so much. 

Liqaa 

Dear Dr.Emad 

Both of them are important no doubt but which one attracts you more .

Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Hi,

Both of them

Hi Liqaa,

Thanks again for your nice post. Really I can say:

60% Teaching

40% Researching

Regards, Emad

Hi dear Litart 

You're absolutely right. One complement the other.  Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Ya dear Rose , it is really hard to be limited to teaching without researching.  Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

 Thanks dear Dr. Aamal for your response. 

Liqaa 

 Thanks dear Dr. Aamal for your response. 

Liqaa 

Thanks a lot Dr. Emad , you make balance between them with little bias to teaching. Nice Frank answer.  Appreciate your response. 

Liqaa 

Hi dear,

Both are equally important. It is our researches that make us competent teachers, and our teaching mostly lead to provoke new areas of scientific serious problems that need serious researching.

Regards

Both are important, but in higher education .The research the basis of education and its development and prosperity

As academician, research is not by choice. It comes as a mandatory part of being an academician. We can choose to being only a researcher if working in research organisation. but if we are in academics then We are both academician and researcher by default. 

While an academic I may at times believe the attractions of teaching and research as opposing forces. Encouragement processes, in addition to my own desire to go forward in my field, frequently need that my offer significant time to research, publication, and presentation.

Dear Shyam 

You are right research is not a choice but which one of these two choices you prefer?

Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Thank you so much Dr. Noori for your valuable answer. 

Liqaa 

From my point of view, as an academic, I find my interest in teaching and researching together and they move my scientific wish toward more giving

I agree with you Dr. Dhia that balanced situation is more preferable than others. 

Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

في كليهما .. أحدهما يكمل الاخر ويطوره .. لكن في البحث مساحة اوسع للابداع والابتكارفالدرس مقيداته كثير .. سلمت دكتورة لقاء

في التدريس متعة كبيرة

 بالفعل د Dr.Mazin Alsalman 

التدريس والبحث احدهما يكمل الآخر وخاصة بالنسبة للاستاذ الجامعي لكن التفضيل يختلف من استاذ لآخر ..

جزيل الشكر والامتنان للاجابة 

لقاء

شكرا ست نبأ 

التدريس متعة كبيرة بالفعل ..

ممتنة عزيزتي 

لقاء

As a professor in a university, we are mandated to do our four-fold functions - instruction, research, extension and production. Hence, I see myself doing both. Imparting knowledge through teaching, creating new knowledge through research, applying this knowledge through extension and packaging this knowledge through production. 

We might have to develop our self as a lecturer or teacher educator, but the important thing is “How do we maintain developing?”. it shows from previous studies that experienced lecturers or teacher educators name different actions from which they learn, such as taking part in research work, conference, reading books or articles, participating themselves in a research programme

Well, I'm the member of the scientific board in the research center. My primary job is research and the secondary task is part time teaching at university level. 

I see myself as a full time researcher because I get more inspired and interested in finding out facts about issues and trying to create a positive social change starting with myself through a change in my attitude, using my experience and the education I have acquired over the years.

Though I can teach very well, because I have the voice, the charisma and the desired spoken language which have always been commended by my participant as a full time Trainer, yet my hobby and my interest dwells more in research.

Research changes the world because it gives one the opportunity to be dynamic, innovative, coherent, versatile and adventure kind of person. It creates beautiful challenges that brings out the you in advance. it is a very creative. ideologist and epidemiologist profession.

Researching is a preferable task to me.

The teachers or lecturers  should start by identifying an subject (but not essentially a problem) they wish to explore and questions they like to examine; they after that gather details (‘data’) relevant to those questions, analyse and understand the data, after that choose on what useful action to get as a result of their conclusions.

Thanks a lot dear Dr. Noori for your valuable answer. 

Liqaa 

Ok, Regards

Thanks a lot dear Sawsan for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Dear Faramarz 

Research in your case an obligation not a passion , isn't it? 

Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Hi

A very important question, I think the teacher finds himself, to be a teacher and a sacred profession, and to be a researcher who serves the community.

Dear Mercy 

You're right. Research keeping us updated, innovative and creative.  Thank you so much for sharing your valuable experience. 

Liqaa 

Hello Dr. Asim 

It's as you said both of them are important.  Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Dear Liqaa Habeb ,

First of all I want to say that I do not think anybody can be, at the same time, a good researcher and a good teacher. Because a researcher works with controlled objectivity, while a teacher works with controlled subjectivity.

To answer to your question: I see myself as teacher. Forming a student without enhancing his freedom of action is the challenge that motivates me as a teacher. Research means funds, and getting funds means an addiction, a limitation of the freedom of action.

It varies from country to country. In India, College teachers are involved mainly in teaching where University teachers do more research in general. 

I clearly see myself in both. I think both goes hand in hand. The best research is worth less if it is not communicated well to people who are interested in the field, making the point for good teaching. Communicating research to students and the public may in turn lead to questions that stimulate further research.

Lecturers who do research usually know the field better than ones who don't, as a result they can clarify the material better to students—especially when it comes to extra advanced courses and topics. 

Making research is more important because it add something new, while teaching is usually waist of time as students mostly learn by themself, if they only want to.

On my opinion, the best combination is doing research and teaching at the same time. This makes you a better teacher with a lot of research experiences, open minded and attractive during lecturing. Only is this way you can inspire the students who are looking for a model in you!

In both. The main function of a college instructor is, of course, teaching. But I can teach better if I also do researching. 

Both. An engineering  researcher finds new thinks for the good of people and wants them diffused to the world basically by transferring them by himself especially through teaching. This is one of the highest functions of a good researcher-teacher..

Both.

 Dear colleagues 

Thank you so much for your enriching answers. Most of you and me also agree that we see ourselves in both researching and teaching so we have to do balance in order to achieve the best results in both. According to me there is no preference. 

Liqaa 

The ultimate purpose of research in any subject is to enable teachers, teacher educators, lecturers, and institutions to create sound decisions about the educational activities and experiences that will be excellent serve students. all subjects research is directed by an attention in the processes and challenges people experience in becoming literate citizens. after that ,research supports high quality subject  instruction for every students. The research encourage discussion between researchers and all involved in the teaching and learning of the subjects.

Dear Liqaa Habeb

I am a clinical doctor, specialist in internal medicine, professor of medicine of degree, masters and doctorate, and clinical investigator, educational researcher and in epidemiology and health services, besides computer systems.

I have always seen myself as a person and a professional: Doctor, Teacher and Researcher. I continue to see myself in a similar way, even now that I have retired from a job in a Health Institution (IMSS, CSG) and another in Higher Education. (Faculty of Medicine UNAM) which I have harmoniously combined for about 40 years.

I have tried to approach the ideal in my fields of experience; Integration Health Care-Teaching-Research. Reflecting and self-critical, I think I have achieved an adequate level of quality.

regards

Jose Luis

Estimada Liqaa Habeb

Soy médico clínico, especialista en medicina interna, profesor de medicina de licenciatura, maestría y doctorado, e investigador clínico, investigador educativo y en epidemiología y servicios de salud, además de sistemas informáticos.

Siempre me he visto como persona y profesionista: Médico, Docente e Investigador. Sigo viéndome en forma similar, aún ahora que me he jubilado de un trabajo en una Institución de Salud (IMSS, CSG) y en otra de Educación Superior. (Facultad de Medicina UNAM) las cuales he compaginado en forma armónica desde hace aproximadamente 40 años.

He pretendido acercarme al ideal en mis campos de experiencia; Integración Atención Médica-Docencia-Investigación. Reflexionando y en forma autocrítica, creo que lo he logrado a un adecuado nivel de calidad.

Saludos

José Luis

@Liqaa Habeb

Of-course a teacher, because a teacher can be a good researcher but a researcher cant be a good teacher.  

I became a professor at the research institute that belonged to a university at the age of 54 and retired at the age of 63. During those days, professors of that institute had no obligation to give lectures at colleges of the university (only those who wished to do so gave lectures). So, I did not give lectures and did not much touch teaching (the teaching work I was engaged in was to be a co-examiner of master's theses, etc). Thus, my answer is this: I saw myself in researching.

I think I am a good teacher, but I have to to work harder to be a researcher . Researher is a big word you have to establish resech that carry your own identity

Both

When I was a fulltime professor, I saw myself as both a teacher and a researcher.  I loved being able to work with students and mentor them, and sometimes even learn new things along with them!   I also felt I was a researcher, and appreciated feedback from others, peers or students (since I taught at the graduate levels), as well as ways to help them with their research/dissertations.

I would say both!

As others have already pointed out, teaching and research should be mutually complementary, not substitutionary.

I would say that ideally, I would teach in order to perform reserach, and do research in order to improve teaching.

Both. I enjoy teaching and claim to be a "good teacher". I usually get full points for enhancing creativity, explaining difficult concepts well, acting in principle of mutual respect which are, to my mind, important values of teaching quality. On the other hand, I am always interested in developing my teaching methods. Hence the research, experimenting and evaluating the results.

I see myself in both fields. In the first place to resolve some of the issues and problems inside the room thatis within the teachers control, an action researh  has to be conducted to find solutions yo the said issue. Conducting research is a way of generating new knowledge and as an education, we always have to continuously improve. Continuous improvement will help teachers be a catalyst of change.

I see myself in researching as well as in teaching.

I would say both is very important. But, I enjoy more in the research than teaching.

I think that it is axiomatic that the more one is engaged in teaching, the more it becomes neccessary to recognise that such an activity is duly informed by appropriate research. The problem often arises in the extent to which an adequate "balance" can be obtained. At heart, we must remember that our fundamental remit is to enable a learning environment that best benefits our students!

Research is needed to improve your teaching. Both go hand in hand.

 Dear colleagues 

I appreciate your rich answers and I feel happy to have such interesting answers. I read them all and I agree with you that teaching and researching work hand in hand. 

Liqaa 

Thank you so much dear Charles Reynolds. 

You are absolutely right. 

Liqaa 

Teaching and researching are important for me

According to my assessment, teaching requires a constant search of collections since it is the obligation of the teacher to keep in constant search of information in order that the student is motivated and interested by the thematic contents, thus indirectly the teacher becomes involved in both fields.

Outstanding analysis to the teaching process dear Alejandro Ochoa Pimienta. 

Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

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. 

My aim is to offer my students the most complete picture of any situation I teach both theoretically and practically. With this in mind, I try to make students enjoy the theory (teaching) and live the experience (research).

I don't see the two as separate qualities. I think a teacher is a good researcher especially in action research and in praxeological research (weaving a strategic philosophy and pedagogy through practice). I believe a good teacher is continually researching in relation to the students they interact with in regards to adapting methodologies and strategies to better serve each individual and the group as a whole. I also appreciate that each student is a researcher so in that sense we (teacher and learner or student) co-research and co-construct. Teachers however do have a responsibility to embody the ethics, and professional knowledge that they have been  privileged to develop. Both teaching and researching is therefore best viewed as service to others to bring about a more just, fair and kind world.  

Teaching and researching are intertwined; I see myself both.

Dear colleagues Fang Yuan, Hussin Jose Hejase, Kaye Judge, and Professor Sushil thank you so much for your valuable answers. 

Liqaa 

The lecturer  who is doing research might develop into more reflective as a lecturer.

Thank you so much for your answer dear Dr.Noori. 

Liqaa 

I research in the belief that my teaching will be more accurate, experience based, and up-to-date.

It is as you said dear Figueiredo . Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

I had great love for both teaching and research. As a synthetic organic chemist I appreciated the sense of accomplishment that I got from successful research, but it was always my goal to teach, where I believed very strongly that my primary purpose was to mentor my students so they could acquire the intellectual tools of discipline and attention to detail for problem-solving outside of the chemistry lab as well as within it. Sadly, for me, my career in both areas was not to be, and I now spend my days, and many of my nights, writing.

Teaching will help to develop the skills that are helpful in research, as well as mentoring and supervisory skills.

Actually, it depends on the culture of the school that you are affiliated with.  If the school emphasize more on the teaching, you will be evaluated more in terms of your teaching skills.  This is more the case in the primary and secondary level.  However, if you go to the tertiary level and especially teaching in graduate schools, then the emphasis will naturally be on research.  The school would lessen your teaching load and give you time for research.  Thus, the instructors/professors would naturally gravitate towards research.  Sometimes there is also a premium placed on research output.  Colleges and universities tend to have a "publish or perish" type culture.  But I think it is not a matter of personal choice but rather adapting to the prevailing culture and expectations of the academic community that you find yourself in.  So, those who tend to prefer teaching more than research would naturally find employment with the primary or secondary schools while those who tend to prefer research more would find themselves more suited to teaching at the tertiary or graduate school level.

The benefits of teaching-research are  important to give extra opportunities for students to benefit from the  research findings and literature and also the academics share their concern for research throughout their teaching, and the students assist with academic on research project.

Dear Renneboog 

It is really amazing to see the results of your experiments and apply them in teaching. Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Dear Dr.Noori 

Thank you so much for your enriching answers .

Liqaa 

 Dear Tom Chu 

Thank you so much for your answer. Sometimes it is not the style of the educational institution that one belongs to but it is simply a personal preference. 

Liqaa 

Dear Liqaa,

I am happy to share in your useful subject

Thanks a lot dear Dr. Noori. You are most welcome. 

Liqaa 

I am always a teacher first. It is the experiences of students that inspire my research interests. My research experiences are rooted in the fact that quality is elusive and as such learning and teaching must always be a work in progress.

I always prefer research over teaching. I think teaching is less motivated. Sometimes, People get bored with teaching however research discovers new spectrum in every phase of life.

Thank you so much dear Smith for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Good choice dear Saud Khan .

Thank you so much for your answer. 

Liqaa 

Both teaching and research assist teacher increase insight into teacher field, improve teacher communication skills, and illustrate on teacher capability to choose and manage content in a significant way. Since they need same skills, Teacher  will discover that development and improvement in one feeds back into development and improvement in the other.

Thank you so much Dr. Noori for your valuable answer. 

Liqaa 

Hi dear 

In both .

Good question. So, I think for me in both research and teaching.

Thank you dear Dr.Khansaa. 

Liqaa