I know of no such data, but the relationship can only hold if the increased research comes with a reduced teaching load: there are only so many hours in the day, and if you're spending it on research, you're not spending it on your classes.
m ------ "There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -- Margaret Wheatley -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 2:44 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Is there evidence that being a researcher makes you a better teacher? Sorry for cross-posting. Our small-to-middle sized university has been going through an identity crisis the past decade, wanting to be a bigger university. As a result, there has been a push to increase the focus on research productivity--and although NO ONE would ever say it out loud, it means reduce the focus on teaching. After all, most people can't manage grant writing, research productivity, and publications while teaching 3 courses per semester with no TAs and an expectation sold to parents of extensive faculty student interactions. So, one of the arguments I hear made all the time is that doing research makes teachers teach better. And when I ask for data, all I get is personal anecdotes, and rolled eyes. So, does anyone here know of any research that indicates that there is a positive relationship between "doing research" (read that as having publications) and better teaching? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang= english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
