Analysis of Government-Funded Research in Indonesia from 2014-2018: Implications for Research Trends in Science Education

F. Faisal; G. M. Gi; S. N. Martin

doi:10.15294/jpii.v9i2.23174

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F. Faisal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6890-563X

Jurusan Biologi, Universitas Negeri Makassar. Biology Education Department, Seoul National University
Indonesia

Faisal works as a lecturer in the Biology Education Department at the State University of Makassar (Universitas Negeri Makassar) in Indonesia. Currently, He is a doctoral candidate in the Biology Education Department at the Seoul National University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. His research focuses on developing effective teaching strategies in science. He is particularly interested in designing a socio-scientific issue (SSI)-based instructional program for pre-service science teachers to be used in Indonesian teacher education programs.

G. M. Gi
Exhibition Management Division, Gwacheon National Science Museum, Korea
Korea, Republic of

Gyeong Mi GI holds a Masterâ€™s degree in Informal Science Education from the Department of Earth Science Education at Seoul National University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. She works as a science communicator in the Exhibition Management Division of Gwacheon National Science Museum in Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. Her research focuses on identifying research trends or challenges in informal science education to realize science for all including special education needs (SEN), culturally and linguistically diverse people and senior citizens.

S. N. Martin
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5124-6436

Earth Science Education Department, Seoul National University
Korea, Republic of

Sonya N Martin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth Science Education at Seoul National University in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Sonya holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from Bryn Mawr College, and masterâ€™s degrees in Elementary Education and in Chemistry Education from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. She also holds a doctoral degree in Science Education from Curtin University in Australia. Her research focuses on identifying science teacher practices that promote learning for students with special education needs (SEN) and for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

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Analysis of Government-Funded Research in Indonesia from 2014-2018: Implications for Research Trends in Science Education

F. Faisal, G. M. Gi, S. N. Martin

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Government funding has the potential to increase research on particular topics that represent an integral focus of governmental policy. The reason is that researchers who seek funding from government sources need to target specific calls for research on topics that the government has identified as necessary for society. Analysis of funding trends can raise awareness about what topics are receiving adequate attention and can demonstrate how funding schemes may serve to limit (intentionally and unintentionally) researchersâ€™ authority to design and manage projects and disseminate findings that are not financially supported by government funding agencies. In this study, we used a content analysis approach to analyze all projects awarded to the top five public teacher education institutions (TEIs) in Indonesia from 2014-2018. From the research project list from the five TEIs, we identified 225 science education projects for the sample of analysis. We extracted all keywords (nouns and adjectives) from the research project titles and grouped all extracted keywords into four categories: research topic, research subject or context, research product and outcomes, and content target. From the analysis, we offer some educational context for why scientific literacy and character and values education have emerged as such prominent topics in Indonesia, and we highlight the importance of greater involvement of teachers in research projects, the significance of research outcomes for improving science teaching and learning in schools, and the need to promote research on pedagogical coursework.

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Indonesian science education, governmental research funding, teacher education institutions

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