The Maejo University’s Research Responding to Strategic Development Plan at the Institutional and National Levels

Abstract

The production of research in Maejo University (MJU) towards the development plan in various levels is significantly affecting development at the institutional and national levels. Therefore, the quantitative basic data of MJU’s research responding to strategic plan at the institutional and national levels is needed. Information or research produced during the year 2008-2017 were collected in various dimensions from research database from 3 campuses of MJU: Chiang Mai, Phrae, and Chumphon. The data were analyzed and synthesized in 3 main points: 1) basic data analysis of MJU’s research for classification into 3 sub-issues as followed: study area, utilization, and integration with research and academic services and an obtained data were analyzed by descriptive statistics; 2) the synthesis of body of knowledge by conclusion from the abstract and create database by EndNote program and 3) an analysis of MJU’s researches responded to strategic issue of 3 strategic plans namely: National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP), National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDP), and MJU Strategic Development Plan (MJUSDP). The data collection of researcher’s opinions on research production was also done. A set of questions was employed with focus group discussion and in-depth interview techniques via google meet program. The 20 scientific, agriculture, and humanity and social science researchers were selected by multi-stage random sampling. An obtained data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, data classification, and rational and semantic content analysis. The results shown that there were 681 research work done at MJU in the last ten years, 590 of which were from Chiang Mai campus, another 43 from Phrae campus, and 48 from Chumphon campus. Research in agriculture were found most often at 268 counts. Five hundred and eighty research works were being utilized by the public. Only 1 research found to be corresponded with NSDP and NSEDP Issue 12. In terms of the research responding to NSEDP Issue 10, there were 114 researches found to be most related to strategic issue 4, while 124 researches were related to strategic issue 3 of NSEDP Issue 11. In addition, 118 researches were found to be associated to MJUSDP Stage 10, especially in terms of “research excellency and innovation”. Moreover, there were found 164 researches corresponded with 15 years MJUSDP regarding “Organic University”.