Obstacles to Scientific Research among University Professors at Algerian Universities

Abstract

This study reveals the various obstacles and challenges faced by the research-professor at the Algerian university, in terms of pedagogical, professional, training, administrative, and social aspects. The study aimed at assessing the extent of each of these aspects in the life of the researcher-professor and their impact on the performance expected from them, both in terms of pedagogical and scientific-research output. To attain this, well-known methodological approaches were employed by structuring the research into a general introduction that included an introduction to the study and an explanation of the work plan, a theoretical section in which the theoretical cognitive background was included, and an applied section in which the descriptive approach tools were employed to collecting information and analyzing and interpreting the results. The study included a questionnaire through which information was gathered, a Proportion Test and a Chi-square test to respectively quantify and assess the findings. The results confirm the hypotheses suggested at the beginning of the study, with further details provided in the remainder of this Article.