Part 1: Descriptive FindingsPart 1

Part 1: Descriptive Findings
Part 1 provides a statistical overview of factors that influence research
productivity at Assumption University (AU) in Thailand. The first section of part 1
reviews recent findings from research conducted by Assumption University
assessing its own performance in the following areas: gender balance, academic
degrees, academic titles, and numbers of publications. Section 2 looks at the most
recent studies of AU by the Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC) and
the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assurance (ONESQA).
Both institutions are mandated to assess and accredit institutions of higher education
in Thailand, including their faculty research. Finally, section 3 evaluates the résumés
of randomly selected members of the AU faculty. These individual cases give a
sense of realities beneath the surface of statistical findings.