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September 5, 2025Educational ChallengesOpen Access

Caught in the loop: Faculty narratives on challenges with institutional research committees

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FKFrida Mafuri KotsokoaneSSSolly Matshonisa Seeletse

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Overview

Narrative inquiry reveals inefficiencies in research committee workflows at HEIs, suggesting digitalization and enhanced communication.

Key Points

  • The study found critical inefficiencies affecting research committees, including delays and poor communication.
  • Semi-structured interviews with ten faculty members highlighted opaque processes and lack of researcher support.
  • Narrative inquiry methodology revealed significant workflow challenges and structural inefficiencies from 2021 to 2024.
  • Implementing digitalization and monitoring measures may improve committee efficiency and researcher experiences.

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Kotsokoane et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb3a2b2b87ece8dc954b3chttps://doi.org/10.34142/2709-7986.2025.30.2.05
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