POLICY BRIEF article

Front. Educ.

Sec. Higher Education

Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1576981

'Dress like the Global North and eat like the Global South': Why do faculty contributions to university research productivity matter?

Provisionally accepted
Arlyne C. MarasiganArlyne C. Marasigan1Bonjovi HajanBonjovi Hajan2Nilo Jayoma CastuloNilo Jayoma Castulo3*Riomar ObliopasRiomar Obliopas4Gerry DigoGerry Digo5Ombra A. ImamOmbra A. Imam6Jayson De VeraJayson De Vera1John Michael AquinoJohn Michael Aquino7Jovito C. Anito, Jr.Jovito C. Anito, Jr.8Ferginil ColicolFerginil Colicol2Ma. Laarni BuenaventuraMa. Laarni Buenaventura1Ishwar KoiralaIshwar Koirala9Saddam C. BazerSaddam C. Bazer10
  • 1Philippine Normal University, Manila, Philippines
  • 2Mindanao State University – Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography, Bongao, Philippines
  • 3Institute of International and Comparative Education, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
  • 4Eastern Samar State University, Borongan, Philippines
  • 5Sorsogon State College, Sorsogon, Philippines
  • 6Cotabato State University, Cotabato, Philippines
  • 7Laguna State Polytechnic University, Santa Cruz, Philippines
  • 8Jose Rizal Memorial State University, Dapitan, Philippines
  • 9University of New England, Armidale, Australia
  • 10University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

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Aligning with Global North standards demands strategic policy interventions to address human and financial constraints, ensuring international competitiveness and sustainability.• Top Philippine state-funded universities-University of the Philippines (UP), Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and Mindanao State University-lead in faculty numbers, with UP securing the highest research funding and producing over 1,000 Scopus-indexed publications (2020-2024), far exceeding others (<200 publications).• Survey of 58 Filipino faculty members reveals key research challenges: time constraints, financial limitations, excessive workloads, limited research exposure, coordination issues, lack of training, family commitments, poor writing skills, low motivation, insufficient guidance, and publication pressure.• Policy recommendations include strengthening research governance, bridging disparities to enhance global competitiveness, and recalibrating standards to ensure equitable, sustainable growth in higher education.

Keywords: global north and south, faculty member, Challenges, higher education, research productivity, EDCOM II, Philippines

Received: 14 Feb 2025; Accepted: 20 May 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Marasigan, Hajan, Castulo, Obliopas, Digo, Imam, De Vera, Aquino, Anito, Jr., Colicol, Buenaventura, Koirala and Bazer. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Nilo Jayoma Castulo, Institute of International and Comparative Education, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

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