zaf-roer4d-fpoi-2014-2015-v1 DataFirst 2020-04-11 Nesstar Publisher Version 4 Perceptions of OER in India 2014-2015 POERI 2014-2015 ind-roer4d-poeri-2014-2015-v1 Research on Open Educational Resources for Development (ROER4D) Nesstar Publisher International Development Research Centre DataFirst helpdesk Public Opinion Survey Research on Open Educational Resources for Development. Faculty Perceptions of OER in India. (ROER4D Sub-project 3) [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: ROER4D [producer], 2015. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/wz4y-rz39 v1: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution Version 1 of the dataset was deposited with DataFirst on 23 August 2016. open education research oer The study aims to map the current preconceptions and behavioural determinants that influence academics' engagement with Open Educational Resources (OER) in India. The key objectives of this research were to examine teachers' attitudes towards OER in selected Indian universities, establish teacher perspectives on OER use in order to establish the uptake of OER in India, identify barriers to the creation and use of OER in India, identify the factors motivating teachers' uptake of OER in India, analyse teachers' perceptions of quality of OER in India, and investigate relationships amongst teachers' attitudes, motivation, perceptions of quality and barriers to the use of OER. The project utilised a mixed methods approach consisting of a survey and unstructured interviews conducted with academics from four Indian universities. The resultant dataset includes a qualitative component (interview transcripts) and a quantitative component (survey data). India The interviews and survey were conducted at four institutions in India and are not representative of the country as a whole. The data covers selected universities in India and not the country as a whole. Individuals The study engaged academics in the four institutions in India involved in the study. Focus group and survey data Topics covered are teachers' attitudes towards OER, teachers' perceptions of quality of OER, and barriers to the use of OER amongst teachers in India. Face-to-face [f2f] The interviews were conducted with 27 instructors, and comprised between 49-55 questions. The survey component consisted of a survey created with an online tool and distributed via email and during workshop sessions. The survey gathered 117 usable responses. DataFirst Research on Open Educational Resources for Development. Perceptions of Open Educational Resources in India. (ROER4D Sub-project 3) [dataset]. Version 1. Cape Town: ROER4D [producer], 2015. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/wz4y-rz39 Public use files, available to all fpoi-2014-2015-v1.NSDstat 0 105 Nesstar 200801 Respondent code 0 0 Research site 0 0 Gender 0 0 1 Male 2 Female Age 0 0 1 < 25 Years 2 26-30 Years 3 31-35 Years 4 36-40 Years 5 41-45 Years 6 46-50 Years 7 51-55 Years 8 56-60 Years 9 60-65 Years Designation 0 0 1 Asst. Prof. 2 Associate Prof. 3 Professor 4 Other Discipline 0 0 1 Humanities and Arts 2 Social Sciences (including Education and Law) 3 Management and Commerce 4 Natural Sciences 5 Engineering and Technology 6 Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences 7 Medical and Health Sciences Highest educational qualification 0 0 0 Other 1 Master Degree 2 M.Phil. 3 Ph.D. Teaching experience 0 0 1 0-5 Years 2 6-15 Years 3 16-25 Years 4 26- 35 Years 5 More than 35 Years Nature of job 0 0 1 Face-to-face Teaching 2 Distance Education 3 Online Teaching/Facilitation 4 Blended/Hybrid (face-to-face and Distance/Online) 5 Work-based Training 6 Research 7 Management Common language 1 0 0 1 Assamese 2 Bengali 3 Bodo 4 Dogri 5 English 6 Gujarati 7 Hindi 8 Kannada 9 Kashmiri 10 Konkani 11 Maithili 12 Malayalam 13 Manipuri 14 Marathi 15 Nepali 16 Odia 17 Punjabi 18 Sanskrit 19 Santali 20 Sindhi 21 Tamil 22 Telugu 23 Urdu Common language 2 0 0 1 Assamese 2 Bengali 3 Bodo 4 Dogri 5 English 6 Gujarati 7 Hindi 8 Kannada 9 Kashmiri 10 Konkani 11 Maithili 12 Malayalam 13 Manipuri 14 Marathi 15 Nepali 16 Odia 17 Punjabi 18 Sanskrit 19 Santali 20 Sindhi 21 Tamil 22 Telugu 23 Urdu Common language 3 0 0 1 Assamese 2 Bengali 3 Bodo 4 Dogri 5 English 6 Gujarati 7 Hindi 8 Kannada 9 Kashmiri 10 Konkani 11 Maithili 12 Malayalam 13 Manipuri 14 Marathi 15 Nepali 16 Odia 17 Punjabi 18 Sanskrit 19 Santali 20 Sindhi 21 Tamil 22 Telugu 23 Urdu Institution 0 0 Status of institution 0 0 1 Public/Govt 2 Private Nature of institution 0 0 1 Face-to-Face Teaching 2 Distance Education 3 Dual Mode Teaching No of students 0 0 1 < 5,000 2 5,001-50,000 3 Above 50,001 Used OER previously 0 0 0 No 1 Yes Contributed OER previously 0 0 0 No 1 Yes Have knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights to understand OER 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing educational resources improves my professional respect 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree It gives pleasure if someone adopts/adapts my educational resources 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing helps me to get feedback 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing enhances my personal and organizational reputation 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing of educational resources increases my profile amongst peers 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER increases my network and sphere of influence 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree It is my responsibility to share all educational resources created by me 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER improves my chance of recognition at a global level 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing educational materials as OER will encourage others to do so well 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing enhances my confidence as I see myself in part of larger community 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree When others use my OER, it improves my sense of achievement 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER helps to disseminate my ideas 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER promotes collaboration and consortia 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I am efficient in ICT skilld to adopt and use OER 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I adopt OER for my teaching as they fullfil academic requirements of my students 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree My own competencies and knowledge towards OER help me to participate or adopt OE 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I believe that OER are good for people as it improves their learning. 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I try to contribute to OER to give back to society 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I like to be involved in peer production of OER 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Through OER, I can reach disadvantaged communities 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER will help developing countries increase access to education 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Sharing knowledge is a basic academic value 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER caters to innate desire to learn, improve and progress 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER gives me opportunities to learn new things 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER saves my time 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER is less expensive 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER provides access to best materials and teachers 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER increases my self-confidence 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Involvement in OER will give me recognition 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER improves professional image 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Receiving appropriate credit (such as API scores) will help me uptake OER 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I like receiving comments and feedbacks from experts and seniors on OER created 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER provides us opportunities for establishing new partnerships 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Technology associated with OER is easy 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I know about my Intellectual Property Rights under Creative Commons licenses 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER saves time of the teachers 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OERs brings down the cost of learning materials 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OERs are free resources available in open license 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I do not need permission to re-use OER 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I often use OER which fulfill the pedagogical need of teaching 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree If OERs are appropriate in their content I prefer to use them 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I prefer to use OER from trustworthy sources 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Open license of OER enables continuous quality improvement 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree I use trustworthy OER from reputed institutions 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Lack of peer review of OERs make them susceptible to poor quality 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OERs assist the developing countries to have quality materials 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Quality of OER is questionable 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree OER needs localization 0 0 1 Strongly Agree 2 Agree 3 Un-decided 4 Disagree 5 Strongly Disagree Lack of understanding of IP licenses, Copyrights and Creative Commons licenses 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier1 0 0 Lack of knowledge for using OER in my teaching and learning process 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier2 0 0 Lack of recognition and rewards system for developing OER 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier3 0 0 Lack of financial resources by institution to invest in OER 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier4 0 0 Lack of technological support to resolve my problems 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier5 0 0 In-ability to find existing OER on topics of my interest 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier6 0 0 Lack of confidence about the quality of my work 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier7 0 0 Incompatibility of OER to my university Learning Management System (LMS) 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier8 0 0 Difficulty to remix OER for specific users 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier9 0 0 Unavailability of OER in native language 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier10 0 0 Lack of ICT skills required to create OER 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier11 0 0 Lack of Institutional policy on OER 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier12 0 0 Non-user friendly OER platforms 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier13 0 0 Poor technical infrastructure 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier14 0 0 Difficulty in collaboration 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier15 0 0 Inadequate bandwidth 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier16 0 0 Current workload 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier17 0 0 Lack of time 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier18 0 0 Any other 0 0 0 Not selected 1 Selected Rank of barrier19 0 0