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It is obvious that the scientific research is one of the significant activities .The university staff me-mbers are concerned with this activity ; hence , the present study tackles this issue shedding light on research activities at the univ-ersity level, the obstacles that the university professors face as they conduct researches and the sugg-estions for develop-ping research. The study depends heavily on professors' viewpoints. It, theref-ore, commences with seeking an-swers to the following queries: What are the motivations that stand behind the research active- ities amongst Garyounis University staff members ? Do these motivation differ according to the difference in specialization , and academic rank of professors ? What are the obstacles that the Professors face in conducting their researches . Do these obstacles differ acco-rding to the professors' sex, spec-ialization, qualification, academic rank, and their experience? What are the suggestions that help in developing the professors, research activities ? To answer the afore-mentioned queries, the study moved on to the following procedures: 1. 683 professors were chosen during the academic year (2004- 2005). 153 subjects were further selected from different faculties according the number of teaching staff numbers in each faculty . 2. A questionnaire was prepared to collect data. 3. The data analysis was achieved using means, standard deviation , Man- Whitney, and Kraskal - Wallis tests .
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