Article Implementing research

in professional higher education: Factors that influence lecturers’ perceptions Didi ME Griffioen and Uulkje de Jong Higher professional education in Europe has changed from teaching-only institutes to hybrids of teaching and research. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that influence the judge-ments of lecturers about new organisational goals and perceptions of their new research-related competencies. Lecturers ’ judgements of new organisational goals and self-efficacy related to newly expected competencies were modelled in a bio-ecological model. Findings show that lecturers’ perceptions of self-efficacy can be influenced by an open organisational culture, while lecturers’ judgements of new organisational goals can be influenced by decision-making systems. The profes-sional development of lecturers through formal education and participation in research influences both self-efficacy and judgements. Hence, direct executive managers have three steering mechan-isms by which they can influence lecturers ’ perceptions during the implementation of new organi