Educational researchers are increasingly expected to focus on their research productivity as per their professional performance. Such a trend may have influenced their professional identities and activities, especially in the Global South, where researchers have not been immersed in the new research culture and where their assumed primary role may…

This article portrays the levels of productivity in research and development (R&D) of schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs); identifies the highest producing SCDEs; and contrasts overall SCDE productivity in R&D with other generic classes of producers in education. (Author/AM)