Cross-sectional analysis reveals advanced qualifications and experience interact to enhance lecturer competency, highlighting the role of institutional support.
Key Points
Lecturer competency significantly improves with advanced qualifications and experience, promoting higher educational standards.
Higher competency scores associate with doctorate holders, suggesting education enhances teaching effectiveness over time.
Cross-sectional survey employing mixed-effects modeling, with data from 626 nursing educators across 32 institutions in Indonesia.
Implications highlight a need for policy reforms to prioritize doctoral education and experienced faculty retention strategies.