Faculty Survey. Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA

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1 Faculty Survey Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA

2 Who responded? 34% overall response rate 53% of all faculty 16% of all adjuncts

3 How representative of FAU s faculty population is the sample? Sample Population Male 58% 61% Female 41% 39% White 86% 81% Black 4% 5% Hispanic 3% 4% Asian 6% 9% Professor 39% 41% Assoc Prof 3 29% Asst Prof 31% 3 FACULTY Sample Population Tenured? Yes 56% 59% No 4 41% College AL & LA 3 27% BA 13% 16% ED 18% 17% EG 7% 13% NU 4% 2% SC 14% 17% UP 5% 7%

4 How representative of FAU s faculty population is the sample? Sample Population Male 53% 48% Female 46% 52% White 87% Black 2% Hispanic 7% Asian 2% ADJUNCTS Sample Population College AL & LA 36% 33% BA 15% 14% ED 22% 34% EG 1% 1% NU 3% 5% SC 7% 6% UP 3% 6% Unknown 11%

5 Faculty Activities: What do Faculty do?

6 During the past two years, have you engaged in any of the following activities? Taught course exclusively on internet 2% Taught women's studies course Taught honors course Taught ethnic studies course 11% 14% 14% F Taught a service-learning course 15% Team-taught a course Placed/collected assignment on internet Taught interdisciplinary course Attended teaching enhancement workshop 24% 27% 3 33% Used funds for research 4 M Worked w/students on research projects 71% M F = Female faculty more likely to engage in this activity M = Male faculty more likely to engage in this activity

7 Do your interests lie primarily in teaching or research? Heavily research Toward research Toward teaching 8% 32% 36% Heavily teaching 23% 2 3 4

8 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Scheduled teaching 45% 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 4 36% 37% 35% 18% 17% 3% 3% 4% 4% 2% 1% None or more Faculty Adjuncts

9 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Scheduled teaching by rank 5 45% 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 45% 4 37% 38% 34% 28% 27% 13% 8% 3% 5% 4% 6% 4% 4% 2% 2% 3% None or more Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

10 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Preparing for teaching 4 37% 35% 3 33% 31% 29% 25% 2 15% 5% 17% 13% 11% 9% 7% 6% 2% 2% 3% 1% None or more Faculty Adjuncts

11 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Preparing for teaching by rank 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 37% 34% 29% 3 25% 2 19% 15% 13% 11% 11% 8% 7% 8% 8% 5% 3% 3% 3% None or more Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

12 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Advising/counseling students % 65% % 17% 11% 9% 4% 5% 2% 2% 2% None or more Faculty Adjuncts

13 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Advising/counseling students by rank % 6 56% % 26% 24% 12% 6% 7% 8% 4% 3% 3% 1% 1% 3% 1% None or more Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

14 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Committee work/meetings % 59% % 24% 6% 7% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% None or more Faculty Adjuncts

15 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Committee work/meetings by rank % 53% 71% % 26% 13% 7% 9% 9% 6% 5% 3% 4% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% None or more Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

16 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Research & scholarly writing 5 45% 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 45% 29% 27% 22% 14% 9% 7% 7% 7% 7% 4% 5% 1% 2% 2% 1% None Faculty Adjuncts

17 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Research & scholarly writing by rank 35% 32% % 2 15% 5% 8% 6% 5% 2 19% 24% 23% 15% 14% 14% 6% 14% 11% 14% 6% 6% 6% 19% None Over 20 Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

18 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Community/public service 6 53% % 46% 42% 3 2 6% 6% 6% 3% 3% 1% None Over 12 Faculty Adjuncts

19 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? 8 Community/public service by rank 7 67% % 39% 49% 47% 3 27% 2 8% 8% 5% 7% 5% 2% 1% 1% 1% None or more Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

20 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Outside consulting/freelance % 62% % 14% 14% 9% 6% 3% 1% None Over 12 Faculty Adjuncts

21 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Outside consulting/freelance by rank % 56% % 23% 11% 6% 5% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% None or more Professor Associate Prof Assistant Prof

22 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Research & scholarly writing 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 3 27% 26% 21% 15% 15% 11% 9% 9% 6% 7% 5% 5% 3% 1% 2% 1% None Male Female

23 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Household/child care duties 3 25% 24% 24% 23% 2 15% 5% 19% 15% 16% 15% 14% 9% 9% 4% 4% 5% 5% 3% 1% None Male Female

24 How many of the following have you published? Articles in academic or professional journals 3 27% 25% 2 15% 14% 11% 19% 12% 24% 16% 18% 21% 14% 8% 7% 8% 5% None % Male Female

25 How many of the following have you published? Chapters in edited volumes 45% 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 4 38% 35% 2 16% 14% 13% 9% 5% 1% 1% None or more Male Female

26 How many of the following have you published? Books, manuals, or monographs % % 37% 34% 3 2 5% 3% 3% None Over 10 Male Female

27 How many of your professional writings have been published or accepted for publication in the last two years? 35% 3 27% 31% 27% 26% 25% 2 23% 2 22% 15% 14% 9% 5% None Over 10 1% Male Female

28 How much of your publishing or other scholarly work is conducted: By you alone 4 35% 3 25% 32% 32% 25% 34% 3 31% 2 15% 5% 6% 11% None Some Most All Male Female

29 How much of your publishing or other scholarly work is conducted: With one other person % 49% % 23% 24% 21% 3% 7% None Some Most All Male Female

30 How much of your publishing or other scholarly work is conducted: With two or more people % 4 35% % None Some Most All Male Female

31 In how many of the undergraduate courses that you teach do you use each of the following? Evaluation methods None Some Most All Term/research papers 24% 35% 18% 23% Competency-based grading 34% 21% 18% 27% Student presentations F 25% 36% 18% 22% Essay mid-term/finals 3 29% 2 22% Multiple choice mid-terms/finals 4 24% 17% 19% Short-answer mid-terms/finals 38% 34% 14% 14% Quizzes 46% 3 15% Grading on a curve M 57% 23% 7% 13% Weekly essay assignments % Student evaluations of each others' work F 62% 24% 8% 7% F = female faculty more likely to use method M = male faculty more likely to use method

32 Evaluation methods - Student presentations by College Males % 42% 31% 28% 24% 24% 18% 15% 17% 8% None Some Most All AL & LA ED SC Females % 47% 43% 29% 27% 21% 21% 24% 24% 9% 9% None Some Most All AL & LA ED SC

33 In how many of the undergraduate courses that you teach do you use each of the following? Instructional techniques/methods None Some Most All Class discussions F A 4% 23% 21% 52% Extensive lecturing M 16% 32% 3 22% Independent projects 19% 4 21% 2 Cooperative learning F A 3 37% 16% 17% Group projects 39% 36% 12% 12% Experiential learning/field studies F 5 27% 11% 12% Readings on racial/ethnic issues F 53% 26% 9% 13% Computer/machine-aided instruction 52% 3 9% 9% Readings on women/gender issues F 54% 29% 7% Recitals/demonstrations 57% 23% Student-developed activities F A 57% 29% 6% 8% Student-selected topics F A 54% 35% 9% 3% Multiple drafts of written work 55% 35% 5% 5% Teaching assistants M R 74% 21% 2% 3% F = female faculty more likely to use M = male faculty more likely to use A = adjuncts more likely to use R = regular faculty more likely to use

34 During the past year, how often did you 1-2 time Once 2-3 times Never a month a week a week Daily Write memos/letters 5% 3% 4% 15% 73% Communicate via 6% 4% 3% 12% 75% Conduct scholarly research 14% 9% 9% 18% 5 Work from home 13% 11% 12% 3 35% Conduct research on internet 18% 2 15% 26% 21% Create presentations 2 24% 15% 16% 25% Conduct data analysis M 35% 19% 9% 12% 26% Use on-line discussions groups 66% 16% 6% 6% 6% M = male faculty report more frequent use

35 Attitudes & Opinions: What do Faculty think?

36 Indicate the importance to you of each of the following: Education goals for undergraduate students: Not Somewhat Very important important important Essential Develop ability to think clearly 2% 9% 89% Prepare for employment F 3% 22% 44% 32% Enhance knowledge of race/ethnic groups 11% 26% 31% 33% Enhance self-understanding F 9% 28% 38% 25% Prepare for responsible citizenship F 9% 32% 34% 25% Develop moral character F 35% 3 25% Help develop personal values 36% 35% 2 Prepare for graduate education 4% 35% 47% 15% Enhance out-of-class experience F 21% 37% 28% 14% Instill commitment to community service 2 38% 31% 12% Provide for emotional development 19% 5 21% 11% Teach classics of western civilization 33% 35% 25% 8% Prepare for family living F 49% 38% 9% 4% F = more important to female faculty

37 Enhance Self-understanding: Percent reporting Very Important & Essential by College % 86% 72% 7 57% 5 33% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

38 Prepare for Employment: Percent reporting Very Important & Essential by College % 93% 81% 85% 66% 71% 6 AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

39 Education goals for undergraduate students Enhance knowledge of race & ethnic groups 6 55% % 26% 22% 33% 29% 12% 4% Not important Somewhat important Very important Essential Minority Non-minority

40 How important do you believe each priority listed below is at your college or university? Enhance institution's national image Promote intellectual development Increase/maintain institutional prestige Highest Create multicultural environment Recruit more minority students Hire more minority faculty/administrators Hire more women faculty/administrators Hire faculty "stars" Develop leadership ability in students Help students understand values Develop community among students/faculty Facilitate community service involvement Teach students how to change society Lowest

41 How important do you believe recruiting of minority students is to your university? 45% 4 38% 37% 41% 35% 3 28% 25% 2 15% 15% 19% 13% 5% Low Medium High Highest Minority Non-minority

42 How important do you believe creating a multicultural environment is to your university? 4 35% 36% 33% 32% 38% 3 25% 2 23% 19% 15% 5% 9% 11% Low Medium High Highest Minority Non-minority

43 How important do you believe hiring minority faculty/administrators is to your university? 45% 4 41% 36% 35% 3 25% 26% 28% 24% 22% 2 15% 13% 11% 5% Low Medium High Highest Minority Non-minority

44 How important do you believe hiring more women faculty/administrators is to your university? 5 45% 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 45% 4 32% 26% 2 15% 11% 12% Low Medium High Highest Male Female

45 Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following: Faculty of color treated f airly Women faculty treated fairly Gay/lesbian faulty treated f airly My research valued by faculty in my department Faculty interested in students' academic problems Faculty committed to w elfare of institution Strongly agree Faculty interested in students' problems 2.58 Student Af fairs staff supported by f aculty 2.52 F Courses include f eminist perspective 2.34 People don't respect each other 2.33 Courses involve community service 1.97 Students committed to community service 1.84 Students w ell prepared academically 1.75 A lot of racial conflict here 1.32 F = stronger agreement by female faculty Strongly disagree

46 Women faculty are treated fairly % 2 15% 2% 8% 8% Disagree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Male Female

47 A lot of racial conflict here 8 76% % 3 2 Disagree Strongly 21% Disagree Somewhat 9% 3% Agree Somewhat 1% Agree Strongly Minority Non-Minority

48 Faculty of color are treated fairly 6 53% % 43% % 21% 9% 2% 9% Disagree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Minority Non-Minority

49 How important are each of the following in your decision to pursue and academic career? Percent responding Very important Intellectual challenge Intellectual freedom Freedom to pursue interests Autonomy Opportunities for teaching Flexible schedule 9 86% 82% 75% 69% 69% Opportunities for research 58% Opportunity to influence social change 35% F Occupational prestige/status F = more important for female faculty 25% %

50 Source of stress Time pressures Lack of personal time Institutional procedures & "red tape" F F Extensive Household responsibilities 1.89 Indicate the extent to which each of the following has been a source of stress for you during the last two years Personal finances Research/publishing demands Keeping up w ith information technology Teaching load Review /promotion process Colleagues Students My physical health Committee w ork Faculty meetings Care of elderly parent Child care F F F F F F F F Subtle discrimination 1.37 Children's problems Marital friction F Illness/death of spouse 1.11 F = more stressful for female faculty Not at all

51 Indicate the extent to which each of the following has been a source of stress for you during the last two years Percent reporting extensive stress Lack of personal time 2 42% Time pressures 24% 51% Research/publishing demands 18% 27% Subtle discrimination 4% 13% Review/promotion process 12% 24% Household responsibilities 16% 27% Male Female

52 Please indicate your agreement with each of the following statements: Percent who agree A racially/ethnically diverse student body enhances the educational experience of students Student use of computers enhances their learning 88% 94% F Colleges should encourage students to be involved in community service activities 8 F Colleges should be actively involved in solving social problems 68% F Tenure is essential to attract the best minds to academe Western civilization should be foundation of undergrad curriculum Community service should be given weight in college admissions decisions 57% 62% 61% M Tenure is an outmoded concept Promoting diversity leads to the admission of too many underprepared students Chief benefit of a college education is that is increases one's earning power 31% 29% 34% F M College officials can ban persons with extreme views from speaking on campus 21% F = female faculty more likely to agree M = male faculty more likely to agree

53 Please indicate your agreement with each of the following statements Tenure is an outmoded concept 5 45% % 23% 2 18% 29% 3 19% 14% 13% 7% Disagree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Tenured On-track Adjunct

54 Please indicate your agreement with each of the following statements 7 6 Tenure attracts the best minds to academe 61% % 28% 38% % 16% 17% 35% 13% 5% Disagree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Tenured On-track Adjunct

55 How would you characterize your political views? Far left 7% Conservative 13% Liberal 43% Middle of the road 37% No significant gender or age differences

56 Job Satisfaction: How do Faculty feel?

57 If you were to begin your career again, would you still want to be a college professor? 5 47% 45% 42% 4 35% 3 32% 29% 25% 2 15% 13% 13% 13% 5% 3% 3% 6% Definitely no Probably no Not sure Probably yes Definitely yes Faculty Adjunct Female faculty more likely to want college career No gender difference among adjuncts

58 How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your job? Autonomy and independence Opportunity to develop new ideas Working conditions Overall job satisfaction Professional relations with faculty Competency of colleagues Job security Teaching load Social relations with faculty Relationships with administration F Opportunity for scholarly pursuits Salary and fringe benefits Quality of students M Visibility for jobs at other institutions 2.73 Y F = female faculty more satisfied M = male faculty more satisfied Y = younger faculty more satisfied = not satisfied 5 = very satisfied

59 How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your job? 6 Quality of Students Not Satisfied Marginally Satisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC UP

60 Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following (Ranked faculty only) Being a good teacher 3.62 Being a good colleague Developing a meaningful philosophy of life Becoming an authority in my field Raising a family Helping others who are in difficulty Helping to promote racial understanding Obtaining recognition from my colleagues Integrating spirituality into my life Being very well-off financially Becoming involved in environmental cleanup Influencing social values 2.22 F Influencing political structure F = more important to female faculty = not important 4 =essential

61 Percent of ranked faculty reporting these activities Served as a paid consultant in last 2 years 39% 48% Considered leaving academe in last 2 years 3 36% Received at least one firm job offer in last 2 years 27% 5 Plan on w orking beyond age 70 42% 53% Sexually harassed at this institution 1% Male Female

62 Institutional Items Strongly Disagree Agree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Somewhat Agree Willing to work on projects to improve 2% 4% 37% 57% my department and college I use my student evaluations to improve 3% 37% 51% my teaching I would like to be involved in planning for 6% 14% 44% 36% the future of this university My colleagues are willing to work on 5% 14% 49% 32% projects to improve their departments or colleges FAU should require all new freshmen 19% 18% 33% 3 to take a one-credit "College Success" course Willing to teach a "College Success" 4 16% 23% 22% course F Faculty have a major responsibility to 26% 43% 22% retain students F = female faculty more likely to agree

63 Institutional Items (cont) Strongly Disagree Agree Strongly Disagree Somewhat Somewhat Agree Interested in developing courses on the 36% 16% 27% 21% Internet for distance learning The students I teach are satisfied with 4% 16% 61% 19% their education at FAU Most committees are a waste of time 38% 35% 17% My colleagues generally are not interested 21% 37% 3 12% in planning for the future of this university Faculty who are involved in university gov- 12% 34% 47% 7% ernance are respected by their colleagues Faculty are rewarded when they work to 27% 36% 31% 6% improve this University

64 Interested in developing courses on the Internet for distance learning % 69% 59% 48% 5 45% 34% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

65 Faculty are rewarded when they work to improve this University % 53% 43% 46% 43% 3 29% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

66 Most committees are a waste of time % 59% 47% 47% 42% 29% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

67 Faculty involved in university governance are respected by their colleagues % 75% 65% 5 45% 46% 48% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

68 My colleagues are not interested in planning for the future of this university % 51% 46% 38% 32% 31% 25% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

69 Would like to be involved in planning for the future of this university % 8 79% 82% 8 67% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

70 My colleagues are willing to work to improve their department or college % 86% 78% 79% 82% 72% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

71 I am willing to work to improve my department or college % 10 93% 92% 98% 83% AU AL & LA BA ED EG NU SC

72 Comparison with National data

73 Do your interests lie primarily in teaching or research? 5 45% 4 35% 3 25% 2 15% 5% 45% 41% 39% 31% 22% 12% 2% Heavily in teaching Toward teaching Toward research Heavily in research FAU Public 4-year Ranked, full-time faculty only

74 During the past two years, have you engaged in any of the following activities? 9 82% 8 73% % 7% 34% 28% 26% 16% 35% Taught women's studies course Team-taught Taught a service-learning course Worked w/students on research project Attended a teaching enhancement workshop FAU Public 4-year

75 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? 6 Scheduled teaching 5 49% 4 35% 37% 3 23% 2 17% 15% 4% 3% FAU Public 4-year

76 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? Preparing for teaching 35% 32% 3 25% 21% 28% 26% 2 15% 11% 8% 13% 16% 16% 9% 5% % FAU Public 4-year

77 During the present term, how many hours per week on the average do you spend on each of the following activities? 4 35% 37% Research & scholarly writing 3 25% 2 15% 5% 28% 22% 21% 15% 12% 9% 6% 4% 7% FAU Public 4-year

78 How many of the following have you published? Articles in academic or professional journals 3 25% 2 15% 14% 19% 16% 25% 21% 17% 21% 15% 9% 9% 5% 3% FAU Public 4-year

79 In how many of the undergraduate courses that you teach do you use each of the following? 45% Teaching methods 4 35% 3 25% 25% 37% 39% 34% 3 37% 22% 24% 2 15% 11% 17% 5% Quizzes Term/research papers Cooperative learning Group projects Multiple drafts of written work FAU Public 4-year Percent who use these methods in all or most classes.

80 Indicate the importance to you of each of the following: Education Goals for Undergraduate Students FAU Public 4-year Provide for students emotional development: 27% 35% Instill in students a commitment to community service: Male 29% 3 Female 59% 48%

81 How important do you believe each priority listed below is at your college or university? Enhance institutions national image 57% 79% Hire faculty "stars" 17% 46% Increase/maintain institutional prestige 64% 75% Help students understand values 35% 45% Promote intellectual development of students FAU Public 4-year

82 Indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following: Percent who agree Public FAU 4-year Faculty interested in students personal 59% 74% problems Students well-prepared academically 11% 22% Faculty committed to welfare of institution 68% 82% Gay/lesbian faculty are treated fairly Male 9 75% Female 77% 67%

83 Indicate the extent to which each of the following has been a source of stress for you during the last two years Extensive or somewhat stressful: Committee work % 59% 6 68% FAU Public 4-year Male Female

84 Indicate the extent to which each of the following has been a source of stress for you during the last two years Extensive or somewhat stressful: Students % 56% 62% % 3 2 FAU Public 4-year Male Female

85 Indicate the extent to which each of the following has been a source of stress for you during the last two years Extensive or somewhat stressful: Keeping up with information technology FAU 72% 74% 65% Public 4-year Male Female

86 Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following Percent reporting very important or essential FAU Public 4-year Becoming an authority in my field Male 59% 5 Female 7 51% Influencing political structure 24% 14% Obtaining recognition from colleagues 56% 42%

87 General activities Public FAU 4-year Plan to work beyond age 70 Male 53% 31% Female 43% 29% Received at least one firm job offer in past two years Male 27% 24% Female 51% 32%

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