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WSU SAMPLE All full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty All campuses Response rate: 57.6 % (N=603) At least 50 % response rate in all colleges except Vet School (46.8% response rate) Respondents tended to be slightly more junior (32% respondents untenured vs. 29%) and slightly more female (38% vs.35%) than population
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Racial and ethnic background American Indian or Native Alaskan Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander White (non-Hispanic) Black or African-American Hispanic or Latino Multiracial Other 1.3% 11.8% 81.7%.6% 3.0%.9%.7% International Faculty11.9% Female38.3% Gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered 3.5% Have children Pre-school or younger children at home School-age children at home Children in college Other dependents requiring care at home Have spouse or partner Spouse or partner employed full-time at WSU Spouse or partner employed part-time at WSU Spouse or partner employed full-time elsewhere Spouse or partner employed part-time elsewhere Spouse or partner not employed 72.4% 20.5% 30.5% 20.3% 13.9% 84.9% 24.0% 7.4% 19.1% 14.9% 19.5% WHO WE ARE: CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS
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MEASURES: SATISFACTION WITH NATURE OF WORK (All items 1-5, with high scores indicating higher satisfaction) Overall Number of hours you work Way you spend your time Quality of facilities Access to graduate students (RAs,TAs) Clerical services Computing services
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Teaching Level of courses Number of courses Degree of influence over courses Discretion over course content Number of students Quality of undergraduates Quality of graduate students
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Research Amount of time for research Amount of external funding you are expected to find Influence you have over research focus
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MEASURES: DEPARTMENTAL CLIMATE Value other faculty place on your work. Amount of professional interaction with tenured faculty/untenured faculty. Amount of personal interaction with tenured faculty/untenured faculty. Your sense of “fit.” Intellectual vitality of tenured/untenured faculty. Opportunities for participation in governance in department/institution. On the whole, institution is collegial.
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MEASURES: WORK-FAMILY Satisfaction with work-family balance Colleagues respectful of my efforts to balance Departmental colleagues supportive Institution supportive
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MEASURES: GLOBAL SATISFACTION All things considered, am satisfied with my department. All things considered, am satisfied with my institution. Would recommend department to pre- tenure faculty. If could do over, would choose to work at this institution.
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NATURE OF WORK
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CLIMATE, GLOBAL SATISFACTION, AND WORK-LIFE SATISFACTION
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WORK-LIFE SUPPORT
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NATURE OF WORK: STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS Men significantly higher than women in their satisfaction with…. The number of hours you work as a faculty member in an average week The way you spend your time as a faculty member The amount of access you have to graduate students (TAs and RAs) Clerical services The degree of influence you have over the courses you teach The discretion you have over the content of your courses The amount of time to conduct research
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White faculty significantly higher than faculty of color in their satisfaction with… The quality of facilities The amount of time to conduct research
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CLIMATE: STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS Men significantly higher than women in their satisfaction with…. The value faculty in your department place on your work How well you fit (e.g., your sense of belonging, your comfort level) in your department White faculty significantly higher than faculty of color in their satisfaction with… The intellectual vitality of pre-tenured faculty in your department
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AllWomenMen Faculty of Color Whites Travel funds 1 1 1 1 1 Paid /unpaid r esearch leave 2 2 3 3 2 Formal performance reviews 3 4 2 2 3 Written summary of reviews 4 5 4 4 5 Informal mentoring 5 3 7 6 4 Assistance with grants 6 6 6 9 6 Peer reviews of teaching 7 9 5 5 7 Tuition waivers 812 810 9 Paid /unpaid personal leave 9 71012 8 Partner accommodation1011 9 710 Modified duties111011 812 Formal mentoring12 813 11 Teaching assistance131412 1113 Childcare141314
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NATURE OF WORK BY RANK
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CLIMATE, GLOBAL SATISFACTION, WORK-LIFE SATISFACTION BY RANK
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NATURE OF WORK: OVERALL
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NATURE OF WORK: TEACHING
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NATURE OF WORK: RESEARCH
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NATURE OF WORK: COMPOSITES
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CLIMATE BY COLLEGE
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GLOBAL SATISFACTION
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SUMMING UP Departmental life is generally viewed positively by faculty. But faculty are less positive about elements of their work – particularly their overall working conditions and research. Views of institution are more negative than views of departments. Women are less satisfied with WSU as a place to work than men. Both genders believe that their departmental colleagues are supportive of their work-family needs, but that the institution could be doing more. Associate professors have more negative views of almost all aspects of work than either assistant or full professors. Are college-level variations in several areas.
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SMALL GROUP EXERCISE Based on what you heard today, what ideas from other COACHE institutions have the most merit and relevance to WSU? What does WSU’s data tell us about our particular areas of strength and weakness ? What changes do you see as most essential in terms of making WSU a better place for faculty to thrive and succeed? What are some barriers to change at WSU? How could these barriers be overcome?
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