Transcript Using Surveys for Assessment

NC State
Faculty Well-Being Survey
College of Natural Resources:
Kudos and Concerns
Presented to CNR Executive Committee
September 26, 2008
Nancy Whelchel, Ph.D.
University Planning and Analysis
[email protected]
http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty/FWBS06.CNR.Sept26_08.ppt
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Overview
 Research design, methods, & response rates
 Reports available & how to interpret them
 CNR results
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Leadership
Feedback, rewards, & compensation
Workload & support
Department life
Interests & activities
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Research Design, Methods,
& Response Rates
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Survey Objectives
 Provide readily accessible, “centralized”
information
 Collect relevant & actionable data
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Survey Development
 Advisory committee
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UPA, Faculty Senate, FCTL, ODAAA, HR, OEO
 Feedback from
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EOs, VP, Deans, Faculty Senate, Legal Affairs,
IRB
 Pre-tests
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Tenure-track faculty, lecturers, department head
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Questionnaire
 Included 13 areas related to ‘well-being’
 @350 closed-end
 8 open-end
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Questionnaire Topics
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Image and vision
Leadership
Faculty-Administration relationships
Diversity/Multiculturalism
Working relationships
Faculty support & professional development (including
contracts/grants)
RPT
PTR
Pay & compensation
Campus infrastructure
Recreation/wellness
Work activities
Overall satisfaction
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Population
 On campus
 Tenure/non-tenure track faculty/lecturers
(including dept heads, music, PE, FYC, extension, clinical, research)
 FTE .75 AY04-05 & AY05-06
 Final population = 1,625
 No sampling
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Methods &
Response Rates
 Web-based
 Available Sept. 6 – Oct. 10, 2006 (29 days)
 69.7% overall response rate (1,132 of 1,625)
[+/- 0.9 margin of error]
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CNR response rate 78.2% (61 of 78) [HIGHEST RR]
[+/- 2.7 MOE]
 No significant differences in response rate
between subgroups
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Reports Available
& How to Interpret Them…
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Results & Reports
Available Online
(www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/survey/faculty)
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Executive summary (overall results)
Research methods
Annotated questionnaire
Tables by:
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Academic Profile (rank, tenure status, administrative experience)
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Demographic Profile (gender, race/ethnicity, citizenship, age, # years at
NC State)
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College
 Overall results
 Tenure-track faculty only
 Rank/tenure status, # yrs employed, gender, race/ethnicity
 Select presentations & topical reports
 Invitation for feedback
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Interpreting Results
Everything is relative!
Suggestions for what to look for:
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Do responses/ratings meet pre-defined goals?
 (e.g., % giving a positive rating)
How do responses/ratings for individual items compare to each
other?
What factors/characteristics are related to ratings?
How do responses/ratings from one group of respondents
compare to another?
(How have ratings changed over time?)
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Interpreting Results
for This Presentation…
 All respondents (including NTT)
 Relative to expectations
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“Positive” rating
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> 85% ‘excellent/good,’ ‘strongly agree/agree,’ ‘very
satisfied/satisfied
 “Negative” rating
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> 25% ‘fair/poor,’ ‘disagree/strongly disagree,’ ‘dissatisfied/ very
dissatisfied’
 Relative to other colleges
= Among top 3 colleges
= Among bottom 3 colleges
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Leadership
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Department Leadership
Kudos
Positive ratings for:
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Allowing faculty autonomy (91%)
Support for academic freedom (90%)
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Department Leadership
Concerns
Negative ratings for:
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Establishing clear priorities (47%)
Providing needed resources (41%)
Resolving internal conflict (34%)
Fairly allocating resources (32%)
Appreciating the role faculty contributions play in achieving the
mission of the department (30%)
Making equitable decisions (26%)
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College Leadership
Kudos
Positive ratings for:
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Supporting academic freedom (96%)
Allowing department autonomy (88%)
Promoting diversity within the college (88%)
Advocating for the college (85%)
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College Leadership
Concerns (& Kudos)
Negative ratings for:
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Establishing clear priorities for the college (49%)
Providing needed resources (43%)
Allocating resources fairly (42%)
Appreciating the role faculty contributions play in achieving the
mission of the college (37%)
Communicating with faculty (35%)
Resolving internal conflict (34%)
Making equitable decisions (28%)
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Faculty Input
Kudos
Positive ratings for being encouraged to provide
input on:
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Program assessment activities (97%)
Curricular issues (95%)
Department hiring/appointment decisions (92%)
Decisions about allocation of resources in department (70%)
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Faculty Input
Concerns (& Kudos)
Negative ratings for:
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College administration seeking faculty input in vision of college
(42%)
College administration incorporating faculty ideas in decision
making (42%)
College administration seeking input in administrative
appointments in CNR (27%)
Department administration seeking faculty input in vision of
department (25%)
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Professional Development
Kudos
Positive ratings for:
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Opportunities to participate in teaching workshops, etc. (95%
[33% ‘very satisfied’])
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Professional Development
Concerns (& Kudos)
Negative ratings for:
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Funding for scholarly/professional leaves (51%)
Opportunities for scholarly/professional leaves (40%)
Funding to participate in teaching workshops, etc. (36%)
Funding to present as scholarly/professional conferences (34%)
Leadership development opportunities (31%)
Opportunities for temporary teaching load reduction for
professional development (31%)
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Feedback, Rewards,
& Compensation
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Performance Review
Kudos and Concerns
Positive ratings for feedback being:
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Appropriately based on SME (92%)
Negative ratings for feedback being:
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Helpful to how well doing relative to peers (47%)
Given appropriate weight in merit raises (37%)
Helpful to professional development (28%)
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Rewards
Concerns
Negative ratings for department rewarding
excellent performance in:
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Extension and engagement (37%)
Service (35%)
Teaching/mentoring of students (31%)
Technological/managerial innovation (28%)
Negative ratings for university rewards for
innovation in:
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Teaching (40%)
Extension/engagement/economic development (40%)
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Compensation
Concerns (& Kudos)
Negative ratings for competitiveness of salary
relative to others:
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In discipline at comparable institutions (52%)
At NC State (55%)
In discipline in UNC system (48%)
In CNR (43%)
In department (32%)
Negative ratings for:
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Understanding how salaries are determined (52%)
Department linking salary to meritorious performance (35)
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Workload & Support
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Work-related Demands
Concerns
5: Completely
overwhelmed
9%
Almost half of
CNR faculty say
they are
overwhelmed
with work-related
demands
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39%
1: Managing
just fine
6%
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18%
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28%
82% of CNR faculty
said they would
change how they
spend their work
time
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Stress
Kudos (& Concerns)
Least likely to experience ‘a great deal’ of
stress from:
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Relationships with students (4%)
Committee work (7%)
Relationships with department faculty (7%)
Relationships with college administration (9%)
Self-assessment activities (10%)
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Stress
Concerns (& Kudos)
Most likely to experience ‘a great deal’ of stress
from:
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Workload (44%)
Work/life balance (39%)
Research/publication demands (32%)
Institutional procedures (32%)
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Support
for 6 Realms of Faculty Responsibility
Concerns (& Kudos)
Negative ratings for University providing
sufficient resources to support faculty
success with:
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Service (42%)
Discovery of knowledge (36%)
Technological/managerial innovation (36%)
Extension and engagement (37%)
Teaching/mentoring of students (32%)
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Teaching
Kudos (& Concerns)
Positive ratings for:
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Discretion over course content (98%)
Influence over which courses teach (86%)
Level of courses teach (86% [39% ‘very satisfied’])
Number of courses teach (86% [25% ‘very satisfied’])
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Students
Concerns
Negative ratings for ability of students:
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Undergraduate student ability (22% ‘C’ or lower)
Quality of undergraduate students (30%)
Experienced ‘a great deal’ of stress from:
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Working w/ under-prepared students (22%)
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Support (Staff)
Concerns
Negative ratings for:
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Department clerical/administrative support (51%)
Technical assistance (44%)
Support staff in college (35%)
Support for technology transfer (35%)
Support for assessment activities (33%)
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Contracts & Grants
Concerns (& Kudos)
Negative ratings for:
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PI control over indirect costs (70%)
Allocation of indirect costs to department (64%)
Allocation of indirect costs to individuals (61%)
Post-award support from university (35%)
Pre-award support from college (31%)
Post-award support from college (30%)
Pre-award support from university (28%)
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Campus Infrastructure
Concerns
Negative ratings for:
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Availability of parking (80%)
Cost of parking (77%)
Amount of green space (64%)
General aesthetics of campus (54%)
Dining options on campus (43%)
Infrastructure of buildings (41%)
Lab space (37%)
Building maintenance (37%)
Availability of up-to-date equipment (35%)
Classrooms (35%)
Availability of informal meeting space (33%)
Upkeep of campus grounds (28%)
Office space (26%)
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Department Life…
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Department Image
Kudos
Positive ratings for department’s national
reputation for:
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Extension and engagement (89%)
Undergraduate education (78% positive)
Graduate education (78% positive)
Contribution to economic development (68%)
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Faculty Ability & Achievements
Concerns (?)
Top grade* for:
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Own demonstrated professional ability (44%)
Demonstrated professional ability of faculty (43%)
Own professional achievements (39%)
Professional achievements of faculty (33%)
* % of respondents assigning a grade of “A”
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Collegiality
Kudos
Positive (or relatively high) ratings to:
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Collegiality/inclusiveness of faculty searches (93%)
Respectful dialogue between diverse perspectives (87%)
“Fit” in department (85%)
Relationship between faculty and department administration
(83%)
Unity/cohesion among faculty (73%)
Relationship between faculty and college administration (71%)
Relationship between faculty and university administration (67%)
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Collegiality
Kudos (& Concerns)
Give/receive help to/from other faculty in
department:
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Feedback on research (87%)
Understanding RPT processes/expectations (82%)
Department/college organization, requirements, policies (75%)
Advice on teaching (70%)
Issues related to work/life balance (46%)
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Collaboration
Kudos
Collaborate with::
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Other faculty in department (93% [77% ‘frequently’])
Non-faculty external to NC State (84% [50% ‘frequently’])
Faculty from other universities (82% [38% ‘frequently’])
Faculty in other NC State departments (79%)
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Diversity/Multiculturalism
Kudos
 Positive ratings for department’s efforts to recruit,
support, and retain students and faculty from
underrepresented groups
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Diversity/Multiculturalism
Kudos (and Concerns)
 Positive ratings for department providing a working
environment that is accepting and respectful of
differences in:
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Age, disability status, gender, military status, nationality/ethnic
origin, race and color, religion
Sexual orientation
 Positive ratings for department making everyone feel
welcome at social events, regardless of:
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Age, gender, military status, nationality/ethnic origin, religion
Disability status, race and color, sexual orientation
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Vision
Kudos and Concerns (?)
Optimism for future:
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Department will change for the better (66%)
University will change for the better (49%)
Department has a clear vision and is working towards it (29%)
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Interests & Activities…
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Globalism / Service
Kudos
Interest in / support for international or service
activities
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Research,extension projects outside the US (84%)
Advising international students (76%)
Leading/participating in international service projects (53%)
Leading/participating in Alternative Spring Break (37%)
Teaching in the NC State International Studies major (37%)
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Recreation/Wellness
Kudos
Positive ratings to:
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Facilities at Carmichael Gymnasium (91%)
Recreational space on campus (91%)
Availability of recreational activities on campus (89%)
Availability of cultural activities on campus (89%)
ARTS NC State programs (87%)
Organized Campus Recreation activities (85%)
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Recreation/Wellness
Kudos
More likely to use/participate in:
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Facilities at Carmichael Gymnasium (45% ‘at least once per
week’)
Recreational space on campus (15% ‘at least once per week’)
Organized Campus Recreation activities (30% ‘at least once per
year’)
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CNR
Faculty Well-Being
Questions?
Comments?
Discussion?
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