HERI Faculty Survey

2004-2005

Selected IVCC ResultsOffice of Institutional Research

HERI

• Based in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles

• Sixth in a series of national faculty surveys

• Conducted every 3 yrs since 1989-1990

• 2004-2005 = 1st IVCC Faculty Participation

Higher Education Research Institute

• 421 Colleges & Universities participated

• “faculty member” = any full-time employee of an accredited college or university who spends at least part of his/her time teaching undergraduates

• Data reported separately for men & women faculty

2004-2005 HERI Faculty Survey

• Includes new items relating to remedial & developmental education, community service & spirituality

• 41 Public 2-Yr Colleges in the norm group; 2678 faculty

• 35% participation rate required to be counted in the norm group

• IVCC had 51/82 = 62% survey participation rate; 23 men & 28 women

Survey Focus

• Demographics

• How faculty members spend their time

• How they interact with their students

• Their preferred methods of teaching

• Their perceptions of institutional climate

• Their primary sources of stress and satisfaction.

Age of IVCC Faculty: Women v Men

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

<30 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+

Women Men

Age of Faculty: IVCC v Public 2YR

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

<30 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70+

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Children Under 18:by Gender and Institution

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

None One Two Three Four +

Women Men IVCC Public 2YR

Highest Degree Earned: IVCC v Public 2YR

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%

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Goals for Undergraduate Education(“Very Important” or “Essential”)

  IVCC Women Men   Public-2YR

Develop ability to think critically 98.0 96.4 100.0 98.5

Help master knowledge in a discipline 86.3 89.3 82.6 92.1

Prepare for employment after college 84.3 89.3 78.3 83.1

Promote ability to write effectively 74.5 78.6 69.6 82.8

Develop moral character 62.0 77.8 43.5 66.6

Goals for Undergraduate Education(“Very Important” or “Essential”)

  IVCC Women Men  Public-

2YR

Enhance students' self-understanding 58.0 70.4 43.5 66.3

Prepare students for responsible citizenship 56.0 63.0 47.8 66.2

Develop creative capacities 52.9 46.4 60.9 66.0

Enhance students' knowledge of and appreciation for other racial/ethnic groups

51.0 71.4 26.1 64.4

Instill a basic appreciation of the liberal arts 45.1 42.9 47.8 49.3

Goals for Undergraduate Education(“Very Important” or “Essential”)

  IVCC Women Men  Public-

2YR

Instill commitment to community service 41.2 57.1 21.7 44.1

Help students develop personal values 38.0 42.9 31.8 60.1

Prepare for graduate or advanced education 37.3 32.1 43.5 52.8

Provide for students' emotional development 37.3 50.0 21.7 47.3

Facilitate search for meaning/purpose in life 33.3 39.3 26.1 40.0

Enhance spiritual development 15.7 14.3 17.4   24.0

Underprepared Students

Faculty Views on Underprepared Students (percentages)  

Agree "somewhat" or "strongly" IVCC Women Men   Public 2-YR

Faculty feel that most students are well-prepared academically

24.0 32.1 13.6 21.5

Most of the students I teach lack the basic skills for college level work

52.0 53.6 50.0   65.4

Approaches to TeachingFaculty Approaches to Teaching and Evaluation (percentages)

Teaching/evaluation method used in "most" or "all" classes

IVCC Women Men   Public 2-YR

Class discussion 88.0 92.9 81.8 83.7

Extensive lecturing 60.0 50.0 72.7 54.7

Multiple choice mid-term and/or final exams 56.0 67.9 40.9 49.0

Reflective writing/journaling 36.0 50.0 18.2   19.6

Clock Hours per Week: Scheduled Teaching

31.1%

0.8%

11.9%

18.4%17.0%

2.2% 2.2% 2.2%

6.7%

13.3%

37.8%

4.0%

19.5%

26.4%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

None 1 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 13 to 16 17 to 20 21 to 34

Hours per Week

IVCC Public 2-Yr

Clock Hours per Week: Preparing to Teach

10.8%

25.5%

16.7%

2.1%

14.6%14.6%16.7%

22.9%

6.3%

9.1%

12.9%14.0%

23.7%

0.5%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

None 1 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 13 to16 17 to 20 21 to 34

Hours per Week

IVCC Public 2-YR

Clock Hours per Week:Committee Work + Meetings

8.5%

2.1%0.0%

12.8%8.5%

66.0%

0.2%1.0%3.0%

15.8%

12.8%

67.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

None 1 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 13 to 16 17 to 20

Hours per Week

IVCC Public 2-YR

Stress Factors: Women v Men

89.3

71.578.6 71.4

10.718.2

68.2

50.054.5

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Stress Factors: IVCC v Public 2YR

80.0

14.0

68.062.0

70.0 67.7

48.654.9

16.4

63.1

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Sources of Stress: Women v Men

53.6

78.6

27.3

85.7

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10.0

20.0

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Sources of Stress: IVCC v Public 2YR

42.0

81.6

37.1

74.2

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20.0

30.0

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IVCC PUBLIC 2yr

Personal Sources of Stress

43.7%

60.0%

71.4%

81.3%

26.0%

54.7%

60.6%

74.3%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%

Child Care

Physical Health

Personal Finances

Householdresponsibilities

Pub 2 yr

IVCC

Professional Sources of Stress

70.0%

41.3%

63.3%

63.6%

55.1%

78.0%

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%

Chng in workresponsibilities

Technology(keeping up)

Red Tape

Pub 2 yr

IVCC

“To a Great Extent”

67.9% 67.9%

21.4%

40.9%

71.4%

63.6%

50.0%54.5%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Enjoy your work Feel good aboutdirection your life is

headed

Achieve healthybalance betw/personal +

professional life

Feel work adds meaningto your life

Women Men

Job Aspects: “very satisfactory” or “satisfactory”

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Overall job satisfaction ProfessionalRelationships

Social relationships withother faculty

Salary, fringe benefits

Women Men IVCC Public-2YR

Faculty Relationship w/ Administration

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Relationship with administration "very satisfactory"or "satisfactory'

Faculty at odds w/ Administration

Women Men IVCC Public-2YR

Subtle Discriminatione.g. prejudice, racism, sexism

(Factors noted as a source of stress for you during the last 2 years)

22.9%

12.2%9.5%

14.3%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

Women Men IVCC Public-2YR

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Mentoring

75.0%

86.4%

58.0%

47.7%

64.3%

50.0%

80.0%

63.8%

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

100.0%

Dept does good job mentoring faculty agree

strongly or somewhat

Mentoring new faculty high/highest priority

Women Men IVCC Public 2YR

It’s the Teaching

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Teaching is PrincipleActivity

Being a Good Teacheris Personal Goal

My teaching is valued byfaculty in my dept

Faculty are rewarded forbeing good teachers

Women Men IVCC Public -2YR

Faculty Development

92.9

82.186.4

68.2

90.0

76.076.8

63.6

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

Participated in a faculty development program Adequate support for faculty development agree"strongly" or "somewhat"

Women Men IVCC Public 2YR

Priority Issues

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

Promote intellectualdevelopment of students

Develop sense ofcommunity among students

and faculty

Help students learn how tobring about change in

American society

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Courses Taught Past 2 Yrs:Women v Men

8.0

36.8

20.5 21.8

40.0

5.6

25.6

18.1

11.5

18.2

26.3

12.0

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

Women Men IVCC Public -2YR

Taught honors course Taught exclusively on internet Taught 1st year seminar

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