Module D: Attitudes and Opinions

Job Satisfaction Issues

Q D-1. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with each of the following aspects of your instructional duties at your current institution?

Please indicate your level of satisfaction in your current position with:	Very Satisfied Somewhat Satisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Not Applicable
The authority you have to make decisions about content and methods in the courses you teach	Clear
The authority you have to make decisions about what courses you teach	Clear
The authority you have to make decisions about other (noninstructional) aspects of your job	Clear
Time available for working with students as an adviser, mentor, etc.	Clear
Time required for working with students as an adviser, mentor, etc.	Clear
Time available for class preparation	Clear
Quality of undergraduate students you have taught	Clear
Quality of graduate students you have taught	Clear

Q D-2. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following aspects of your job at this institution?

Please indicate your level of satisfaction in your current position with:	Very Satisfied Somewhat Satisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Not Applicable
Your workload	Clear
Your workload in relation to that of others in your academic community	Clear
Your colleagues, academic community	Clear
Your job security	Clear
Your opportunity for advancement in rank at this institution	Clear
Time available for keeping current in your field	Clear
The effectiveness of academic leadership at your institution (e.g., academic senate, faculty councils, etc.)	Clear
Spousal or partner benefits	Clear
Family support policies	Clear
Your involvement in the greater, nonacademic community	Clear
Your job, overall	Clear

Q D-3. If you were to leave your current position at this institution to accept another position inside or outside academia, how important would each of the following be in your decision?

Please indicate the importance you would give to the following considerations.	Not Important Somewhat Important Very Important Not Applicable
Salary level	Clear
Tenure-track or tenured position	Clear
Job security	Clear
Opportunities for advancement	Clear
Benefits	Clear
Less pressure to publish	Clear
Good research facilities and equipment	Clear
Good instructional facilities and equipment	Clear
Good job or job opportunities for my spouse or partner	Clear
Good geographic location	Clear
Good environment, schools for my children	Clear
Greater opportunity to teach	Clear
Greater opportunity to do research	Clear
Departmental environment	Clear
Social network within department	Clear
Level of professional authority	Clear
More racially and ethnically heterogeneous student body	Clear
More racially and ethnically heterogeneous faculty in my department	Clear
Balance in gender of faculty	Clear
Importance of my field of research to department	Clear
Availability of faculty mentor	Clear

Q D-4. Of the factors listed in Question Q D-3, select the item that would be most important in your decision to leave.

-- Select -- Salary level Tenure-track or tenured position Job security Opportunities for advancement Benefits Less pressure to publish Good research facilities and equipment Good instructional facilities and equipment Good job or job opportunities for my spouse or partner Good geographic location Good environment, schools for my children Greater opportunity to teach Greater opportunity to do research Departmental environment Social network within department Level of professional authority More racially and ethnically heterogeneous student body More racially and ethnically heterogeneous faculty in my department Balance in gender of faculty Importance of my field of research to department Availability of faculty mentor

Opinions

Q D-5. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.

From your experience over the past ten years…	Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Teaching effectiveness should be the primary criterion for promotion of faculty and instructional staff at this institution	Clear
Research and publications should be the primary criterion for promotion of faculty and instructional staff at this institution	Clear
At this institution, research is rewarded more than teaching	Clear
Posttenure review of faculty members will improve the quality of higher education	Clear
This institution should have/continue to have a tenure system	Clear
Female faculty members are equitably compensated at this institution	Clear
Female faculty members are treated fairly at this institution	Clear
Faculty who indentify as members of racial or ethnic minorities are treated fairly at this institution	Clear
If I had it to do over again, I would still choose an academic career	Clear

Q D-6. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.

From your experience over the past ten years…	Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
It has been fairly easy for faculty members to obtain external funding	Clear
It has become more difficult for assistant professors to earn tenure and promotion	Clear
Faculty work load has remained the same today as it was ten years ago	Clear
Faculty members at all ranks feel increased pressure to publish	Clear
The time required for committee work has increased	Clear
Support for faculty travel, scholarship, and professional development has increased	Clear
The quality of undergraduate education has declined	Clear
The atmosphere is more conducive to free expression of ideas	Clear
The quality of research has increased	Clear
Too many tenure-track lines have been lost or converted to non-tenure-track teaching positions	Clear
Full-time faculty members have been replaced by part-time faculty members	Clear
Time required for all forms of service has increased	Clear
Women and minorities perform the same amount of service as white and male faculty members	Clear
I am or have been mentored or supported by my female colleagues	Clear
I am or have been mentored or supported by my male colleagues	Clear
My work has been adversely affected by acts of violence on campus directed at racial, gender, or sexual minorities	Clear
My authority has been adversely affected by acts of violence on campus directed at racial, gender, or sexual minorities	Clear
My field is highly valued in my department	Clear
My time to do research is protected	Clear
Institutional policies and resources reflect support for all forms of family structures, including same-sex families, transgender families, interracial families, immigrant families, and multigenerational families	Clear

Q D-8. What are your core scholarly and intellectual interests now, whether expressed through writing and publication or teaching?

Q D-9. What professional activities are most vitalizing and energizing for you? Are there other activities that would be helpful in support of your current professional interests?