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2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey
Section D: Faculty-Administration Relationships

Tables of Results
by Academic Profile


The following tables provide results to questions in Section D: Faculty-Administration Relationships, broken down by administrative experience, rank, and tenure status. Statistically significant differences (p>.05) between groups (e.g., between tenure-track and non-tenure-track) are noted with an asterisk (*). For exact question wording for this section, click here.

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Table of Contents | Annotated Questionnaire | Section D by College | Section D by Demographic Profile


D1a: I am encouraged to give input on curricular issues

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 3.4 50.7 37.2 8.5 3.6 1100

D1a: I am encouraged to give input on curricular issues
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 3.4 48.0 42.7 5.7 3.5 227
..... Assoc Prof 3.5 55.9 36.2 5.5 2.4 290
..... Full Prof 3.4 54.4 37.3 6.4 1.8 450
..... Lecturer 2.8 31.6 29.3 26.3 12.8 133

D1a: I am encouraged to give input on curricular issues
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.9 33.2 34.2 22.4 10.2 196
..... TT: Non-Tenured 3.4 52.2 40.8 4.3 2.7 184
..... TT: Tenured 3.5 55.1 37.1 5.7 2.1 720

D1a: I am encouraged to give input on curricular issues
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.3 45.4 40.8 9.5 4.3 813
..... Yes (%) 3.6 65.9 26.8 5.6 1.7 287
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D1b: I am encouraged to give input on prog assessment

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 3.2 40.5 45.1 11.2 3.3 1094

D1b: I am encouraged to give input on prog assessment
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 3.1 31.8 54.3 10.3 3.6 223
..... Assoc Prof 3.3 42.1 46.2 8.6 3.1 290
..... Full Prof 3.3 46.5 42.8 9.4 1.3 449
..... Lecturer 2.9 31.1 34.8 24.2 9.8 132

D1b: I am encouraged to give input on prog assessment
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.9 31.1 37.3 23.3 8.3 193
..... TT: Non-Tenured 3.2 33.0 56.6 7.7 2.7 182
..... TT: Tenured 3.3 44.9 44.2 8.8 2.1 719

D1b: I am encouraged to give input on prog assessment
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.1 34.4 48.5 13.1 4.0 807
..... Yes (%) 3.5 57.5 35.5 5.6 1.4 287
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D1c: I am encouraged to give input on dept hiring

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 3.3 45.9 38.3 10.7 5.0 1093

D1c: I am encouraged to give input on dept hiring
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 3.2 40.6 42.9 13.8 2.7 224
..... Assoc Prof 3.3 49.3 38.2 9.4 3.1 288
..... Full Prof 3.4 54.8 36.7 4.9 3.6 449
..... Lecturer 2.5 17.4 36.4 28.0 18.2 132

D1c: I am encouraged to give input on dept hiring
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.6 19.1 39.2 27.3 14.4 194
..... TT: Non-Tenured 3.3 45.6 40.1 12.1 2.2 182
..... TT: Tenured 3.4 53.3 37.7 5.9 3.2 717

D1c: I am encouraged to give input on dept hiring
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.2 40.6 40.6 12.8 5.9 807
..... Yes (%) 3.5 60.8 31.8 4.9 2.4 286
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D1d: I am encouraged to give input on college admin appointments

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.6 13.1 42.2 31.8 12.9 1088

D1d: I am encouraged to give input on college admin appointments
RankMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.5 12.7 37.7 35.9 13.6 220
..... Assoc Prof 2.6 11.3 44.0 33.3 11.3 291
..... Full Prof 2.6 15.5 44.4 28.3 11.9 446
..... Lecturer 2.4 9.9 38.2 33.6 18.3 131

D1d: I am encouraged to give input on college admin appointments
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.4 9.4 38.7 34.6 17.3 191
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.5 12.8 36.1 37.2 13.9 180
..... TT: Tenured 2.6 14.2 44.6 29.7 11.4 717

D1d: I am encouraged to give input on college admin appointments
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.5 11.5 41.8 33.4 13.3 803
..... Yes (%) 2.7 17.9 43.2 27.4 11.6 285
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D1e: I am encouraged to give input on university admin appointments

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.3 7.7 36.1 38.7 17.5 1077

D1e: I am encouraged to give input on university admin appointments
RankMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.3 6.9 31.9 43.1 18.1 216
..... Assoc Prof 2.3 6.9 37.0 39.8 16.3 289
..... Full Prof 2.4 8.8 38.6 35.9 16.7 443
..... Lecturer 2.2 7.0 32.6 38.8 21.7 129

D1e: I am encouraged to give input on university admin appointments
Tenure Track StatusMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.2 5.3 29.8 43.6 21.3 188
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.3 8.0 34.1 39.8 18.2 176
..... TT: Tenured 2.4 8.3 38.3 37.2 16.3 713

D1e: I am encouraged to give input on university admin appointments
A2: Ever held an administrative positionMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.3 6.7 35.2 40.1 18.1 796
..... Yes (%) 2.4 10.7 38.8 34.9 15.7 281
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D2: Familiarity with academic program assessment in dept

  Mean Rating 4: Very
familiar (%)
3: Somewhat
familiar (%)
2: Not very
familiar (%)
1: Not at
all familiar (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 3.1 39.1 41.2 15.0 4.7 1096

D2: Familiarity with academic program assessment in dept
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Very
familiar (%)
3: Somewhat
familiar (%)
2: Not very
familiar (%)
1: Not at
all familiar (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.8 23.5 46.0 22.1 8.4 226
..... Assoc Prof 3.2 40.8 40.8 14.2 4.2 289
..... Full Prof 3.4 49.7 38.5 10.5 1.3 449
..... Lecturer 2.9 26.5 43.2 19.7 10.6 132

D2: Familiarity with academic program assessment in dept
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Very
familiar (%)
3: Somewhat
familiar (%)
2: Not very
familiar (%)
1: Not at
all familiar (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.8 23.9 43.1 21.8 11.2 197
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.9 25.8 46.2 21.4 6.6 182
..... TT: Tenured 3.3 46.7 39.5 11.4 2.4 717

D2: Familiarity with academic program assessment in dept
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Very
familiar (%)
3: Somewhat
familiar (%)
2: Not very
familiar (%)
1: Not at
all familiar (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.0 29.8 45.1 18.9 6.2 809
..... Yes (%) 3.6 65.5 30.3 3.8 0.3 287
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D3a: Understanding of resource allocation to university

  Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.2 4.5 28.4 49.5 17.6 1100

D3a: Understanding of resource allocation to university
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.0 1.3 21.3 54.2 23.1 225
..... Assoc Prof 2.1 4.1 24.7 51.9 19.2 291
..... Full Prof 2.4 6.2 35.6 45.6 12.6 452
..... Lecturer 2.1 5.3 23.5 49.2 22.0 132

D3a: Understanding of resource allocation to university
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.0 3.6 21.4 50.5 24.5 196
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.0 1.1 22.0 53.8 23.1 182
..... TT: Tenured 2.3 5.7 31.9 48.1 14.4 722

D3a: Understanding of resource allocation to university
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.1 2.6 27.3 51.5 18.6 812
..... Yes (%) 2.4 10.1 31.3 43.8 14.9 288
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D3b: Understanding of resource allocation to college

  Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.2 3.6 28.4 53.7 14.3 1101

D3b: Understanding of resource allocation to college
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.1 1.3 23.3 55.5 19.8 227
..... Assoc Prof 2.2 2.7 24.4 58.1 14.8 291
..... Full Prof 2.4 5.5 34.7 50.0 9.7 452
..... Lecturer 2.1 3.1 24.4 53.4 19.1 131

D3b: Understanding of resource allocation to college
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.1 2.0 25.5 52.0 20.4 196
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.1 1.1 22.4 57.4 19.1 183
..... TT: Tenured 2.3 4.7 30.7 53.2 11.4 722

D3b: Understanding of resource allocation to college
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.1 2.0 27.3 54.2 16.6 814
..... Yes (%) 2.4 8.4 31.7 52.3 7.7 287
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D3c: Understanding of resource allocation to department

  Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.5 11.5 38.1 41.1 9.3 1102

D3c: Understanding of resource allocation to department
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.5 7.5 39.0 44.7 8.8 228
..... Assoc Prof 2.4 8.6 37.8 42.6 11.0 291
..... Full Prof 2.7 16.6 39.5 37.0 6.9 451
..... Lecturer 2.3 7.6 32.6 45.5 14.4 132

D3c: Understanding of resource allocation to department
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.4 7.6 36.5 43.1 12.7 197
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.4 6.5 37.0 46.7 9.8 184
..... TT: Tenured 2.6 13.9 38.8 39.1 8.2 721

D3c: Understanding of resource allocation to department
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.4 7.5 38.1 43.7 10.7 814
..... Yes (%) 2.8 22.9 38.2 33.7 5.2 288
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D3d: Understanding of resource allocation within department

  Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.9 27.0 42.8 23.7 6.5 1101

D3d: Understanding of resource allocation within department
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.8 17.6 52.0 24.7 5.7 227
..... Assoc Prof 2.9 23.6 46.6 22.3 7.5 292
..... Full Prof 3.1 37.6 36.4 21.8 4.2 450
..... Lecturer 2.6 14.4 40.2 31.8 13.6 132

D3d: Understanding of resource allocation within department
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.6 16.2 41.6 29.9 12.2 197
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.8 16.4 53.6 24.6 5.5 183
..... TT: Tenured 3.0 32.6 40.4 21.8 5.3 721

D3d: Understanding of resource allocation within department
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Very
well (%)
3: Fairly
well (%)
2: Not very
well (%)
1: Not at
all (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.8 19.5 46.4 26.3 7.7 814
..... Yes (%) 3.3 48.1 32.4 16.4 3.1 287
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D4: Faculty have sufficient input on dept resource allocation

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.7 13.6 48.3 29.7 8.4 1088

D4: Faculty have sufficient input on dept resource allocation
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.7 10.3 56.5 27.4 5.8 223
..... Assoc Prof 2.7 12.7 47.5 32.0 7.7 284
..... Full Prof 2.7 17.8 46.9 26.9 8.4 450
..... Lecturer 2.4 6.9 41.2 38.2 13.7 131

D4: Faculty have sufficient input on dept resource allocation
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.5 9.9 44.5 34.0 11.5 191
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.7 8.3 56.4 29.8 5.5 181
..... TT: Tenured 2.7 15.9 47.3 28.5 8.2 716

D4: Faculty have sufficient input on dept resource allocation
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.6 11.1 46.2 33.9 8.8 803
..... Yes (%) 2.9 20.7 54.4 17.9 7.0 285
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D5: Dept faculty searches/appointments are collegial and inclusive

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 3.3 45.2 40.8 10.2 3.8 1096

D5: Dept faculty searches/appointments are collegial and inclusive
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 3.3 42.3 45.4 9.3 3.1 227
..... Assoc Prof 3.3 46.2 41.0 8.6 4.1 290
..... Full Prof 3.4 52.9 35.5 8.5 3.1 448
..... Lecturer 2.9 21.4 50.4 21.4 6.9 131

D5: Dept faculty searches/appointments are collegial and inclusive
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 3.0 30.1 48.2 17.1 4.7 193
..... TT: Non-Tenured 3.2 39.7 46.2 9.8 4.3 184
..... TT: Tenured 3.4 50.6 37.4 8.5 3.5 719

D5: Dept faculty searches/appointments are collegial and inclusive
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)
2: Disagree (%) 1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.2 41.5 42.9 11.5 4.2 812
..... Yes (%) 3.4 55.6 34.9 6.7 2.8 284
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D6a: Relations between faculty in dept and dept admin

  Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
Total(N) 3.1 38.9 38.3 14.9 7.9 1077

D6a: Relations between faculty in dept and dept admin
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 3.2 46.0 36.7 11.9 5.3 226
..... Assoc Prof 3.1 38.7 39.7 14.5 7.1 282
..... Full Prof 3.1 41.0 39.4 12.9 6.8 442
..... Lecturer 2.6 19.7 33.9 28.3 18.1 127

D6a: Relations between faculty in dept and dept admin
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.8 30.0 33.7 21.6 14.7 190
..... TT: Non-Tenured 3.2 41.5 39.9 13.7 4.9 183
..... TT: Tenured 3.1 40.6 39.1 13.5 6.8 704

D6a: Relations between faculty in dept and dept admin
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.0 35.7 39.5 16.5 8.3 795
..... Yes (%) 3.2 47.9 34.8 10.6 6.7 282
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D6b: Relations between faculty in dept and college admin

  Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
Total(N) 2.7 15.1 48.6 26.6 9.8 974

D6b: Relations between faculty in dept and college admin
RankMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.8 18.3 48.2 25.4 8.1 197
..... Assoc Prof 2.7 13.4 50.8 27.2 8.7 254
..... Full Prof 2.7 15.3 47.9 25.4 11.4 413
..... Lecturer 2.6 12.7 46.4 31.8 9.1 110

D6b: Relations between faculty in dept and college admin
Tenure Track StatusMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.7 14.5 48.8 28.3 8.4 166
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.7 16.4 49.1 26.4 8.2 159
..... TT: Tenured 2.7 14.9 48.4 26.2 10.5 649

D6b: Relations between faculty in dept and college admin
A2: Ever held an administrative positionMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.7 15.9 47.2 27.0 9.9 710
..... Yes (%) 2.7 12.9 52.3 25.4 9.5 264
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D6c: Relations between faculty in dept and univ admin

  Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
Total(N) 2.5 8.7 44.3 33.5 13.6 759

D6c: Relations between faculty in dept and univ admin
RankMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.6 10.0 51.4 30.7 7.9 140
..... Assoc Prof 2.4 6.8 41.4 34.6 17.3 191
..... Full Prof 2.5 9.2 43.6 33.2 13.9 337
..... Lecturer 2.5 8.8 41.8 36.3 13.2 91

D6c: Relations between faculty in dept and univ admin
Tenure Track StatusMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.5 9.4 43.3 35.4 11.8 127
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.6 8.8 53.1 31.9 6.2 113
..... TT: Tenured 2.4 8.5 42.6 33.3 15.6 519

D6c: Relations between faculty in dept and univ admin
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.5 9.2 46.6 30.1 14.0 534
..... Yes (%) 2.4 7.6 38.7 41.3 12.4 225
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D6d: Relations between all faculty and univ admin

  Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
Total(N) 2.4 5.9 43.8 38.4 11.9 730

D6d: Relations between all faculty and univ admin
RankMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.6 9.0 50.8 32.8 7.4 122
..... Assoc Prof 2.3 3.8 38.0 41.8 16.3 184
..... Full Prof 2.4 5.9 42.6 39.7 11.8 340
..... Lecturer 2.5 6.0 51.2 33.3 9.5 84

D6d: Relations between all faculty and univ admin
Tenure Track StatusMean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.5 6.2 49.6 35.4 8.8 113
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.6 8.9 52.5 31.7 6.9 101
..... TT: Tenured 2.4 5.2 40.9 40.3 13.6 516

D6d: Relations between all faculty and univ admin
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Excellent (%)
3: Good (%)

2: Fair (%)

1: Poor (%)

Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.5 5.9 47.4 34.4 12.2 508
..... Yes (%) 2.4 5.9 35.6 47.3 11.3 222
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D7a: Faculty Senate effective commun between faculty and univ admin

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.5 7.9 53.1 25.0 14.1 725

D7a: Faculty Senate effective commun between faculty and univ admin
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.7 3.8 70.2 19.2 6.7 104
..... Assoc Prof 2.5 8.7 49.5 29.3 12.5 208
..... Full Prof 2.4 7.4 47.3 26.5 18.8 351
..... Lecturer 2.9 14.5 69.4 11.3 4.8 62

D7a: Faculty Senate effective commun between faculty and univ admin
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.9 11.7 70.2 11.7 6.4 94
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.7 6.4 66.7 21.8 5.1 78
..... TT: Tenured 2.5 7.4 48.3 27.7 16.6 553

D7a: Faculty Senate effective commun between faculty and univ admin
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.6 7.9 56.5 22.4 13.3 496
..... Yes (%) 2.5 7.9 45.9 30.6 15.7 229
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D7b: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty in general

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.6 9.4 51.7 25.0 14.0 693

D7b: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty in general
Rank* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.8 8.6 67.6 16.2 7.6 105
..... Assoc Prof 2.5 9.4 48.7 29.3 12.6 191
..... Full Prof 2.5 9.2 45.7 26.7 18.4 337
..... Lecturer 2.9 11.7 66.7 16.7 5.0 60

D7b: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty in general
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.8 10.0 70.0 14.4 5.6 90
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.7 9.0 62.8 20.5 7.7 78
..... TT: Tenured 2.5 9.3 46.9 27.4 16.4 525

D7b: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty in general
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.6 9.5 55.7 21.5 13.3 474
..... Yes (%) 2.5 9.1 42.9 32.4 15.5 219
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D7c: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty like me

  Mean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.3 6.1 39.6 32.5 21.8 671

D7c: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty like me
RankMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.5 5.4 49.5 33.3 11.8 93
..... Assoc Prof 2.2 7.0 33.0 37.3 22.7 185
..... Full Prof 2.3 5.8 41.2 30.9 22.1 330
..... Lecturer 2.2 6.3 36.5 25.4 31.7 63

D7c: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty like me
Tenure Track StatusMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.2 4.7 38.4 27.9 29.1 86
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.5 6.8 47.9 37.0 8.2 73
..... TT: Tenured 2.3 6.3 38.7 32.6 22.5 512

D7c: Faculty Senate advocates for faculty like me
A2: Ever held an administrative positionMean Rating 4: Strongly
agree (%)
3: Agree (%)

2: Disagree (%)
1: Strongly
disagree (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.3 5.9 41.1 30.8 22.2 455
..... Yes (%) 2.3 6.5 36.6 36.1 20.8 216
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D8: Effectiveness of university grievance procedures

  Mean Rating 4: Very
effective (%)
3: Somewhat
effective (%)
2: Not very
effective (%)
1: Not at
all effective (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 2.8 17.0 51.8 21.1 10.1 388

D8: Effectiveness of university grievance procedures
RankMean Rating 4: Very
effective (%)
3: Somewhat
effective (%)
2: Not very
effective (%)
1: Not at
all effective (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 2.7 17.8 46.7 24.4 11.1 45
..... Assoc Prof 2.7 14.5 50.9 21.8 12.7 110
..... Full Prof 2.8 17.9 54.1 19.9 8.2 196
..... Lecturer 2.8 18.9 48.6 21.6 10.8 37

D8: Effectiveness of university grievance procedures
Tenure Track StatusMean Rating 4: Very
effective (%)
3: Somewhat
effective (%)
2: Not very
effective (%)
1: Not at
all effective (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 2.8 18.0 52.0 22.0 8.0 50
..... TT: Non-Tenured 2.7 17.1 45.7 22.9 14.3 35
..... TT: Tenured 2.8 16.8 52.5 20.8 9.9 303

D8: Effectiveness of university grievance procedures
A2: Ever held an administrative positionMean Rating 4: Very
effective (%)
3: Somewhat
effective (%)
2: Not very
effective (%)
1: Not at
all effective (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 2.7 15.7 51.2 21.3 11.8 254
..... Yes (%) 2.9 19.4 53.0 20.9 6.7 134
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D9: Importance of "ombuds" for informal conflict resolution

  Mean Rating 4: Very
important (%)
3: Somewhat
important (%)
2: Not very
important (%)
1: Not at
all important (%)
Total(N)
Total(N) 3.4 52.6 39.0 7.1 1.3 1087

D9: Importance of "ombuds" for informal conflict resolution
RankMean Rating 4: Very
important (%)
3: Somewhat
important (%)
2: Not very
important (%)
1: Not at
all important (%)
Total(N)
..... Assist Prof/Instructor 3.5 52.7 42.4 4.0 0.9 224
..... Assoc Prof 3.4 53.3 39.1 6.6 1.0 289
..... Full Prof 3.4 49.5 39.2 9.2 2.0 444
..... Lecturer 3.6 61.5 32.3 6.2 . 130

D9: Importance of "ombuds" for informal conflict resolution
Tenure Track Status* Mean Rating 4: Very
important (%)
3: Somewhat
important (%)
2: Not very
important (%)
1: Not at
all important (%)
Total(N)
..... Not Tenure Track 3.5 60.4 33.3 5.2 1.0 192
..... TT: Non-Tenured 3.5 51.1 45.6 3.3 . 182
..... TT: Tenured 3.4 50.9 38.8 8.6 1.7 713

D9: Importance of "ombuds" for informal conflict resolution
A2: Ever held an administrative position* Mean Rating 4: Very
important (%)
3: Somewhat
important (%)
2: Not very
important (%)
1: Not at
all important (%)
Total(N)
..... No (%) 3.4 52.8 39.9 5.8 1.5 805
..... Yes (%) 3.4 52.1 36.5 10.6 0.7 282
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For more information on the NC State University 2006 Faculty Well-Being Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: ncsu_surveys@ncsu.edu

Posted: January, 2007

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