Module A: Employment and Career Path

Current Position

Q A-1. Name and address of the institution in which you hold your current position

Name of Institution:

City:

State/Province: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑ Other:

Zip/Postal Code:

Q A-2. Please give the name of the department, program, or administrative office in which you hold yourprimary appointment in this institution.

1.

Name of first department, program, or administrative office

If you hold your faculty appointment jointly in two or more departments or programs, please listthe additional department(s) or program(s) below.

2.

Name of additional department, program, or administrative office (if joint appointment)

3.

Name of additional department(s), program(s), or administrative office(s) (if joint appointment)

Q A-3. Highest Degree Offered by Department(s) or Program(s) in Which You Hold Your Appointment

First Department or Program:

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Second Department or Program:

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Third Department or Program:

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Q A-4. Is the position you currently hold a full-time or part-time position?

Full-time Part-time

Q A-5 Career Path in Current Position

Which of the academic ranks below have you held at this institution? (Check all that apply.)

For each rank you check, please provide the first full academic year in which you held that rank.

For each rank please check any of the departmental or institutional administrative posts listed that you heldduring the years you occupied that rank.

Assistant Professor

First full academic year you held this rank: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑During the time you occupied this rank, did you hold any of the following administrative positions?

Writing or Language Program Administrator

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies

Department Chair

Other:

(Note here any institutional administrative posts held)

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies & Dept. Chair

Associate Professor

First full academic year you held this rank: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑During the time you occupied this rank, did you hold any of the following administrative positions?

Writing or Language Program Administrator

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies

Department Chair

Other:

(Note here any institutional administrative posts held)

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies & Dept. Chair

Full Professor

First full academic year you held this rank: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑During the time you occupied this rank, did you hold any of the following administrative positions?

Writing or Language Program Administrator

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies

Department Chair

Other:

(Note here any institutional administrative posts held)

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies & Dept. Chair

Other:

First full academic year you held this rank: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑During the time you occupied this rank, did you hold any of the following administrative positions?

Writing or Language Program Administrator

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies

Department Chair

Other:

(Note here any institutional administrative posts held)

Director of Graduate or Undergraduate Studies & Dept. Chair

What is your faculty rank or title as of 1 January 2006?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Other:

What was the first full academic year that you held this rank at this institution?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

What is your tenure status as of 1 January 2006?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

If you hold tenure in your current position: What was the first full academic year that you held tenure?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

What is your principal activity in this position as of 1 January 2006?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Other:

In what academic year did you start in your current position?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Was your appointment full- or part-time when you started in this position?

Full-time Part-time

What was your academic rank when you started in this position?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Other:

What was your tenure status when you started in this position?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Career Path in Academic Positions Held Prior to Your Current Position

Q A-6 The next series of questions asks about professional positions in higher education institutions that youmay have held prior to your current position. You will be asked to provide information about each suchposition you may have held.

First, have you held one or more professional positions in higher education prior to the position you currentlyhold?

Do not count promotions in rank at one place of employment as different positions.Do count changes in classification at the same institution (e.g., from part-time to full-time or from a term to atenure-track appointment) as separate positions.

Do not count teaching or other work you did while you were a graduate student.

If yes, click below to complete information about each position.View additional questions

Q A-7. Child Care, Elder Care, or Other Family Circumstances

Have you ever taken paid or unpaid leave or left any of the academic positions that you held for any of thereasons listed?

Took Leave Left Position

Childbirth

Child Care

Medical

Elder Care

Divorce

Job Opportunity for Spouse or Partner

Professional Development

External Fellowship

Please use the space below to add any comments on this issue that you wish:

Q A-8. Professional Positions Held outside Higher Education

If you have held positions outside of higher education since receiving your highest degree, how many suchpositions have you held?

Number of positions held:

In what employment sector(s) did you work? (Check all that apply.)

Employment sector(s)

Secondary or Elementary School Teaching

Not-For-Profit Organization

For-Profit Organization

Government (Federal, State, or Local) or Military

Other:

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Module B: EducationQ B-1. Please list below information about the degrees you have received. Do not list honorary degrees. If youhave more than one degree at the same level, please list the most recent degree first. Complete all six columns(A through F) for each degree. If you have none of the degrees or awards listed below, check the "NA" box and skip to

question Q B-2.)

NA. Not applicable;; I do not hold a degree or award listed below. (SKIP TO QUESTION Q B-2)

1. Highest Degree

A. Degree -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑B. Year Received -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑C. Field

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

D. Subfield (Foreign Languages and Literatures) -‐‑-‐‑ Select principal field first -‐‑-‐‑

E. Name of degree-granting institution F. Institution Location

City:

State: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

2. Next Highest Degree

A. Degree -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑B. Year Received -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑C. Field

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

D. Subfield (Foreign Languages and Literatures) -‐‑-‐‑ Select principal field first -‐‑-‐‑

E. Name of degree-granting institution F. Institution Location

City:

State: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

3. Next Highest Degree

A. Degree -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑B. Year Received -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑C. Field

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

D. Subfield (Foreign Languages and Literatures) -‐‑-‐‑ Select principal field first -‐‑-‐‑

E. Name of degree-granting institution F. Institution Location

City:

State: -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Click here to add another degree.

Q B-2. Please select the approximate total dollar amount of money borrowed to complete the undergraduateand graduate degrees listed in answer to question A-1.

Total Amount Borrowed (Please estimate if you do not know the exact total.)

For Undergraduate Education -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

For Graduate Education -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Q B-3. In what year did you receive your high school diploma? What type(s) of secondary school(s) did youattend and from which type did you graduate?

Year you received your secondary school diploma -‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Type of secondary school(s) you attended and from which you graduated. Check all boxes that apply.

Type of Secondary School Attended Graduated

Public Clear

Private Coeducational Clear

Private Single-sex (Mark according to its status at the time you graduated or

attended)Clear

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Module C: Academic Career and Professional ActivitiesThe following questions ask in greater depth about your experience and activities in your current academicposition in higher education.

Q C-1. During the fall term of the academic year 2005-06, did you have any instructional duties (e.g., teachingone or more courses, advising or supervising students' academic activities)?

Yes

No (SKIP TO QUESTION Q C-3)

Q C-2. During the fall term of the academic year 2005-06, were

all of your instructional duties related to credit courses or advising or supervising academic activitiesfor which students received credit?

some of your instructional duties related to credit courses or advising or supervising academicactivities for which students received credit?

all your instructional duties related to noncredit courses or advising or supervising noncredit academicactivities?

Clear selection

Q C-3. What was your principal activity at this institution during the fall term of the academic year 2005-06?If you had equal responsibilities, please select one.

Teaching

Research

Clinical Service

Administration (Enter position.)

On sabbatical from this institution

Other paid leave or release from teaching

Other activity (e.g., technical activity such as programmer or technician;; institutional activity such as

library services, community or public service;; subsidized performer, artist in residence, etc.)

Clear selection

Q C-4. What is your principal field or discipline of teaching? If equal areas, select one. (Write in the name of yourprincipal field or discipline and select the discipline that best matches your field of teaching. If you have no field of

teaching, check the "NA" box.)

NA. Not applicable

Principal field or discipline of teaching: -‐‑-‐‑ Select Field -‐‑-‐‑Subfield (Foreign Languages and Literatures): -‐‑-‐‑ Select principal field first -‐‑-‐‑

Q C-5. What is your principal area of research? If equal areas, select one. (Write in the name of your principalarea of research and select the discipline that best matches your field of research. If you have no research area, check the

"NA" box.)

NA. Not applicable

Principal field or discipline of research: -‐‑-‐‑ Select Field -‐‑-‐‑Subfield (Foreign Languages and Literatures): -‐‑-‐‑ Select principal field first -‐‑-‐‑

Q C-6. Were you the chairperson of a department or division at this institution during the fall term of theacademic year 2005-06?

No (SKIP TO QUESTION Q C-8)

Yes

Q C-7. Did you receive a reduction in your teaching load for this administrative assignment?

No

Yes, from course(s) to course(s) per term

Q C-8. Did you hold a departmental administrative position other than department chair during the fall termof the academic year 2005-06?

No (SKIP TO QUESTION Q C-10)

Yes

Please specify position:

Estimated hours per week:

Q C-9. Did you receive a reduction in your teaching load for this administrative assignment?

No

Yes, from course(s) to course(s) per term

Q C-10. How many courses did you have sole or primary responsibility for teaching during the fall term of theacademic year 2005-06?

Provide number of courses taught

Total credit hours these courses represent

Total number of students who received a final grade

Q C-11. Did this number of courses include a course reduction or award of released time?

No

Yes, of course(s)

Q C-12. Does your institution follow a semester or quarter system?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Q C-13. Your Routine or Usual Work Week

How many hours per week do you usually spend on each of the activities listed below? Please answer only forthose activities that you usually perform each week in your current position during the course of thesemester.

Do you receive course release or financial compensation (beyond salary) for any of these activities?

Activities Hours perWeek

Received Course Release orCompensation

In-class instruction

Course preparation

Grading or commenting on student work

Directing independent study

Directing and reading theses or dissertations

Advising student organizations

Job search adviser or coordinator

Editorial work for journals

Informal mentoring of students

Office hours, advising students

Student residence advising

Formal mentoring or advising of faculty colleagues

Informal mentoring or advising of faculty colleagues

Departmental service (other than that counted

above)

University or college service

Administrative service (chair, DGS, etc.)

Community service (outside the institution)

Research and writing

Child care

Elder care

Other care-giving responsibilities:

Q C-14. Other Professional Activities You May Have Participated in During Fall Term of Academic Year 2005-06

During the fall term of academic year 2005-06, did you participate in any of the activities listed? If so, enterthe number in the field provided.

Activities Number

Conference panel organizer

Conference panel speaker

Invited lecturer

Member of an editorial board for a scholarly journal

Member of an editorial board of a scholarly press

Member of a committee of a professional organization (other than editorial board)

Peer reviewer for scholarly journal

Peer reviewer for scholarly press

Outside reviewer for candidate for tenure or promotion

Outside reviewer for departmental review or self-study

Other activity 1:

Other activity 2:

Q C-15. Relative Importance of Various Professional Activities to Your Earning Tenure and Promotion in YourCurrent Institution

What is your assessment of how each of the activities listed counted in your institution's process ofevaluation when you underwent review for tenure and promotion in your current position?

Activities

Importance to Your Gaining Tenureand Promotion

Highly

ValuedValued

Not

Valued

Teaching Clear

Directing theses or dissertations Clear

Mentoring or advising of students Clear

Advising student organizations Clear

Office hours, advising students Clear

Mentoring or advising of faculty colleagues Clear

Departmental service (other than that counted above) Clear

University or college service Clear

Administrative service as department chair Clear

Community service (outside the institution) Clear

Publication of a monograph (single-author book) in print format Clear

Publication of a scholarly monograph online or in electronic

format

Clear

Publication in print format of scholarly articles in refereed

journals or of chapters in books

Clear

Publication of scholarly articles in online or electronic-format

refereed journals

Clear

Creation of Web-based scholarly resources and reference works Clear

Conference presentations Clear

Translations Clear

Edited anthologies Clear

Edited collections of essays Clear

Textbooks Clear

Scholarly editions in print format Clear

Scholarly editions in an online or electronic format Clear

Bibliographic scholarship Clear

Articles written for a general audience Clear

Books written for a general audience Clear

Invited lectures Clear

Books oriented toward application in classroom practice Clear

Radio or television program broadcast to a general audience Clear

Dissemination of scholarly work through an online, open-archive

network

Clear

Creation of online courses for distance education Clear

Grants Clear

Other activity: Clear

Q C-16. How do you perceive that the distribution of your workload among teaching, service, and scholarshiphas changed over the time you have held your current appointment as you have moved through the academicranks you may have occupied?

From assistant professor toassociate professor

Remained

about the

Same

Increased Decreased

Not

Applicable

(I have not

experienced

this change

in rank.)

Scholarship Clear

Teaching Clear

Service Clear

From associate professor to fullprofessor

Remained

about the

Same

Increased DecreasedNot

Applicable

Scholarship Clear

Teaching Clear

Service Clear

Q C-17. How many of each of the following have you presented or published during your entire career andduring the last two years? For publications, please include only works that have been accepted forpublication. Count multiple presentations or publications of the same work only once. Include electronicpublications that are not published elsewhere in the appropriate categories.

Type of Presentation or PublicationTotal during Career Past Two Years

Sole

Responsibility

Joint

Responsibility

Sole

Responsibility

Joint

Responsibility

Monographs (single-author books)

Coauthored books

Edited books

Edited Journal Issues

Articles or chapters in refereed journals or books

(print or online)

Articles or chapters in nonrefereed journals or

books (print or online)

Text books

Reviews (of books, articles, software, and so forth)

Encyclopedia articles

Conference presentations

Software

Translations

Creative publications

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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 atyour current institution?

Please indicate your level of satisfaction in yourcurrent 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 yourcurrent 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 oroutside academia, how important would each of the following be in your decision?

Please indicate the importance you would give to thefollowing 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 decisionto leave.

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

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

DisagreeDisagree 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

DisagreeDisagree 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 Clear

development has increased

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 andpublication or teaching?

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

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Module E: Demographic and Background InformationQ E-1. Are you…?

Male

Female

Q E-2. In what month and year were you born?

-‐‑-‐‑ Month -‐‑-‐‑ -‐‑-‐‑ Year -‐‑-‐‑

Q E-3. Do you identify as…? (Check one or more.)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latina/o

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Q E-4. If you are a person with a disability, what type of disability do you have? (Check all that apply.)

Blindness or Visual Impairment

Hearing Impairment

Speech or Language Impairment

Mobility or Orthopedic Impairment

Other (e.g., Specific Learning Disability, Attention Deficit Disorder, Mental Illness, or Emotional

Disturbance)

Q E-5. What was your marital status in the fall term of the academic year 2005-06?

Single, never married

Married

Living with a companion or partner

Separated, divorced, widowed

Clear selection

Q E-6. During the fall term of the academic year 2005-06, did you have dependent children living with you inyour home?

Yes

No

Q E-7. During the fall term of the academic year 2005-06, did you have one or more parents or parent(s) of aspouse or partner living with you in your home or nearby (within a radius of fifteen miles)?

No

Yes, one parent living in my home

Yes, more than one parent living in my home

Yes, one or more parents living independently nearby

Yes, one or more parents living in a nursing home or similar care facility nearby

Clear selection

Q E-8. During the fall term of the academic year 2005-06, was your spouse or significant other employed in aprofessional position at a higher education institution?

Yes, at this institution

Yes, at another higher education institution

No

Not applicable

Q E-9. In what country were you born?

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑

Q E-10. What is your citizenship status?

United States Citizen, Native

United States Citizen, Naturalized

Permanent Resident of the United States (Immigrant Visa)

Temporary Resident of United States (Nonimmigrant Visa)

If you are not a United States citizen, select present citizenship:

-‐‑-‐‑ Select -‐‑-‐‑Clear selection

Q E-11. What languages other than English do you speak or use in your academic work?

Click to select languages

Q E-12. What is the highest level of formal education completed by your mother and your father? What is thehighest level of formal education completed by your spouse or significant other?

Spouse or

Significant

Other

Mother Father

PhD

Other doctoral degree (DA, EdD, etc.)

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Other Master's degree (MPhil, MA, MS, MBA, MEd, etc.)

First professional degree (MD, DO, DDS, JD, etc.)

Bachelor's Degree (BA, AB, BS, etc.)

Associate's Degree or equivalent (AA, AS, etc.)

Certificate or diploma for completion of undergraduate program

(other than program leading to an Associate's or Bachelor's degree)

Some college (but no degree or certificate)

High school diploma

Less than high school diploma

Clear Clear Clear

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Module F: Your Comments about This Project and SurveyPlease answer the following three questions and then click on the "Submit Survey" button below to submit your completed

questionnaire.

Q F-1. What comments do you have about this survey?

Q F-2. What factors do you feel most helped or hindered you in your advancement from assistant to associateor from associate to full professor?

Q F-3. How would you like to see the information collected in this survey used?

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