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Direct linkWebber, Karen L.; Rogers, Samantha M. – Research in Higher Education, 2018
Guided by Hagedorn's (2000) theory of faculty job satisfaction, mindful of social and organizational structures of higher education, and acknowledging recent changes in the academic labor market, this study examines satisfaction for approximately 30,000 tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 100 US colleges and universities. Findings revealed…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Culver, K. C.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Research in Higher Education, 2020
First-year seminars are frequently designed to help students adjust to and succeed in college. Although considerable literature has explored this topic, many previous studies may have notable problems with self-selection, since students who choose to participate are likely more motivated academically than those who do not. Therefore, this study…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Student Adjustment, Student Satisfaction
Denson, Nida; Szelényi, Katalin; Bresonis, Kate – Research in Higher Education, 2018
Very few studies have examined issues of work-life balance among faculty of different racial/ethnic backgrounds. Utilizing data from Harvard University's Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education project, this study examined predictors of work-life balance for 2953 faculty members from 69 institutions. The final sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Family Work Relationship, Predictor Variables, Ethnicity
Kessler, Stacey R.; Spector, Paul E.; Gavin, Mark B. – Research in Higher Education, 2014
We examined the relationship between gender and both job satisfaction and research productivity using data from 1,135 psychology faculty working in 229 academic departments. We found that gender differences in job satisfaction and research productivity were related to elements of the department (i.e., teaching orientation and structure). Overall,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Gender Differences, Job Satisfaction, Productivity
Luo, Jiali; Jamieson-Drake, David – Research in Higher Education, 2015
This study examined US undergraduate students' intent to study abroad upon college entry and their actual participation in study abroad during their undergraduate years, correlating the college outcomes of three cohorts to identify trends. The findings show that study abroad intent and participation are interrelated and shaped by an array of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Intention, Student Participation, College Outcomes Assessment
Seifert, Tricia A.; Umbach, Paul D. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
This study applies Kalleberg's framework to better understand the effects of diverse demographic faculty characteristics on dimensions of job satisfaction. We also extend his work and the work of others to explore the contextual effects of academic disciplines on faculty job satisfaction. We find that women are consistently less satisfied than…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Guidelines
