Though Earlham professors are very similar to all college faculty
in most respects, they differ considerably from the norm in the percentage teaching
an interdisciplinary course and teaching a first-year seminar. While
72.5 of Earlham professors have taught an interdisciplinary course, only 39.1%
of faculty from all institutions have done the same. 60% of Earlham faculty
taught a first-year seminar compared to 21.6% of faculty nationwide and 39%
of the peer school respondents.
|
|
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer Group |
% |
% |
% |
|
| During last two years, have you | |||
| Taught an honors course | 16.7 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
| Taught an interdisciplinary course | 72.5 |
39.1 |
57.9 |
| Taught an ethnic studies course | 29.4 |
9.9 |
14.7 |
| Taught a women's studies course | 24.2 |
6.9 |
16.4 |
| Team-taught a course | 44.7 |
36.3 |
40.7 |
| Taught a service learning course | 21.2 |
20.7 |
18.0 |
| Worked with undergraduates on a research project | 72.2 |
58.0 |
81.1 |
| Placed or collected assignments on the internet | 50.0 |
64.9 |
63.1 |
| Taught a course exclusively on the internet | 5.9 |
12.9 |
.8 |
| Participated in a faculty development program | 76.3 |
64.3 |
65.4 |
| Advised student groups involved in service/volunteer work | 35.3 |
41.8 |
31.6 |
| Collaborated with the local community in research/teaching | 34.3 |
42.3 |
33.1 |
| Developed a new course | 84.2 |
66.9 |
79.0 |
| Conducted research or writing focused on | |||
|
33.3 |
24.4 |
34.1 |
|
39.4 |
18.1 |
23.2 |
|
25.0 |
17.4 |
26.3 |
| Taught a first-year seminar | 60.0 |
21.6 |
39.0 |
| Taught courses at more than one institution during the same term | 2.4 |
11.7 |
4.9 |
| Requested/sought an early promotion | 2.4 |
6.6 |
2.8 |
| Engaged in paid consulting outside of your institution | 35.7 |
36.3 |
30.0 |
| Engaged in public service/professional consulting without pay | 57.1 |
58.0 |
46.8 |
| Received funding for work from Foundations | 21.4 |
20.85 |
30.7 |
| Received funding for work from state or fed govt | 7.1 |
27.4 |
19.2 |
| Received funding for work from business/industry | 4.9 |
13.8 |
5.5 |
| Have you ever... | |||
| held an academic administrative post | 38.1 |
39.5 |
45.4 |
| received an award for outstanding teaching | 21.4 |
43.8 |
33.2 |
|
|
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer Group |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
None |
4.3 |
0 |
2.5 |
.9 |
.5 |
.8 |
.4 |
|
1-4 |
0 |
11.8 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
4.6 |
|
5-8 |
26.1 |
17.6 |
22.5 |
30.7 |
27.0 |
29.3 |
34.1 |
|
9-12 |
52.2 |
58.8 |
55.0 |
32.7 |
32.9 |
32.8 |
45.4 |
|
13-16 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
14.6 |
17.7 |
15.8 |
10.8 |
|
17-20 |
13.0 |
5.9 |
10.0 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
2.7 |
|
21-34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
|
35-44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.5 |
.6 |
.5 |
.2 |
|
45 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.1 |
.2 |
.2 |
.2 |
As can be expected, Earlham teachers spend more time preparing
for teaching than they do actually instructing a class. 66.6% spend over 13
hours preparing for teaching.
|
|
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer Group |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
None |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.6 |
.5 |
.5 |
.3 |
|
1-4 |
0 |
11.8 |
5.1 |
11.9 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
6.3 |
|
5-8 |
13.6 |
5.9 |
10.3 |
25.6 |
27.0 |
24.1 |
16.3 |
|
9-12 |
27.3 |
5.9 |
17.9 |
25.7 |
32.9 |
25.0 |
23.9 |
|
13-16 |
13.6 |
29.4 |
20.5 |
15.0 |
17.7 |
15.6 |
16.6 |
|
17-20 |
18.2 |
23.5 |
20.5 |
11.4 |
8.6 |
12.7 |
18.4 |
|
21-34 |
22.7 |
17.6 |
20.5 |
7.6 |
5.4 |
8.5 |
13.1 |
|
35-44 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
.6 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
|
45 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.5 |
.2 |
.8 |
1.5 |
Half of the Earlham teachers reported spending more than 5 hours a week counseling students. Only 24.8% of the nationwide sample and 23.9% of the peer group faculty indicated that they spend that much time advising and counseling students.
|
|
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Group |
|
None |
0 |
5.9 |
2.5 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
2.7 |
|
1-4 |
65.2 |
41.2 |
55.0 |
64.4 |
58.7 |
62.1 |
59.2 |
|
5-8 |
34.8 |
41.2 |
37.5 |
22.8 |
25.5 |
23.8 |
30.3 |
|
9-12 |
0 |
11.8 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
6 |
6.1 |
|
13-16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
|
17-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.5 |
.7 |
.5 |
.2 |
|
21-34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.3 |
.4 |
.3 |
0 |
|
35-44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.2 |
.1 |
.1 |
0 |
|
45 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.1 |
0 |
.1 |
Approximately 98% of Earlham professors spend at least one hour a week on committee work and meetings, compared to 92.3% of professors at private colleges and 93.5% of all professors. A much greater percentage (42.5%) of Earlham teachers reported spending 5-8 hours per week on committee work compared to 19.7% of the teaching faculty at our peer institutions.
|
|
Earlham |
All institutions |
Peer |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Group |
|
None |
4.3 |
0 |
2.5 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
6.6 |
|
1-4 |
47.8 |
47.1 |
47.5 |
65.0 |
65.3 |
67.5 |
69.4 |
|
5-8 |
39.1 |
47.1 |
42.5 |
18.6 |
20.4 |
19.3 |
19.7 |
|
9-12 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
|
13-16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
|
17-20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.3 |
.4 |
.3 |
.1 |
|
21-34 |
4.3 |
0 |
2.5 |
.2 |
.2 |
.2 |
.1 |
|
35-44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.1 |
.1 |
0 |
|
45 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earlham professors are less likely than professors at other private colleges
to spend no time at all in administrative work. Also, 56.4% of Earlham teaching
faculty spend 1-4 hours on other administration compared to 45.6% of the peer
group sample and the national sample.)
|
|
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Group |
|
None |
18.2 |
17.6 |
17.3 |
37.7 |
38.1 |
35.2 |
35.2 |
|
1-4 |
59.1 |
52.9 |
56.4 |
40.6 |
40.3 |
45.6 |
45.6 |
|
5-8 |
18.2 |
11.8 |
15.4 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
|
9-12 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
|
13-16 |
0 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
17-20 |
0 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
.9 |
.9 |
|
21-34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
.6 |
.6 |
|
35-44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.4 |
.4 |
.1 |
.1 |
|
45 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.1 |
.1 |
.1 |
|
|
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer Group |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
|
None |
39.1 |
37.5 |
38.5 |
22.0 |
32.8 |
26.3 |
13.8 |
|
1-4 |
17.4 |
50.0 |
30.8 |
29.7 |
33.7 |
31.3 |
40.9 |
|
5-8 |
21.7 |
0 |
12.8 |
18.3 |
15.7 |
17.3 |
23.2 |
|
9-12 |
17.4 |
6.3 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
11.7 |
|
13-16 |
4.3 |
0 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
|
17-20 |
0 |
6.3 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
3.2 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
|
21-34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
|
35-44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
.7 |
1.1 |
.5 |
|
45 or more |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.6 |
.2 |
.4 |
.1 |
When asked about their professional writings, 87.2% of Earlham teaching faculty respondents had written at least one article for an academic or professional journal. Of those, 15.4% of Earlham professors had published three or four articles, and 35.9% had produced between 5 and 20. In terms of chapters in edited volumes, 54.3% had written at least one. More recently, 62.5% have published at least one writing in the last two years.
A higher percentage of Earlham faculty experienced joy in their work, felt good about the direction in which their life is headed and felt that their work adds meaning to their life to a great extent compared to faculty from the peer institutions and faculty nationwide.
Earlham |
All Institutions |
Peer Group |
|
% |
% |
% |
|
| Engage in academic work that spans multiple disciplines | 42.9 |
31.7 |
40.8 |
| Feel that the training you received in graduate school prepared you well for your role as a faculty mentor | 27.5 |
38.5 |
28.5 |
| Experience joy in your work | 88.1 |
68.2 |
68.7 |
| Feel good about the direction in which your life is headed | 76.2 |
64.8 |
62.7 |
| Engage in self-reflection | 69.0 |
68.0 |
66.6 |
| Achieve a healthy balance between your personal life and your professional life | 31.0 |
39.6 |
30.5 |
| Feel that your work adds meaning to your life | 88.1 |
70.0 |
72.7 |
| Consider yourself a religious person | 31.0 |
34.8 |
21.6 |
| Consider yourself a spiritual person | 52.4 |
47.9 |
33.3 |
| Engage in regular exercise | 38.1 |
39.4 |
43.9 |
| Eat a well-balanced diet | 45.2 |
43.0 |
51.8 |
| Get adequate amounts of sleep | 33.3 |
32.7 |
31.9 |
| Engage in prayer/meditation | 26.2 |
26.4 |
13.0 |
| Experience close alignment between your work and your personal values | 66.7 |
59.4 |
61.3 |
| Seek opportunities to grow spiritually | 33.3 |
31.8 |
18.7 |
| Feel that you have to work harder than your colleagues to be perceived as a legitimate scholar | 14.3 |
21.8 |
18.8 |
A higher percentage of Earlham teaching faculty teach remedial/developmental skills in reading, writing and general academics compared to faculty nationwide and faculty at our peer institutions. The difference is more predominant among Earlham female teaching faculty.
| % indicating YES |
Earlham |
All institutions |
Peer |
||||
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Group |
| Reading | 8.7 |
21.1 |
14.3 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
| Writing | 13.0 |
36.8 |
23.8 |
5.4 |
9.3 |
7.0 |
11.1 |
| Mathematics | 4.3 |
0 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
| ESL | 0 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
.8 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
.6 |
| General academic skills | 13.0 |
21.1 |
16.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
| Other subject areas | 0 |
5.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
The percentage of faculty using various teaching methods at Earlham and at our peer schools are similar in most cases. A slightly higher percentage of Earlham faculty use reflective writing, teaching assistants, and cooperative learning compared to our peer schools and a slightly lower percentage use essay mid-terms, extensive lecturing, and grading on a curve.
MEAN SCORES 1=None 2=Some 3=Most 4=All |
Earlham |
Peer Group |
| Class discussion | 3.33 |
3.52 |
| Community service as part of coursework | 1.50 |
1.27 |
| Cooperative learning (small groups) | 3.08 |
2.74 |
| Essay mid-term and/or final exams | 2.60 |
2.92 |
| Extensive lecturing | 2.05 |
2.39 |
| Grading on a curve | 1.28 |
1.73 |
| Group projects | 2.38 |
2.30 |
| Multiple-choice mid-term and/or final exams | 1.28 |
1.33 |
| Multiple drafts of written work | 2.30 |
2.24 |
| On-line instruction | 1.45 |
1.37 |
| Readings on racial and ethnic issues | 2.23 |
1.93 |
| Readings on women and gender issues | 2.18 |
1.96 |
| Recitals/Demonstrations | 1.56 |
1.75 |
| Reflective writing/journaling | 2.10 |
1.68 |
| Short-answer mid-term and/or final exams | 2.03 |
2.23 |
| Student evaluations of each others' work | 1.98 |
1.80 |
| Student evaluations of their own work | 2.05 |
1.64 |
| Student presentations | 2.73 |
2.72 |
| Student-selected topics for course content | 1.85 |
1.75 |
| Teaching assistants | 1.83 |
1.43 |
| Term/research papers | 2.60 |
2.48 |
|
Teaching Faculty |
Created by Mary Ann Weaver
March 21, 2006