Abstract
As part of the mission to increase faculty success, the ADVANCE-Purdue Center for Faculty Success (PCFS) sought to understand faculty experiences related to student interactions and the classroom environment. Consequently, the PCFS launched a university-wide survey to understand the various faculty perceptions of their classroom environment specifically related to student interactions. The survey was administered to faculty members during fall 2012. This paper will focus on the perceptions of women faculty members in the Colleges / Schools of Agriculture, Engineering, Pharmacy, Science, Technology and Veterinary Medicine (STEM).
In addition to the demographic items such as gender, rank, and college, participants were asked to rate the overall classroom climate based on perceived level of respect from students and teaching assistants, general satisfaction with the classroom environment, and sense of fairness related to students’ ratings for the courses and instructors. Participants also commented on their classroom management style and their overall perception of the classroom environment and interactions with undergraduate and graduate students.
Faculty members were asked about teaching experiences across four semesters from fall 2010 to spring 2012. Factors such as rank, gender, course level, course format, class size, whether the course was required for major, and the instructor’s experience teaching the course were considered in the data analysis. Faculty actions in response to student incivility were also examined. Preliminary results will be presented.
Keywords
Women Faculty in STEM, Post-Secondary, Student Incivilities, Classroom Environment
Recommended Citation
Geier, Susan R. and Sahley, Christie L., "Women Faculty in STEM Colleges at Purdue University: Perceptions of the Classroom Environment Related to Student Interactions" (2014). ADVANCE-Purdue Gender and STEM Research Symposium. 9.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/advancegsr/2013/presentations/9
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Women Faculty in STEM Colleges at Purdue University: Perceptions of the Classroom Environment Related to Student Interactions
As part of the mission to increase faculty success, the ADVANCE-Purdue Center for Faculty Success (PCFS) sought to understand faculty experiences related to student interactions and the classroom environment. Consequently, the PCFS launched a university-wide survey to understand the various faculty perceptions of their classroom environment specifically related to student interactions. The survey was administered to faculty members during fall 2012. This paper will focus on the perceptions of women faculty members in the Colleges / Schools of Agriculture, Engineering, Pharmacy, Science, Technology and Veterinary Medicine (STEM).
In addition to the demographic items such as gender, rank, and college, participants were asked to rate the overall classroom climate based on perceived level of respect from students and teaching assistants, general satisfaction with the classroom environment, and sense of fairness related to students’ ratings for the courses and instructors. Participants also commented on their classroom management style and their overall perception of the classroom environment and interactions with undergraduate and graduate students.
Faculty members were asked about teaching experiences across four semesters from fall 2010 to spring 2012. Factors such as rank, gender, course level, course format, class size, whether the course was required for major, and the instructor’s experience teaching the course were considered in the data analysis. Faculty actions in response to student incivility were also examined. Preliminary results will be presented.