Appendix 1: Women, Research and Research Productivity in the Post-1987 Universities: Opportunities and Constraints

Evaluations and Investigations Project

Questionnaire

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General Information

1. General Information:

a. Year of birth _____________________________

b. Country of birth _____________________________

  1. If born in another country how long have you lived in Australia?

    _______________________________________

d. First language _____________________________

Educational Qualifications

2. Qualifications:

a. Highest degree achieved in one or more disciplines

Degree__________________________________

Year of completion________________________

b. Other degrees _____________________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

c. Country of education

(Degrees obtained at country of birth/any other country/Australia)

Country Degree

_____________________ _____________________

_____________________ _____________________

d. Any other training courses at a degree, diploma or a certificate level

____________________________

____________________________

e. Currently are you involved in a post-graduate study program?

Yes ___ No ___

If yes, are you undertaking:

Masters by course work ___

Masters by course work and research ___

Masters by research ___

Doctoral studies ___

Post doctoral studies ___

Expected year of completion_______________

Employment

3. a. Name of university at which the respondent is presently working.
_____________________________

Faculty _____________________________

Present Position. _____________________________

(Tenured or on contract (short or long);
full time/part time/casual) _____________________________

b. If you are employed part-time or in a non-tenure post, is it of your own choice?

Yes ___ No ___

c. Employment History

Years
From To
Employed as: P/T or F/T Perm./Temp
Casual
Institution/
Organisation
Years/Months/
Weeks
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

4. Conference Participation:

a. How many conferences would you have attended, during each year, in the last five years

1993________________________

1992________________________

1991________________________

1990________________________

1989________________________

b. No. of papers presented at conferences, on the average each year, during the last five years

1993________________________

1992________________________

1991________________________

1990________________________

1989________________________

c. No. of overseas/international conferences participated during the last five years

1993________________________

1992________________________

1991________________________

1990________________________

1989________________________

d. How many of these papers have been published (such as in conference proceedings, major reports etc)

1993________________________

1992________________________

1991________________________

1990________________________

1989________________________

e. How many of these have been refereed? ________________________

f. If the above is not quite relevant to your discipline or the type of work you are involved in, could you please tell whether you made any presentation at seminars, workshops etc or any other form of presentation involving your research?

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

  1. Research Supervision:
Student Level Supervised Currently Supervising
No. of research projects at under graduate level    
No. of MA/MSc students by research    
No. of PhD students    
No. of Post graduate students with Scholarships    

6. Research Projects:

a. Number of research projects (funded) carried out so far (individual and team) _______

Solo/Team/Chief Investigator Funding Agencies From-To No. of Years Total Funding Received
         
         
         

b. Number of unfunded projects carried out so far _______

No. Title Nature of Project (book, empirical, other) Years
       
       
       
       

c. No. of research consultancies for other projects (within university) (eg. as advisory committee member, advice sought on research methodology etc) during the last two years _______

d. No. of research consultancies for projects out side the university in the last two years _______

7. Research Dissemination:

Journal articles:

a. Number of publications in international journals:

Please note down the number of articles published on the lines provided

Single Author Co-author

refereed journals _______ _______

non refereed journals _______ _______

b. Number of publications in national journals

refereed journals _______ _______

non refereed journals _______ _______

If in your discipline there are not any/many refereed journals, please mention.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Published Books/Monographs/Reports:

Number

c. Sole authored book _______

d. Jointly authored book _______

e. Sole authored chapter _______

f. Jointly authored chapter _______

g. Sole edited book _______

h. Jointly edited book _______

i. Sole edited journal _______

k. Jointly edited journal _______

l. Monographs _______

m. Major Reports _______

Other publications:

n. Working papers _______

o. Book Reviews _______

p. Abstracts _______

q. Articles (newspapers, news letters etc.) _______

Other original works:

r. Live performances and exhibitions _______

s. Written compositions and works of art _______

t. Films and video productions _______

u. Patents, inventions, designs _______

v. Computer software _______

w. Working model, instrument,
technical drawing _______

x. Cataloguing _______

y. Public broadcasts & recordings

i. as author/editor/composer _______

ii. as leading performer _______

iii. in any other capacity _______

z Any other research outcome not otherwise documented above-such as talking to groups, lobbying etc.

 
 
 

8. On going work in Research Dissemination:

a. Publications in print Number

Journals _______

Books/Monographs/Major reports _______

Working papers _______

Any other creative work, please mention

 
 
 

b. Currently preparing for research dissemination:

Journals _______

Books/Monographs/Major reports _______

Working papers _______

Any other creative work, please mention

 
 

9. Please rank the following activities according to the amount of time spent in each during an average semester:

a. lecturing _______

b. tutoring _______

c. preparation for the above _______

d. lab/studio (if applicable) _______

e. setting labs/studios (if applicable) _______

f. student consultation _______

g. academic consultation/discussion with colleagues _______

h. administrative work _______

i. any other activity - please mention

 
 

10. During semester breaks to which of these activities would you devote most time:

Activities Rank according to priorities

a. Planning _______

b. Meetings _______

c. Administration _______

d. Marking _______

f. Course development _______

g. Seeing students _______

h. Conference attendance _______

i. Research _______

j. Publication work _______

k. Grant Application _______

l. Any other (please mention)

 
 
 

11. Please state whether you are involved in any other type of activity which may not be on a regular basis but for which you have to spend considerable time and energy (e.g. research thesis examination, reading manuscripts for publications)

 
 

12. Membership in professional organisations:

a. In how many professional organisations do you
have membership at present? _______

b. In how many university/external committees do
you serve at present? _______

c. Are you on the editorial board of any
international/national journal? _______


Interview Guide: Women Academics


Educational Career:

In which year did you finish school? What was your age then?

What were your subjects at years 11 and 12?

After school, did you enter university straight away?

If no, what were you doing?

Any course at TAFE, CAE, private business college or any other training course? How long did it take you to complete this course? What sort of courseófield or area of study.

Or

Were you employed; if so for how long?

Or

Travelling, got married, caring duties, any other?

Under graduate degree-What motivated you to take it up? Subject or area of study; at what age/year did you start; when did you complete; were you doing it as a full-time/part-time student; were you working at the same time?

Post graduate degree-What motivated you to pursue post graduate studies? Subject or area of study; at what age/year started the course; when did you complete; full-time; part-time; also working?

Any other degree or training course? Why did you do this course; how long did it take you to complete? Were you working at that time?

Employment

When did you first take up a job?

Immediately after school; after a course in TAFE, private college or after a certificate, diploma or bachelorís degree course from the university or any other?

What kind of jobóhigh school teaching, TAFE or CAE; industry related work, service oriented, theatre/fine arts or any other.

For how longówas it permanent/temporary, part-time/full-time?

How did you begin your working career at the university? (After a bachelorís degree/after post graduation, as a casual tutor/lecturer or as a research assistant; as part-time worker in teaching/research on a short term contract/long term contract etc.)

History of employment at university: Level of first appointment; promotions to higher levels; duration at each level; teaching and administration load at different stages; research opportunities, balance of research and teaching.

Research Career

How did you get involved in research?

As part of my job; through a mentor; enthusiastic about being a researcher; what started as a small project during my undergraduate/Hons. degree course developed into a major research project, etc.

What type of research are you currently involved in?

Funded or unfunded projects; curriculum update or development or writing on the implications of any particular teaching method evolved out of team teaching, project oriented learning, etc. (this could be relevant to some disciplines); any kind of armchair research; any other form of research dissemination, etc.

What are the formal institutional supports for research development at your university?

Training programs; information sessions on grants available, grants application, etc.

Any support from school/department-from the head of school; time release; any other.

Infrastructure facilities available in the school, in the university - are they adequate?

Any informal support system available to you-mentoring in research; informal networking, discussion with colleagues and superiors. Any other form of informal research support; have you any role-model, do you think there is a need for one;

Support from family/friends-moral and emotional support, support by providing relief from house hold/caring duties.

External/family commitments affecting research performance?

Personal factors-What do you perceive to be the greatest benefit of undertaking research-research for its own intrinsic merits; personal satisfaction, promotion prospects; adding on to your prestige and CV; gaining respect of peer; contributing to academic field, university, social or nation; increased financial returns; sense of achievement, etc.

How do you perceive your performance in research?

How do you balance teaching and research; any special preference for one over the other?

Do you face any difficulties in applying for research grants?

In developing a research idea, research design, budgeting, availability for time, self-confidence etc. What are your experiencesóboth positive and negative?

Post-1987 environmentóissues arising particularly regarding research; departmental climate; universityís policyóresearch development policies/staff development policies for academics in general and for women academics in particular?

For women in particularóchildcare provided by the university; availability of part-time work during child bearing and rearing, period allowing to return to full time work after an interval, any other.

Work Pattern

Working Year: During an average working year, how many conferences would you attend; how many papers would you be presenting on the average every year; do you normally attend only those conferences in which you present papers; if so is it due to financial reasons or time constraints?

How many of your conference papers have been published during the last five years; among these how many were refereed?

Would you be participating in international conferences every year; are you ëinvitedí to present papers?

How many subjects would you be teaching at the under graduate level, at the post graduate level during a normal working semester?

How many subjects that you teach are related to your research area? What is your experience in teaching the subject of your research? Do you get better student evaluation? Does your teaching reflect your research interests?

How many students at undergraduate/postgraduate level would you be supervising for research (officially) during an average working year; to how many students would you be offering your expertise and time (unofficially)?

Marking theses, reading manuscripts for publication, refereeing journals, editing books, etc.óhow often are you engaged in these activitiesóall round the year, during semester break? Are you a member of any editorial committee-national or international journal?

How much time do you take off to spend with your family every year?

Do you organise your yearly activities based on the needs of the family?

Working Week:

In a working week, what are the major types of activities? Activities which consume greater proportion of your time?

Working Day:

How do you organise your average working day?

Activities at work placeóteaching, research, administration, other work duties.

At homeóspending time with the family, household tasks, out door tasks, childcare and other caring duties, etc.

Do you face any difficulties from the domestic front which pose constraints to your consistent involvement in research?

Week End:

During weekends, how do you allocate your time: for household and family; for research; for preparation of lectures;

entertainment/hobbies/volunteer work, any other?

Perception of the Future:

Say, five years from now on, how do you perceive your status:

promotions-to what level;

as a researcher-chief investigator of a research team, co-investigator or sole investigator with research assistants or students-all or any one of the them;

administrator role; involvement in policy level committees/in advisory bodies.

What do you perceive as success markers in your career?

What do you perceive as success in your life in general?

Why do you perceive them as success markets?

In an ideal world what do you perceive would be ëthe perfect systemí for facilitating the development of your own research profile?


Interview Guide: Interviews With Deans/Professors/EEO/
Staff Development/Research Offices


1. Historical background of the faculty-whether spread across more than one campus; what were the parent institutions; similarities and differences in the backgrounds of these institutions; the consequences of the amalgamation.

2. Faculty staff-their orientation towards teaching and research; teaching and administrative load; areas of strength and weaknesses;

3. Research profile-historically, at present developmentóperceptions, etc. as wellóduring deanship; future trends;

4. Support mechanisms (formal)-research management committee; research management plans; identifying areas of development; targeting these areas in the research management plans; research work shops and retreats; organising research forums; provision of information about research grants, conferences, relevant publications, etc; appointment of research assistant; time release for those doing their masters or doctoral studies;

5. Support mechanisms (informal)-collegiate environment; collaborative and team work; timetable organisation-autonomy; mentoring; personally encouraging/advising/mentoring individual staff members;

6. Centre for Research-whether one is already established; whether envisaging one in the near future; the priorities of the centre; how it could foster research;

7. Networking-liaising with other faculties/schools departments in the same and other universities for collaborative work; establishing and maintaining contacts with professional bodies, government departments, industries etc-to raise the profile of the faculty.


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