II. Satisfaction with Purdue
Choosing
Again - (Q 4)
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If they had to decide all over again whether to join the Purdue faculty, the majority of faculty members (56%) would do so, while 36% would have some second thoughts and 8% would not choose to be a faculty member at Purdue. (See Chart 3.) |
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Differences by School
As is the case with so many questions, responses again vary by school. Two thirds of CFS (67%) and Health Sciences (66%) faculty and 64% of Technology faculty would choose Purdue again without reservation. At the other end of the continuum, only 43% of Science faculty and 50% of Education faculty would join Purdue’s faculty without reservation and fully 22% of Education faculty would not choose to be a faculty member at Purdue if they had it to do over again.
Differences by Rank
Associate professors are less sure about their decision to come to Purdue (only 47% would join Purdue again without reservation) compared to professors and assistant professors (60% and 55% of whom would join Purdue again without reservation).
Differences by Gender
If they had to decide all over again, only 48% of females, compared to 57% of males would choose to join the Purdue faculty again without reservation. At the other extreme, 12% of females compared to 7% of males would not choose Purdue again.
Differences by Race
While 56% of Caucasians and 54% of underrepresented minorities would join Purdue again without reservations, only 47% of Asian Americans would not at least have some second thoughts.
