According to the 2022 COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey, “culture” tops the list of responses from faculty who were asked to identify the one thing their institution could do to improve the workplace for them.
The five most-commonly cited issues were coded by COACHE researchers from open-ended responses, with 30% of respondents pointing to culture in their answers. The other most-commonly cited areas were leadership (28%), support for work generally (26%), compensation (25%) and facilities and resources for work (23%). More than 12,680 faculty from 31 colleges and universities completed the survey.
Colleges and universities who participate in COACHE’s Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey are able to glean detailed insights into strengths and opportunities for improvement at their institutions, covering themes from institutional governance, interdisciplinary work and tenure and promotion, to benefits and personal and family policies. This work is further strengthened through benchmarking against self-selected peers.
As part of a collaborative, COACHE partners also have the opportunity to tap into COACHE’s best-in-class researchers, case studies from leading institutions, and COACHE’s community of practice.
You can read about the COACHE Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey and case studies from COACHE partners in COACHE’s recently released Impact Report “Partners in Progress.”
If you’re interested in connecting with the COACHE team to learn more about the Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey, please contact Deborah Ruiz.