The purpose of this study was to examine the career patterns of female institutional researchers and compare them with the career patterns of male institutional researchers in institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada. / A questionnaire was developed and mailed to all directors of institutional research and to their associates, assistants and staff personnel who were members of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in 1980. Responses were received from 148 institutional researchers of which 40 were females (27.6 percent) and 108 males (72.4 percent). / More than 40 percent of the female institutional researchers were holding doctoral degrees or were working on their doctoral degrees, while 73 percent of the males were holding or working on their doctoral degrees. More than 58 percent of the males and 45 percent of the females were holding the highest positions in institutional research, usually titled director of institutional research. The percentage of females was higher than males in the lowest level of positions, such as analyst and statistician. Male institutional researchers had been employed in their present and previous positions for longer periods of time than the females. The percentage of females who said they will change their jobs was higher than the percentage of males. A majority of female respondents reported career interruptions, the percentage of males with career interruptions was much lower than that of the females. The female institutional researchers were less professionally active than male institutional researchers. The percentage of males with more publications, grants, presentations, teaching experience and membership in professional organizations was higher than for female respondents. Females were receiving lower salaries than males, even in the same age group and with the same position titles. The percentage of females who indicated the positive influence of parental support for their career development was higher than the percentage of the males, while male respondents emphasized the positive influence of their spouses on their career advancement more than female respondents. / The strategies which were considered important for career advancement by institutional researchers were developing credibility with colleagues, developing a knowledge of the organization and how it works, seeking jobs that provide ample learning possibilities and access to informational sources. Institutions were rated low by respondents for their efforts to clarify career paths and to encourage high-ranking individuals to develop the talents of junior-ranking women. The respondents rated their institutions high for providing opportunities for employees to learn new skills, encouraging innovative ideas, and providing opportunities to demonstrate out-of-the ordinary capabilities on the job. / The percentage of female respondents who believed institutional researchers should participate in the decision-making process was lower than the percentage of males. Females were also less confident than males in their impact on the decision-making process. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-09, Section: A, page: 3812. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74274 |
| Contributors | MAROOFI-BOZORGI, PARVIN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 134 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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