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Appendix II.1: CSULB Lecturer Survey May 2007

  1. What college(s) are you in?
    College (Response)
    Total
    College of the Arts
    55
    College of Business Administration
    28
    College of Education
    59
    College of Engineering
    27
    College of Health and Human Services
    108
    College of Liberal Arts
    153
    College of Natural Sciences & Math
    57
    University College & Extension Services
    9
    Total Respondents 473; (skipped this question) 1

  2. Do you have an assignment in more than one department?
    Response Total
    Yes
    69
    No
    406
    Total Respondents 475; (skipped this question) 1

  3. How many years have you worked at CSULB?
    Response

    Total
    (Number of Years)
    1
    71
    2
    64
    3
    48
    4
    23
    5
    26
    6
    38
    7
    31
    8
    23
    9
    20
    10
    15
    11
    9
    12
    15
    13
    7
    14
    12
    15
    2
    16
    7
    17
    10
    18
    9
    19
    3
    20
    3
    21
    5
    22
    3
    23
    3
    24
    2
    25
    7
    26
    1
    27
    1
    28
    1
    29
    3
    30
    3
    31
    0
    32
    3
    33
    0
    34
    1
    35
    1
    36
    0
    37
    0
    38
    0
    39
    1
    40
    1
    Total Respondents 472; (skipped this question) 4

  4. Is your assignment primarily on campus (versus off-campus)?
    Response Total
    Yes
    436
    No
    38
    Total Respondents 474; (skipped this question) 2

  5. Is CSULB your primary employer?
    Response Total
    Yes
    308
    No
    165
    Total Respondents 473; (skipped this question) 3

  6. You are a contingent employee if your contract indicates that your appointment is conditional depending on budget and enrollment. Based on this definition are you a:
    Response Total
    Contingent lecturer
    264
    Non-contingent lecturer
    69
    Not sure
    140
    Total Respondents 473; (skipped this question) 3

  7. How long is your contract?
    Response Total
    One semester
    215
    One year
    119
    Three years
    142
     Total Respondents 476; (skipped this question) 0

  8. What is your typical academic appointment per semester at CSULB?
    Response Total
    0 to 5.9 units
    176
    6 to 14.9 units
    221
    15 units
    77
    Total Respondents 474; (skipped this question) 2

  9. Of these units how many are teaching units? How many are assigned time (non-teaching)?
    Response Total
    Teaching units
    453
    Assigned time
    189
    Total Respondents 453; (skipped this question) 21

  10. Please check all of the following items to which you have adequate access:
    Response Total
    Office space
    367
    Phone line
    330
    Photocopying
    379
    Computer
    336
    Clerical support
    293
    Mailboxes
    441
    Supplies
    329
    Other (please specify)
    27
      Total Respondents 466; (skipped this question) 8

  11. Which of the following are important to you? Please check all that apply.
    Response Total
    Lecturer voting rights (for Department Chair and other matters)
    231
    Articulation of Lecturer Rights in department Constitution
    202
    Committee membership
    130
    Lecturer sabbaticals
    183
    Curriculum decisions
    288
    Support for professional development (reimbursement for travel expenses and conference fees)
    318
    Course assignments (preferred courses and times; adequate notification of schedule)
    380
    Assigned time for student advising
    173
    Travel funds
    165
    Other (please specify)
    65
      Total Respondents 450; (skipped this question) 24

  12. Does your department notify you of department meetings?
    Response Total
    Yes
    287
    No
    146
    Not Sure
    42
    Total Respondents 475; (skipped this question) 1

  13. With respect to department meetings which of the following best describes your department's expectations for you?
    Response Total
    Encouraged to participate
    169
    Allowed to participate
    149
    Excluded from participation
    130
    Total Respondents 448; (skipped this question) 28

  14. Are you allowed to vote on the following?
    Topic Yes No Not Sure Response Total
    Department Chair
    26
    279
    171
    476
    Curriculum issues
    76
    216
    184
    476
    Policies and procedures
    47
    227
    199
    473
    Total Respondents 474; (skipped this question) 0

  15. Are you consistently included in e-mail list-servs regarding the following?
    Topic Yes No Not Sure Response Total
    Department events
    383
    50
    39
    472
    College events
    379
    39
    53
    471
    Campus-wide events
    390
    31
    50
    471
      Total Respondents 471; (skipped this question) 3

  16. Does your department have a lecturer-specific list-serv?
    Response Total
    Yes
    96
    No
    145
    Not Sure
    230
    Total Respondents 471; (skipped this question) 5

  17. Does your department list you in the campus-wide phone book?
    Response Total
    Yes
    235
    No
    87
    Not Sure
    151
    Total Respondents 473; (skipped this question) 3

  18. Are there issues of concern to you that are not addressed here? If so what are they? Total Respondents 162; (skipped this question) 312