| Table 1 Motivating Factors of Faculty by Gender |
| GENDER | |||
| Female | Male | ||
| Variable | f(%) | f(%) | X2 |
| Indirect funds | 1.010 | ||
Not |
23(23.23) | 35(25.00) | |
Marginally |
30(30.30) | 45(32.14) | |
Moderately |
29(29.29) | 33(23.57) | |
Very |
17(17.17) | 27(19.29) | |
| Support | 5.044 | ||
Not |
15(14.42) | 18(12.86) | |
Marginally |
13(12.50) | 32(22.86) | |
Moderately |
27(25.96) | 38(27.14) | |
Very |
49(47.12) | 52(37.14) | |
| Support when funded | 5.097 | ||
Not |
3( 2.91) | 6( 4.29) | |
Marginally |
2( 1.94) | 4( 2.86) | |
Moderately |
13(12.62) | 32(22.86) | |
Very |
85(82.52) | 98(70.00) | |
| Tenure & promotion | 8.072* | ||
Not |
15(14.42) | 24(17.52) | |
Marginally |
8( 7.69) | 19(13.87) | |
Moderately |
23(22.12) | 42(30.66) | |
Very |
58(55.77) | 52(37.96) | |
| Publications | 3.306 | ||
Not |
37(36.27) | 47(33.57) | |
Marginally |
25(24.51) | 40(28.57) | |
Moderately |
22(21.57) | 38(27.14) | |
Very |
18(17.65) | 15(10.71) | |
| Time allocated | 1.107 | ||
Not |
7(6.93) | 13( 9.35) | |
Marginally |
18(17.82) | 23(16.55) | |
Moderately |
28(27.72) | 44(31.65) | |
Very |
48(47.52) | 59(42.45) | |
| New information | 6.449 | ||
Not |
0( 0.00) | 5( 3.57) | |
Marginally |
3( 2.88) | 4( 2.86) | |
Moderately |
12(11.54) | 26(18.57) | |
Very |
89(85.58) | 105(75.00) | |
| Travel money | 0.885 | ||
Not |
6( 5.83) | 9( 6.43) | |
Marginally |
17(16.50) | 28(20.00) | |
Moderately |
37(35.92) | 52(37.14) | |
Very |
43(41.75) | 51(36.43) | |
| Equipment | 3.739 | ||
Not |
10( 9.71) | 12( 8.57) | |
Marginally |
25(24.27) | 27(19.29) | |
Moderately |
31(30.10) | 59(42.14) | |
Very |
37(35.92) | 42(30.00) | |
| Contact funding source | 3.254 | ||
Not |
15(14.71) | 17(12.23) | |
Marginally |
30(29.41) | 52(37.41) | |
Moderately |
41(40.20) | 47(33.81) | |
Very |
16(15.69) | 23(16.55) | |
| Grant preparation | 6.748 | ||
Not |
18(17.48) | 28(20.00) | |
Marginally |
17(16.50) | 41(29.29) | |
Moderately |
36(34.95) | 39(27.86) | |
Very |
32(31.07) | 32(22.86) | |
| Commitment from president | 3.863 | ||
Not |
33(32.04) | 60(43.48) | |
Marginally |
30(29.13) | 29(21.01) | |
Moderately |
24(23.30) | 31(22.46) | |
Very |
16(15.53) | 18(13.04) | |
| Boilerplates | 13.862** | ||
Not |
24(25.26) | 51(38.64) | |
Marginally |
29(30.53) | 40(30.30) | |
Moderately |
24(25.26) | 35(26.52) | |
Very |
18(18.95) | 6( 4.55) | |
| Professional reputation | 10.290* | ||
Not |
3( 2.88) | 11( 7.86) | |
Marginally |
10( 9.62) | 16(11.43) | |
Moderately |
29(27.88) | 57(40.71) | |
Very |
62(59.62) | 56(40.00) | |
| Recognition | 0.845 | ||
Not |
14(13.46) | 17(12.23) | |
Marginally |
24(23.08) | 39(28.06) | |
Moderately |
44(42.31) | 57(41.01) | |
Very |
22(21.15) | 26(18.71) |
| *p<.05. **p<.01. ***p<.001. |
| Note. df=3. Critical values for X2.05=7.815, X2.01=11.345, X2.001=16.266. |
| Note. In this table, "not important" is represented by "not"; "marginally important" is represented by "marginally"; "moderately important" is represented by "moderately"; and "very important" is represented by "very." |
AWL Journal Volume 2, Number 1, Winter 1999
