National Study of Postsecondary Faculty NSOPF-93 U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement National Center for Education Statistics WELCOME Thank-you for requesting the 1992-93 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-93) public use CD-ROM. These non-restricted files do not require any licensing agreement. CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTION MEASURES The 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty data are released in accordance with the following provisions: The Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended) [5.U.S.C.552a] and the National Education Statistics Act of 1994, Public Law 103-382 [20 U.S.C. 9001 et seq.] BACKGROUND INFORMATION The 1992-93 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-93) was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The study received additional support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The first cycle of NSOPF was conducted in 1987-88 (NSOPF-88) with a sample of 480 institutions (including 2-year, 4-year, doctoral-granting, and other colleges and universities), more than 3,000 department chairpersons, and more than 11,000 faculty. The 1992-93 NSOPF survey, second in the cycle (the first took place in 1987-88) was limited to surveys of institutions and faculty, with a sample of 974 public and private nonproprietary higher education institutions and 31,354 faculty. The study was designed to provide a national profile of faculty: their professional backgrounds, responsibilities, workloads, salaries, benefits, and attitudes. Major educational policy questions which are addressed by information collected during the study are summarized below: Background characteristics and academic credentials; Workloads, and how time is allocated between classroom instruction and other activities such as research, course preparation, consulting, public service, doctoral or student advising, conferences, and curriculum development; Compensation, and the importance of other sources of income or income-in-kind such as consulting fees, royalties, etc.; Roles and differences, if any, between full- and part-time faculty in their participation in institutional policy-making and planning; Attitudes toward their jobs, institutions and higher education, and student achievement in general; How teaching methods have changed and the impact of new technologies on teaching techniques; Career and retirement plans; How those who have instructional responsibilities differ from those who have none, such as those engaged only in research; How those with teaching responsibilities but no faculty status differ from those with faculty status. THE NSOPF-93 SAMPLE Institution Universe The definition of the institution universe for NSOPF-93 was identical to the one used in NSOPF-88. It included institutions in the traditional sector of higher education: institutions whose accreditation at the college level is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, that provide formal instructional programs of at least two years duration, that are public or private not-for-profit, and that are designed primarily for students who have completed the requirements for a high school diploma or its equivalent. Faculty Universe Unlike NSOPF-88, which was limited to faculty whose regular assignment included instruction, the faculty universe for NSOPF-93 was expanded to include all those who were designated as faculty, whether or not their responsibilities included instruction, and other (non-faculty) personnel with instructional responsibilities. Under this definition, researchers and administrators and other institutional staff who hold faculty positions, but who do not teach, were included in the sample. Instructional staff without faculty status also were included. In summary, the eligible universe was defined to include: Full- and part-time personnel whose regular assignment included instruction; Full- and part-time individuals with faculty status whose regular assignment did not include instruction; Permanent and temporary personnel with any instructional duties, including adjunct, acting, or visiting status; Faculty and instructional personnel on sabbatical leave. Excluded from the NSOPF-93 universe of faculty were: Faculty and other personnel with instructional duties outside the U.S. (but not on sabbatical leave); Temporary replacements for faculty and other instructional personnel; Faculty and other instructional and non-instructional personnel on leave without pay; Graduate teaching assistants; Military personnel who taught only ROTC courses; Instructional personnel supplied by independent contractors. COMPACT DISK STRUCTURE This Compact Disk (CD) contains public use NSOPF-93 data, including the institution data collected as part of NSOPF-93, and an electronic codebook system for using the institution data. The CD contains two directories, PUBFAC93 and INST93, for data and documentation files. The file README.TXT is the only file in the CD's root directory. A description of the files located in each CD directory and subdirectory follows: PUBFAC93 11-05-97 10:20a INST93 11-04-97 11:18a README TXT 13513 11-06-97 1:16p The PUBFAC93 directory includes a flat data file (.DAT), a version 6.03 PC-SAS dataset (.SSD), and a version 6.0 SPSS-Windows system file (.SAV) for the 1993 public use faculty file. In addition, the necessary cards for SAS and SPSS, along with the formats used to create the datasets, are provided with NSOPF-93. The SPSS cards are provided in their entirety since different platforms have different limitations in SPSS. It is assumed that the user will be aware of these limitations, and will create extract programs, if necessary, depending on their platform. Finally, documentation and frequency listings are available under separate subdirectories. In PUBFAC93: DOC 11-05-97 11:13a FREQ 11-04-97 2:27p PUBFAC93 DAT 14746160 4-02-97 10:44a PUBFAC93 SAS 53223 4-02-97 11:30a PUBFAC93 SAV 8011232 11-05-97 9:57a PUBFAC93 SPS 24912 4-02-97 10:23a PUBFAC93 SSD 18244272 11-04-97 3:46p Frequencies for the NSOPF-93 data are provided in a subdirectory FREQ for all of the weighted variables generated from the SAS dataset PUBFAC93.SSD, and for a subset of variables using SPSS. The SAS listing is PUBFAC93.LST, and the SPSS listing is FAC93SPS.LST: In PUBFAC93\FREQ: PUBFAC93 LST 93913 4-02-97 11:40a FAC93SPS LST 93612 4-02-97 12:47p Documentation for the NSOPF-93 data is provided in a subdirectory DOC, including the public Data File User's Manual (DFUSERMP.WPD) - a WordPerfect 6.1 document that includes documentation of derived variable creation. The faculty codebook is available in two forms, as a printer file (.PRN) and as an ASCII file (.CBK). Finally, the faculty questionnaire is also available as an ASCII file (.TXT). In PUBFAC93\DOC: DFUSERMP WPD 736218 9-25-97 12:13p FAC93CBK PRN 169546 10-21-97 3:36p FACQUEX TXT 74697 7-07-97 3:07p PUBFAC93 CBK 138491 6-17-97 4:49p The INST93 directory includes a flat data file (.DAT), a version 6.03 PC-SAS dataset (.SSD), and a version 6.0 SPSS-Windows system file (.SAV) for the 1993 Institution file. In addition, the necessary cards for SAS and SPSS, along with the formats used to create the datasets, are provided. As is true for the faculty file, SPSS cards are provided in their entirety since different platforms have different limitations in SPSS. It is assumed that the user will be aware of these limitations, and will create extract programs, if necessary, depending on their platform. In INST93: DOC 11-04-97 11:20a INST93 DAT 1177200 8-14-96 7:01a INST93 SAS 196230 12-06-96 8:31a INST93 SAV 947396 11-14-96 11:16a INST93 SPS 84819 12-06-96 7:51a INST93 SSD 2020464 12-06-96 8:34a Documentation for NSOPF-93 institution data is provided in the NSOPF-93 Data File User s Manual (DFUSERMP.WPD) in directory PUBFAC93\DOC. A DOC subdirectory, which includes the institution codebook, appears under INST93. The institution codebook is available in two forms, as a .PRN file and as an ASCII file (.CBK). The institution questionnaire is also available as an ASCII file (.TXT). In INST93\DOC: ECBW 11-05-97 10:30a I93CBK PRN 702306 11-26-96 4:22p INST93W CBK 580609 11-14-96 6:58p INSTQUEX TXT 47425 7-07-97 1:21P An electronic codebook is provided for NSOPF-93 public-use institution data. Both Windows and DOS versions of the electronic codebook, which reads the raw institution data file, can be accessed from the ECBW subdirectory. Windows ECB software is self-installing through the SETUP.EXE install program. In INST93\DOC\ECBW: INS SETUP.EXE The setup program to install the Windows ECB SETUP.INI SETUP.INS _SETUP.LIB SETUP.BMP _SETUP.DLL _INST16.EX_ ECBW.EXE ECBW.HLP ECBW.ICO CTL3D.DLL TBPRO1W.DLL TBPRO2W.DLL TBPRO3W.DLL TBPRO4W.DLL TBPRO5W.DLL TBPRO6W.DLL In INST93\DOC\ECBW\INS, ECBINS.EXE ECB.HLP (print .HLP to learn more about the ECB) ECBSPEC.INS EXTRINS.EXE INS01.CDC INS02.CDC INS.ICO Note that all SAS data sets (.SSD) are in version 6.03, and that all WordPerfect files (.WPD) are version 6.1 for Windows. HOW TO INSTALL THE ECB NSOPF-93 institution data may be extracted using the ECB software. The ECB will create fully labeled SPSS-PC, SAS-PC, and SPSS for WINDOWS program code for building extract files on your fixed disk. To get the ECB running, follow these steps: In Windows: 1. Go to File Manager (Win 3.*) or Windows Explorer (Win95). 2. Open window for CD. 3. Double-click SETUP.EXE in the \ECBW directory. Setup will then guide you through installation for the institution file. It will create a Windows ECB program group and program item for the ECB. If you already have a windows ECB installed, use the same ECBW directory. SETUP will automatically create a new INS subdirectory for NSOPF. 4. Run the ECB by double clicking on it's icon. In DOS, 1. Build a subdirectory to hold the ECB software. { C: } { MD\INSCB } 2. Change to the CD-ROM ECBW\INS sub-directory. { E: } { CD\INST93\DOC\ECBW\INS } } 3. For full installation, copy all \ECBW\INS files. { copy *.* C:\INSCB\*.* } [Warning: Check the available space on your fixed disk first!] 4. Execute the ECB software by typing: { ECBINS } } 5. The software will clear the screen and tell you that it cannot find "needed files". Press any key to engage the INSTALLATION MENU. 6. Once at the INSTALLATION MENU, modify all of the drive and subdirectory (path) settings to suit your equipment configuration. (Press function key 1 [F1] for context-sensitive help.) Installation is now complete. You may wish to print out \ECBW\INS\ECB.HLP to learn more about using the electronic codebook software. However, the ECB does provide context sensitive help at any point in the program. You can always activate HELP by pressing the F1 key. The extract program (EXTRINS.EXE) works with the ASCII codebook file produced by the ECB to subset CD files for non-SAS/SPSS users. For information on running, run EXTRINS with no parameters, and it will display the proper format for execution. WARNINGS and NOTES All SAS-PC and SPSS program code should be edited. While most of the program code is functional, users may wish to change the output file names and some labels. SPSS code for FREQUENCIES and DESCRIPTIVES is included even if no variables are listed; delete such entries. SAS code includes a FORMAT statement without a procedure to use it; either delete this or add a PROC. If you have access to INTERNET, to obtain information on the latest NCES publications and Electronic Codebook Software (ECB) software, point your browser to the NCES home page: http://www.ed.gov/NCES or contact the NATIONAL LIBRARY OF EDUCATION US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 555 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, NW ROOM 101 WASHINGTON DC 20208-5721 (800) 424-1616 (202) 219-1651 If you have any questions, please contact Linda Zimbler, NSOPF Project Officer, Surveys and Cooperative Systems Group, NCES at (202) 219-1834.