1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99) Methodology Report

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Characteristics of Full‐Time Faculty in Baccalaureate Dental Hygiene Programs and Their Perceptions of the Academic Work Environment

“…A formal pilot-testing of the survey was not conducted, considering the previous validation of the NSOPF items during the 1993 and 1999 cycles by Abraham et al and Selfa et al 4,5 Instead, feedback on the modified instrument was gathered from a panel review that included three full-time dental hygiene faculty in associate degree programs. This study began after receiving approval from institutional review boards.…”

Institutional Responsibilities and Workload of Faculty in Baccalaureate Dental Hygiene Programs

“…A formal pilot testing of our survey was not conducted due to previous validation of the NSOPF items during the 1993 and 1999 cycles. 15,16 Instead, feedback on the modified instrument was gathered from a panel review including three full-time dental hygiene faculty in associate degree programs.…”

Job Satisfaction Differentials Among African American Faculty at 2-Year And4-Year Institutions

“…The institutional data in NSOPF:99 represent approximately 3,396 institutions that met the following criteria for inclusion in the target population: "(a) Title IV participating, degree-granting institutions; (b) public and private not-for-profit insfitutions; (c) institutions that confer associate's, bachelor's, or advanced degrees; and (d) institutions that are located in the United States" (Zimbler, 2001, p. 51). More than 800 institutions from this population of institutions participated in the NSOPF:99 (Abraham et al, 2002). The institutions in the NSOPF:99 sample represented a diverse array of institutional types including public research institutions, private not-for-profit research institutions, public doctoral institutions, private not-forprofit doctoral institutions, public comprehensive institutions, and private not-for-profit comprehensive institutions.…”

“…Data from the 1999 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:99) were used in the present study because the NSOPF:99 contains comprehensive data on a representative sample of part-time and full-time faculty members in the United States (Abraham et al, 2002). The institutional data in NSOPF:99 represent approximately 3,396 institutions that met the following criteria for inclusion in the target population: "(a) Title IV participating, degree-granting institutions; (b) public and private not-for-profit insfitutions; (c) institutions that confer associate's, bachelor's, or advanced degrees; and (d) institutions that are located in the United States" (Zimbler, 2001, p. 51).…”

“…The institutions in the NSOPF:99 sample represented a diverse array of institutional types including public research institutions, private not-for-profit research institutions, public doctoral institutions, private not-forprofit doctoral institutions, public comprehensive institutions, and private not-for-profit comprehensive institutions. Given the weighing procedures used in the NSOPF:99, the NSOPF:99 faculty and staff sample represents approximately 1 million part-time and full-time faculty members who were employed in the fall of 1998 (Abraham et al, 2002).…”