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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED331541 AUTHOR: Slark, Julie; And Others
TITLE: Rancho Santiago College Climate Survey Report.
Research, Planning and Resource Development Report.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
NOTE: 70 p.
ABSTRACT: In February 1990, a study was conducted by the
Rancho Santiago College (RSC) Research Committee and
Planning Council to assess institutional effectiveness,
using college climate as one correlate of RSC's success. A
staff morale survey instrument, distributed to all full-
and part-time faculty and staff, yielded an overall
response rate of 36%, and a full-time staff response rate
of 46%. Major findings included the following: (1) on a
scale of one to eight, with eight being highest,
satisfaction with position received an average rating of
6.4 (5.6 by full-time classified staff, 5.4 by supervisory
staff, 6.8 by faculty, and 7.0 by administrators); (2)
respondents generally expressed satisfaction with work
environment, cooperation within their work units,
interaction with their immediate supervisor, and college
communication; (3) all respondents rated satisfaction with
their salary at 5.5, though ratings varied by employee
group; (4) respondents confirmed RSC's commitment to
advancing affirmative action goals and to serving the needs
of a diverse student body; (5) in response to the question
"Generally, do you think the college staff has a unified
commitment to student success?" 26% replied "definitely,
all of us," while an additional 59% answered "yes, most of
us"; (6) most respondents were aware of institutional
mechanisms providing opportunities to participate in
decision making; and (7) classified and part
time staff and occasionally supervisory staff tended to
report less satisfaction than other groups. Tabulated
responses and the survey instrument are appended. (JMC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Administrators-; Affirmative-Action;
College-Faculty; Community-Colleges; Faculty-College
Relationship; Salaries-; School-Surveys; Self-Evaluation
Groups; Tables-Data; Two-Year-Colleges
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Environment; *Job-Satisfaction;
*Morale-; *School-Effectiveness; *School-Personnel; *Work
Environment
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