Click on image to enlarge Survey Results Faculty reported that it is important to them that their students develop effective teaching practices. However, as we have seen in the data reported in the "Ready to Teach" snapshot, in general faculty rarely give their students feedback about their teaching. Chart: Faculty Feedback on Teaching Chart: Importance of Teaching

Click on image to enlarge As we look more closely at ways that faculty can model commitment to effective teaching, a number of promising avenues appeared. Faculty appear more likely to discuss their own teaching with their students. In addition, we suspect that there is considerable feedback given to graduate students regarding presentations at seminars and conferences that may be underreported as these activities may not be seen as "teaching." Chart: Graduate Student Presentations by Stage Chart: Faculty-Student Interaction on Teaching Chart: Graduate Student Presentations by Discipline

Qualitative Results Survey respondents had the opportunity to write statements about the topic of teaching. For a sample of what doctoral students and faculty had to say on this topic, click on the link below. In Their Own Words

Survey Overview As part of the research strand of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate (CID), two surveys -- one each to graduate students and faculty -- were administered by Carnegie staff to doctoral students and graduate faculty in the participating departments of the CID (84 departments and programs at 44 universities). Graduate Student Survey The Carnegie Graduate Student Survey was administered to all doctoral students in participating departments. In all, 2,176 students from 76 departments at 40 universities responded. Graduate Faculty Survey The Carnegie Graduate Faculty survey was administered to faculty in participating departments. In all, 668 faculty members in 63 departments at 32 universities completed the survey. Overview of surveys Summary of survey goals and overview of tables and graphs. Snapshot of Survey Data This snapshot includes several graphs and tables of data from the CID faculty and student surveys.

Contact Information Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate cid@carnegiefoundation.org 650/566-5107