Academic profession in Serbia Survey 2012 – Initial results Predrag Lažetić, Ivana Živadinović

1. Academic profession in Serbia Survey 2012 – Initial results Predrag Lažetić, Ivana Živadinović Centre for Education Policy, Belgrade

2. Outline 1. Background 2. Methodology - Questionnaire - Sample 3. Findings - Basic facts - Work situation and academic activities - Research - Management and administration 4. Further steps

3. I Background • Research project – Socially responsible university (January - October 2012) • Two parts: • Survey of the academic profession with the focus on social engagement of academics • Series of interviews on discourse about the idea of university and its role in society • Survey on the representative sample of academic staff at Serbian universities (both private and public) • Variables exploring the behaviors and attitudes of academics. • Some variables comparable with CAP data and research. • More extensive sections exploring social engagement of academic staff.

4. II Methodology 2.1 Questionnaire – 5 major parts 1. Socio-biographic background 2. Social engagement 3. Work situation and academic activities 4. Research 5. Management and administration

5. II Methodology 2.2 Sample • two-stage stratified random sample • n = 646 • responce rate: 52.48%

6. III Findings 3.1 Basic characteristics Gender Academic rank

7. III Findings 3.1 Career mobility Large majority of academic staff obtained their BA, MA and PhD degrees at the same faculty, same university and same country

8. III Findings 3.2. Work situation and academic activities Duration of Employment in Different Sectors (mean)

9. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Current Full-time and Part-time Employment (%)

10. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Additional Employment and Remunerated Work (%)

11. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Action taken for Major Changes in Job (percent of respondents who reported major changes in their job; multiple responses)

12. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Perceived Changes in Working Conditions in Higher Education (percent; arithmetic mean) Nema statistički značajnih razlika u odnosu na pol i na akademsko zvanje

13. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Job satisfaction (%) U Srbiji nema statistički značajnih razlika u odnosu na pol i na akademsko zvanje Značajna korelacije jednino sa neto primanjima

14. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Hours Spent on Academic Activities when Classes are in Session (arithmetic mean of hours per week)

15. III Findings 3.3. Work situation and academic activities Positive Views and Activities About Teaching (percent; responses 1 and 2)

16. III Findings 3.4 Research Service Activities in Current Academic Year

17. III Findings 3.4 Research Preferences for Teaching/Research (%)

18. III Findings 3.3 Administration and management High Personal Influence at Institution Level (%; responses 1 and 2)

19. III Findings 3.3 Administration and management Strong Views of Institutional Management and Administration (%; responses 1 and 2)

20. III Findings 3.4 Management and administration Influence (%)

21. III Findings 3.4 Management and administration By whom is your teaching, research and administration regularly evaluated?

22. III Findings 3.4 Management and administration Title

23. d • IV Further steps • Further analysis • - Influence of the academic rank, discipline, institution, gender etc. • Further comparative analysis

24. d THANK YOU!!! Predrag Lažetić Centre for Education Policy plazetic@cep.edu.rs