Survey of law school faculty : view of law school management / [Primary Research Group staff].
2016
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Title
Survey of law school faculty : view of law school management / [Primary Research Group staff].
Published
[New York] : Primary Research Group, [2016]
Copyright
© 2016
Call Number
KF272 .S88 2016
ISBN
1574404202 (paperback)
9781574404203 (paperback)
9781574404203 (paperback)
Description
90 pages ; 28 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)959330601
Note
Results from a survey of 111 faculty members from 36 law schools in the United States -- Pages14-15.
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Table of Contents
Questionnaire
10
List of the Law School's of the Survey Participants
14
Characteristics of the Sample
15
Summary of Main Findings
17
Qualification and Skills of Institutions' Management
17
Best Features of Institutions' Management
17
Greatest Deficiency of Law Schools' Management
17
Opinion about Increasing Number of Tenured Faculty and Reducing Non-tenured or Adjunct Faculty
17
Opinion about Increasing Non-Tenured or Adjunct Faculty and Making Tenure More Difficult to Obtain
18
Opinion about Increasing Adjunct Faculty and Making Tenure More Difficult to Attain
18
Opinion about Increasing Spending on Fundraising and Alumni Relations
18
Opinion about Selling off Buildings or Facilities in order to Maintain Faculty Staff Size and Salaries
19
Opinion about Increasing or Reducing Faculty Compensation
19
Overall Quality of Support Services for Faculty Research
19
Overall Quality of Skill in Student Recruitment and Selection
19
Overall Quality of Skills in Advancement and Fundraising
20
Overall Quality of Provision of Information Technology to Faculty
20
Overall Quality of Inclusion of Faculty in Institutional Decision-Making
20
Overall Quality of Skill in Attracting International Students
20
Overall Quality of Skills in Promoting the Law School
21
Overall Quality of Help in Publicizing Faculty Research and Achievements
21
Overall Quality of Help in Obtaining Grants and Funding
21
Overall Quality of Development and Maintenance of Law School Facilities
21
Overall Quality of Capacity to Control Growth of Bureaucracy and Related Costs
21
Overall Quality of Provision of Library Services
22
Overall Quality of Special Events at Law School
22
Opinions about Spending Priorities at the Law School
22
Change in Student Admissions Standards and Quality of Incoming Students over Past Five Years
22
Admired Law Schools
23
Table 1.1
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools?
24
Table 1.2
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
24
Table 1.3
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools? Broken out by Title
24
Table 1.4
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools? Broken out by age of survey participant
25
Table 1.5
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
25
Table 1.6
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools? Broken out by Number of students
25
Table 1.7
Your institution's management is generally more able, less able or about as able as that of other law schools? Broken out for public and private law schools
26
What is the single thing you like most about your institution's management?
27
What is your law school management's greatest deficiency?
31
Table 2
Increasing spending on each of the following would be a good or bad idea for your law school?
34
Table 2.1.1
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school?
34
Table 2.1.2
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
34
Table 2.1.3
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Title
34
Table 2.1.4
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by age of survey participant
35
Table 2.1.5
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
35
Table 2.1.6
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Number of students
35
Table 2.1.7
Increase the number of tenured faculty, reduce non-tenured and adjunct faculty would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out for public and private law schools
36
Table 2.2.1
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school?
36
Table 2.2.2
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
36
Table 2.2.3
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Title
37
Table 2.2.4
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by age of survey participant
37
Table 2.2.5
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
37
Table 2.2.6
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Number of students
38
Table 2.2.7
Increase non-tenured and adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to obtain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out for public and private law schools
38
Table 2.3.1
Increase Adjunct Faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school?
38
Table 2.3.2
Increase Adjunct faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
39
Table 2.3.3
Increase Adjunct Faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Title
39
Table 2.3.4
Increase Adjunct Faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by age of survey participant
39
Table 2.3.5
Increase Adjunct Faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
40
Table 2.3.6
Increase Adjunct Faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Number of students
40
Table 2.3.7
Increase Adjunct Faculty, make tenure more difficult to maintain would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out for public and private law schools
40
Table 2.4.1
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school?
40
Table 2.4.2
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
41
Table 2.4.3
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Title
41
Table 2.4.4
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by age of survey participant
41
Table 2.4.5
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
42
Table 2.4.6
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Number of students
42
Table 2.4.7
Spend more on fundraising and alumni relations would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out for public and private law schools
42
Table 2.5.1
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school?
42
Table 2.5.2
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
43
Table 2.5.3
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Title
43
Table 2.5.4
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by age of survey participant
43
Table 2.5.5
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
44
Table 2.5.6
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out by Number of students
44
Table 2.5.7
Sell off buildings or facilities in order to maintain faculty staff size and salaries would be a good or bad idea for your law school? Broken out for public and private law schools
44
Table 3.1
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation?
45
Table 3.2
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
45
Table 3.3
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Broken out by Title
46
Table 3.4
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Broken out by age of survey participant
46
Table 3.5
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Broken out by Gender of survey participant
47
Table 3.6
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Broken out by Number of students
47
Table 3.7
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Broken out for public and private law schools
48
Table 3.8
Your law school should hold the line, increase or reduce faculty compensation? Other -- commentary
48
Table 4
Rate the overall quality of the following facets of your law schools management
50
Table 4.1.1
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research
50
Table 4.1.2
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
50
Table 4.1.3
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research. Broken out by Title
50
Table 4.1.4
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research. Broken out by age of survey participant
51
Table 4.1.5
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
51
Table 4.1.6
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research. Broken out by Number of students
51
Table 4.1.7
Rate the overall quality of support services for faculty research. Broken out for public and private law schools
51
Table 4.2.1
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection
52
Table 4.2.2
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
52
Table 4.2.3
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection. Broken out by Title
52
Table 4.2.4
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection. Broken out by age of survey participant
52
Table 4.2.5
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
53
Table 4.2.6
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection. Broken out by Number of students
53
Table 4.2.7
Rate the overall quality of skill in student recruitment and selection. Broken out for public and private law schools
53
Table 4.3.1
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising
53
Table 4.3.2
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
54
Table 4.3.3
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising. Broken out by Title
54
Table 4.3.4
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising. Broken out by age of survey participant
54
Table 4.3.5
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
55
Table 4.3.6
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising. Broken out by Number of students
55
Table 4.3.7
Rate the overall quality of skills in advancement and fundraising. Broken out for public and private law schools
55
Table 4.4.1
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty
55
Table 4.4.2
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
56
Table 4.4.3
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty. Broken out by Title
56
Table 4.4.4
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty. Broken out by age of survey participant
56
Table 4.4.5
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
57
Table 4.4.6
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty. Broken out by Number of students
57
Table 4.4.7
Rate the overall quality of provision of information technology to faculty. Broken out for public and private law schools
57
Table 4.5.1
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making
57
Table 4.5.2
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
58
Table 4.5.3
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making. Broken out by Title
58
Table 4.5.4
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making. Broken out by age of survey participant
58
Table 4.5.5
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
59
Table 4.5.6
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making. Broken out by Number of students
59
Table 4.5.7
Rate the overall quality of inclusion of faculty in institutional decision-making. Broken out for public and private law schools
59
Table 4.6.1
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students
59
Table 4.6.2
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
60
Table 4.6.3
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students. Broken out by Title
60
Table 4.6.4
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students. Broken out by age of survey participant
60
Table 4.6.5
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
61
Table 4.6.6
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students. Broken out by Number of students
61
Table 4.6.7
Rate the overall quality of skill in attracting international students. Broken out for public and private law schools
61
Table 4.7.1
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school
61
Table 4.7.2
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
62
Table 4.7.3
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school. Broken out by Title
62
Table 4.7.4
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school. Broken out by age of survey participant
62
Table 4.7.5
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
64
Table 4.7.6
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school. Broken out by Number of students
64
Table 4.7.7
Rate the overall quality of skills in promoting the law school. Broken out for public and private law schools
64
Table 4.8.1
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements
64
Table 4.8.2
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
65
Table 4.8.3
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements. Broken out by Title
65
Table 4.8.4
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements. Broken out by age of survey participant
65
Table 4.8.5
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
66
Table 4.8.6
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements. Broken out by Number of students
66
Table 4.8.7
Rate the overall quality of help in publicizing faculty research and achievements. Broken out for public and private law schools
66
Table 4.9.1
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding
66
Table 4.9.2
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
67
Table 4.9.3
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding. Broken out by Title
67
Table 4.9.4
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding. Broken out by age of survey participant
67
Table 4.9.5
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
68
Table 4.9.6
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding. Broken out by Number of students
68
Table 4.9.7
Rate the overall quality of help in obtaining grants and funding. Broken out for public and private law schools
69
Table 4.10.1
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities
69
Table 4.10.2
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
69
Table 4.10.3
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities. Broken out by Title
69
Table 4.10.4
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities. Broken out by age of survey participant
70
Table 4.10.5
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
70
Table 4.10.6
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities. Broken out by Number of students
70
Table 4.10.7
Rate the overall quality of development and maintenance of law school facilities. Broken out for public and private law schools
70
Table 4.11.1
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs
71
Table 4.11.2
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
71
Table 4.11.3
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs. Broken out by Title
71
Table 4.11.4
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs. Broken out by age of survey participant
72
Table 4.11.5
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
72
Table 4.11.6
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs. Broken out by Number of students
72
Table 4.11.7
Rate the overall quality of capacity to control growth of bureaucracy and related costs. Broken out for public and private law schools
73
Table 4.12.1
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services
73
Table 4.12.2
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
73
Table 4.12.3
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services. Broken out by Title
74
Table 4.12.4
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services. Broken out by age of survey participant
74
Table 4.12.5
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
74
Table 4.12.6
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services. Broken out by Number of students
75
Table 4.12.7
Rate the overall quality of provision of library services. Broken out for public and private law schools
75
Table 4.13.1
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school
75
Table 4.13.2
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school. Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking
76
Table 4.13.3
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school. Broken out by Title
76
Table 4.13.4
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school. Broken out by age of survey participant
76
Table 4.13.5
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school. Broken out by Gender of survey participant
77
Table 4.13.6
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school. Broken out by Number of students
77
Table 4.13.7
Rate the overall quality of special events at the law school. Broken out for public and private law schools
77
What should your law school should be spending more money on?
78
What should your law school be spending less money on?
81
Table 5.1
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following
84
Table 5.2
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following Broken out by US News & World Report Law School Ranking 84 j
Table 5.3
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following Broken out by Title
85
Table 5.4
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following Broken out by age of survey participant
85
Table 5.5
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following Broken out by Gender of survey participant
86
Table 5.6
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following Broken out by Number of students
86
Table 5.7
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the qualify of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following Broken out for public and private law schools
87
Table 5.7
Over the past five years student admissions standards and the quality of incoming students at your law school have done which of the following. Other answers
87
Which law schools other than your own do you feel have done the best in terms of adjusting to the new environment in which many law schools now find themselves? What have they done that you admire?
88