Sample Climate Surveys

Sample climate surveys (may be viewed by anyone with a Dartmouth email address):

Sample Climate Surveys

These climate surveys were adapted from those used by the University of Michigan's ADVANCE Office. We worked closely with Dr. Abigail (Abby) Stewart, an expert in climate in higher education, to adapt the surveys and process to Dartmouth, including having Abby and her group pilot surveys in two departments at Dartmouth before we adopted them. A team of survey experts at Dartmouth shortened the surveys slightly. Original sources used in the development of the climate surveys include the following:

• Gender Fairness Environment Scale, University of Virginia School of Medicine. In Hostler, S. and Gressard, R., Perceptions of Gender Fairness of the Medical Education Environment, The Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association, 48: 51-54, 1993

• C.M. Golde, & T.M. Dore, T.M. (2001). At Cross Purposes: What the experiences of doctoral students reveal about doctoral education (www.phd-survey.org). Philadelphia, PA: A report prepared for The Pew Charitable Trusts.

• C. Porath, G. Spreitzer, C. Gibson, U G. Garnett. Thriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinement. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 33, 250–275 (2012)

• S. Riger, J. Stokes, S. Raja, M. Sullivan, “Measuring Perceptions of the Work Environment for Female Faculty,” The Review of Higher Education, 21, pp. 63-78, 1997.

• Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace 1994 Survey of Federal Employees. U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.

• Texas A&M University Campus Climate Survey: A Study of Faculty Views and Experiences, 1998. Sylvia Hurtado, CSHPE, School of Education, University of Michigan.

• University of Arizona Faculty Advancement Survey. Part of the GRACE (Generating Respect for all in a Climate of academic Excellence) Project.

• University of Michigan Faculty Work-Life Study, 1996. Robert Blackburn, CSHPE, and Carol Hollenshead, CEW, University of Michigan.

• University of Michigan Medical School Faculty Survey, 1994. A. Lorris Betz, University of Michigan Medical School.