OFFICE
USE
ONLY
Serial number
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
In all cases place a cross[X] in the appropriate box.
Select one option only, unless otherwise indicated
1-3
1. Age group
25-29 1
30-34 2
35-40 3
41-45 4
46-50 5
51-55 6
55 +
7
4
2. Level of education (please indicate your highest
qualification only)
Diploma
1
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
2
Honours degree or equivalent
3
Masters degree
4
Doctorate
5
5
3. Academic rank:
Lecturer 1
Senior lecturer
2
Associate professor
3
Full professor
4
6
4. Marital status :
Single never married
1
Married
2
Separated
3
Divorced
4
7
FOR SA PARTICIPANTS ONLY
5.
Race
:
Black :African
1
Coloured 2
Indian 3
White
4
Other
5
8
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FOR SA PARTICIPANTS ONLY
6. Language:
English 01
Afrikaans 02
Zulu 03
Xhosa 04
Ndebele 05
North Sotho
06
South Sotho
07
Setswana 08
Siswati 09
XiTsonga 10
Venda 11
Other (please specify)
12
9 -10
ALL PARTICIPANTS
7. Number of years as head of department:
Less than 1
1
1-3 2
4-6 3
More than 6
4
11
8. Number of years with current institution:
12
9. Please indicate positions of responsibility held prior to the current one.
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10. Number of years in each previous post listed above
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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1-5 1
6-10 2
11-15 3
16-20 4
20+ 5
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OFFICE USE ONLY
Place a X in the appropriate box. Select one option only,
unless otherwise indicated
11. Is your position of HoD/chair a fixed term?
Yes 1
No
2
13
12. If you answered yes above, what is the length of
the term?
Less than 3 years
1
3 years
2
More than 3 years
3
14
13. Do you receive a salary for the HoD/Chair position?
Yes 1
No
2
15
14. What is the average number of normal office hours
you work in a typical week ?
16
15. What is the average number of hours you work in a
typical week outside of your normal office hours?
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30 3
31-40 4
41-50 5
50+ 6
17
16. On what basis are you employed?
Permanent 1
Temporary 2
Fixed term /contract
3
Other 4
18
17. How many opportunities for promotion in your job have you had in the past five years in your
current institution? ………………………………………………………………………………
18. List all the activities you were involved in at departmental and/or institutional level before you
became HoD or chair?(for example: tuition; research; committee work etc)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30 3
31-40 4
41-50 5
50+ 6
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19. What is the procedure for becoming HoD/Chair at your institution?
………………………………………………………………………
20. What motivated you to accept/apply for the position of HoD?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………
21. Do you have a mentor? Place a X in the appropriate box
1 Yes
2 No
19
22. If so, what is the gender of your mentor?
20
SECTION B
Department profile
23. Name of department/instructional unit of which you are head/chair
................................................................................................................
Place a X in the appropriate box. Please Select one
option only, unless otherwise indicated.
OFFICE USE
24. Number of students (Full and part time) in
the department/instructional unit
200 or less
1
201-400 2
401-600 3
601-800
4
801-1000
5
21
25. Total number of full time lecturers/ teaching staff
in your department/instructional unit.
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30
3
31-40 4
41-50
5
Over 50
6
22
1 Male
2 Female
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26. Number of full-time female lecturers/teaching staff
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30
3
31-40 4
41-50
5
Over 50
6
23
27. Number of part time lecturers/teaching staff in your
department
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30
3
31-40 4
41-50
5
Over 50
6
24
28. Number of part-time female lecturers/teaching staff
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30
3
31-40 4
41-50
5
Over 50
6
25
29. Number of support staff/non teaching staff
in your department/instructional unit
10 or less
1
11-20 2
21-30
3
31-40 4
41-50
5
Over 50
6
26
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SECTION C
Career preparation and advancement opportunities
30.What do you think helped you get to
your present posion? Check all that apply.
31.Did you have any formal preparation for the
position of HoD/Chair?
Yes 1
No 2
32. If yes, what was the nature of the preparation?
38
(please check all that apply)
Mentorship programme offered by
institution
1
Managerial training offered by institution 2
Self-initiated managerial training
3
39-41
33. Do you have any specific steps or actions to
advance further in your academic career?(e.g. enrolling
in a management course etc)
Yes 1
No 2
42
34. If yes, please indicate where you would like to be in your career in the long term?( i.e 5 years)
from now.
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35. What factors militate/ or have militated against your advancement in your career?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36-37
Self-motivation 1
Support of family
2
Encouragement by colleagues
3
Encouragement by mentor
4
Managerial involvement
5
Employment equity
6
Previous head of department
7
Publications 8
Qualifications 9
Other ( please specify)
10
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36. If you have encountered obstacles in your career advancement, how did you overcome
them?…………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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SECTION D
Skills
37. Below are listed several skills which are desired in today’s academic management era. How
important are these skills to you in your present position as HoD/Chair? Please use the scale
below to indicate your response.
Scale:
1. Very important
2. Important
3. Neutral
4. Not very important
5. Not important
Ve
ry
im
p
o
rta
n
t
Imp
o
rtant
N
eutral
No
t ve
ry
im
p
o
rta
n
t
No
t
im
p
o
rta
n
t
1 2
3
4 5
FOR
OFFICE
USE
ONLY
37.1 Verbal
communication
43
37.2
Written communication
44
37.3 Listening
45
37.4 Empathising
46
37.5 Empowering
others
47
37.6 Collaboration
48
37.7 Problem
solving
49
37.8 Conflict
resolution
50
37.9 Stress
management
51
37.10 Organizational
ability
52
37.11 Team
building
53
37.12 Decisiveness
54
37.13 Negotiating
55
37.14 Lobbying
56
37.15 Entrepreneurial
skills
57
37.16 Research
58
37.17 Teaching
59
37.18 Advocacy
60
37.19 Delegation
61
37.20 Mediation
62
37.21
Working with support staff
63
37.22
Maintaining detailed records
64
37.23 Creating
vision
65
37.24 Managing
resources
66
37.25 Leading
people
67
37.26
Understanding of the headship
role
68
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SECTION
E
Perception of skill level
38. Please indicate your perception, in each instance, of your skill level
from High to Low. 5 being Very High and 1 being Very Low. Please use the scale below to indicate
your response.
Scale: 1. Very low
2. Low
3. Average
4. High
5. Very high
Ve
ry
l
o
w
lo
w
A
v
er
ag
e
H
igh
Ve
ry
h
ig
h
1 2 3 4 5
FOR
OFFICE
USE
ONLY
38.1
Verbal
communication
69
38.2
Written
communication
70
38.3
Listening
71
38.4
Empathising
72
38.5
Empowering
others
73
38.6
Collaboration
74
38.7
Problem
solving
75
38.8
Conflict
resolution
76
38.9
Organizational
ability
77
38.10
Stress
management
78
38.11
Team
building
79
38.12
Decisiveness
80
38.13
Negotiating
81
38.14
Lobbying
82
38.15
Entrepreneurial
skills
83
38.16
Research
84
38.17
Teaching
85
38.18
Advocacy
86
38.19
Delegation
87
38.20
Mediation
88
38.21
Working
with
support
staff
89
38.22
Maintaining
detailed
records
90
38.23
Creating
vision
91
38.24
Managing
resources
92
38.25
Leading
people
93
38.26
Understanding of the Headship
role
94
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SECTION
F
Job Challenges
39. To what extent do you agree the following are challenges to you in your current job situation?
Please use the scale below to indicate your response.
Scale:
1. Strongly Agree
2.
Agree
3. Undecided
4.
Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
Str
o
ngly
agree
Ag
ree
Un
deci
d
ed
Di
sa
g
ree
Str
o
ngly
di
sa
g
ree
1 2
3 4 5
FOR
OFFICE
USE ONLY
39.1
Developing new programmes for accreditation
95
39.2
Promoting gender equity
96
39.3
Promoting racial justice
97
39.4
Balancing family and career
98
39.5
Managing cultural diversity
99
39.6
Responding to the needs of a diverse student
population
100
39.7
Assessing program quality
101
39.8
Maintaining program quality
102
39.9
Addressing issues of accountability
103
39.10
Implementing quality assurance measures
104
39.11
Strengthening the curriculum
105
39.12
Managing the needs of the department in the face of
increasing financial constraints
106
39.13
Attracting and retaining non-traditional students
107
39.14
Assessing teaching effectiveness
108
39.15
Dealing with difficult department staff members
109
39.16
Managing departmental data using current
technological systems
110
39.17
Dealing with unsatisfactory staff performance
111
39.18
Building an effective team
112
39.19
Building
networks
113
39.20
Undertaking and fostering creativity and initiative
114
39.21
Office
administration
115
39.22 Personnel
management
116
40. Other job challenges: Please specify
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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SECTION G
Strategies
41. Below are listed several strategies useful in addressing the job challenges listed in the previous
section – question 29. Please use the scale below to indicate the extent to which you agree that
the strategies would be useful to you in your current position.
Scale: 1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Undecided
4. Disagree
5.Strongly Disagree
Stro
n
g
ly
agr
ee
Agree
Undec
ided
Disagree
Stro
n
g
ly
disagree
1 2
3 4 5
FOR
OFFICE
USE
ONLY
41.1
Staff professional development workshops
117
41.2
Increasing participation of women students and staff in
all areas of academic life
118
41.3
Deliberately seeking out members of other racial groups
for development and promotion
119
41.4
Balancing personal and professional activities
120
41.5
Being fair and transparent
121
41.6
Evaluating teaching and assessment techniques
122
41.7
Attracting, nurturing and retaining good staff
123
41.8
Evaluating current departmental performance in
leadership development
124
41.9
Building strong support networks with other
Heads/Chairs
125
41.10
Seeking external funding
126
41.11
Clearly specifying roles and responsibilities for
HoDs/Chairs
127
41.12
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