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Table 2 Participant Characteristics

From: Needs, motivations, and identification with teaching: a comparative study of temporary part-time and tenure-track health science faculty in Iceland

 

TF

SF

 

R (%F)

S (%F)

R

S (%F)

# of participants

212 (45)

78 (62)

651

160 (71)

% Med

56 (36)

54 (42)

*

66 (64)

% RN

15 (87)

19 (87)

*

22 (94)

% N&FS

6 (46)

8 (67)

*

1 (100)

% Odont

9 (25)

6 (40)

*

2 (50)

% Pharm

6 (57)

5 (25)

*

4 (66)

% Psych

8 (50)

8 (67)

*

5 (40)

% > 52 years old

*

54

*

38

  1. TF = tenured faculty; SF = sessional faculty;
  2. R - reported by university; S - survey respondents; %F – percent female;
  3. Med - faculty of medicine (includes physical therapy, biomedical sciences, radiology); RN - faculty of nursing; N&FS – faculty of nutrition and food science; Odont – odontology; Pharm – pharmacy; Psych - psychology; *information not known
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