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Table 3 Scale Comparisons Between Tenured and Sessional Faculty

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

 

TF

SF

   

Scale

M

SD

M

SD

DF

t

p

IM

5.1

0.7

5.0

0.8

234

1.43

0.23

IR

5.5

0.6

5.5

0.5

236

0.1

0.75

ID

5.5

0.5

5.5

0.6

232

0.56

0.45

CO

3.8

1.2

3.2

1.2

201

3.36

< .001

AP

4.2

1.1

4.6

0.9

209

6.07

0.01

  1. M - average score; SD - standard deviation; DF - degrees of freedom;
  2. TF - tenured faculty; SF – sessional faculty;
  3. IM - intrinsic motivation; IR - identified regulated motivation; ID - identification with teaching; CO - perceived connectedness; AP - motivated to improve by appreciation
  4. Response options included: 1-strongly disagree; 2-disagree; 3-somewhat disagree; 4-somewhat agree; 5-agree; 6-strongly agree
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