Table 2 Basic situation of participants’ target tutors
Demographic Characteristics | Category | Number (N) | Constituent ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender of tutors | Male | 361 | 44.4 |
Female | 452 | 55.6 | |
Age of tutors | 31–40 | 106 | 13.0 |
41–50 | 314 | 38.6 | |
51–60 | 365 | 44.9 | |
> 61 | 28 | 3.4 | |
Tutors’ positional titles | Professor | 637 | 78.4 |
Associate professor | 176 | 21.6 | |
Has the tutor assigned a young teacher or senior postgraduates to give you daily guidance? | Yes | 515 | 63.3 |
No | 298 | 36.7 | |
Is the tutor a clinician? | Yes | 469 | 57.7 |
No | 344 | 42.3 | |
Administrative position of tutor | No administrative position | 174 | 21.4 |
Director (deputy) of a teaching and research department or director (deputy) of a department | 452 | 55.6 | |
College (deputy) dean or middle-level cadres | 132 | 16.2 | |
School leadership or higher positions | 55 | 6.8 | |
Number of tutors directing all postgraduates (including PhD and Master’s degrees in all grades) | 1–5 | 400 | 49.2 |
6–10 | 203 | 25.0 | |
11–15 | 108 | 13.3 | |
16–20 | 63 | 7.7 | |
> 21 | 39 | 4.8 | |
Whether there are regular academic seminars? | Yes | 621 | 76.4 |
No | 192 | 23.6 |