Faculty salary inequities in public higher education: an examination of faculty salaries through the national study of postsecondary faculty 1988, 1993, 1999, & 2004

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dc.contributorErevelles, Nirmala
dc.contributorHardy, David E.
dc.contributorHouser, Rick
dc.contributorMajor, Claire Howell
dc.contributor.advisorBray, Nathaniel J.
dc.contributor.authorSwecker, Bart A.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-01T16:34:15Z
dc.date.available2017-03-01T16:34:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines a historical review of literature and the reoccurring issue of female faculty being paid less than their male counterparts in assistant, associate, and full faculty ranks and across all academic disciplines. Historical legislation and legal acknowledgements were examined. Literature which focused on human capital and structural/institutional frameworks for faculty gender pay differences was also reviewed. The data in this study is from The National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF), from public four-year institutions which were selected to participate in the survey for the four years the survey was administered (1988, 1993, 1999, and 2004). The relationship of the salary means between gender, the influence of academic field and rank with gender on salary, and an analysis of multiple sets of factors which were influenced by structural and human capital theories were studied. The results indicated gender was a predictor in salary and for the four years in this study, females made significantly less than males. When academic field and rank were included, gender was still a significant factor; however the difference between males and females varied with field categories and rank. The findings support previous research which has also found the gender variable effects salary; however this study found a larger gap between males and females over the four years in the study. Additional administrations of this study and examination of additional factors is needed to continue the conversation regarding a pay gap between males and females in the faculty.en_US
dc.format.extent213 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
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dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0000999
dc.identifier.otherSwecker_alatus_0004D_11196
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/1486
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectHigher education
dc.subjectHigher education administration
dc.subjectGender studies
dc.titleFaculty salary inequities in public higher education: an examination of faculty salaries through the national study of postsecondary faculty 1988, 1993, 1999, & 2004en_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineHigher Education Administration
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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