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