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The reported study focused on tenured and tenure-track academics with ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of 18 Canadian universities. Based on the Canadian CAP (Changing Academic Profession) survey the general profile of the academic profession in Canada is described in terms of sociodemographic variables (gender, marital status, ethnicity, parents’ educational attainment, etc.), academic experience and perspectives on their work (academic attitudes, institutional and disciplinary affiliation). Canadian faculty present a strong international character and look at teaching and research as compatible.
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The Canadian CAP survey included a supplemental question about race/ethnicity, following categories used by Statistics Canada.
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The CAP survey did not define ‘partnership’ by marriage alone, using the terms ‘spouse/partner’ or ‘marriage/partnership.’ In Canada same-sex marriage is legal, and therefore we are confident that the wording of the questions captured a broad spectrum of committed domestic relationships found in this country.
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Metcalfe, A.S., Fisher, D., Jones, G., Gingras, Y., Rubenson, K., Snee, I. (2016). The Changing Academic Profession in Canada: Personal Characteristics, Career Trajectories, Sense of Identity/Commitment and Job Satisfaction. In: Galaz-Fontes, J., Arimoto, A., Teichler, U., Brennan, J. (eds) Biographies and Careers throughout Academic Life. The Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27493-5_7
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