Survey on Evaluating Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion

This study, in which we contacted 1,350 chairs in degree-granting language departments in universities and colleges was conducted for the Modern Language Association (MLA).

Sample members were asked to complete a Web-based questionnaire on issues related to tenure and promotion in institutions of higher learning. A PDF file was attached to the e-mail request to respond to the survey, allowing respondents the opportunity to reference a paper questionnaire and complete it if they preferred.

Completed surveys were returned by 686 department chairs, resulting in a completion rate of 51 percent. CSR staff were responsible for all phases of the study, including refinement of the survey instrument, data collection, and data processing.