To create the CECE staff survey, the original CECE indicators were adapted to the faculty context. The CECE staff survey measures college staff members’ perceptions of their institutional environments. Specifically, the CECE staff survey measures the degree to which staff perceive their environments to be characterized by the following:
- Cultural familiarity
- Culturally relevant knowledge
- Cultural community service
- Cultural validation
- Collectivist orientations
- Humanized educational experiences
- Proactive philosophies
- Holistic support
The CECE staff survey also measures staff attitudes about the value of cultivating culturally relevant and responsive environments for students, demographics (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, income, socioeconomic background), educational background, sense of belonging, satisfaction, self-reported ability to succeed in staff roles, and productivity.
CECE Staff Survey Modules
Institutions are now able to add modules to the standard CECE surveys. These optional modules cover a wide range of topics related to inclusion, equity, and success. Specifically, topics include institutional diversity, engagement with diversity, culturally relevant high-impact practices, culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy, social justice leadership and activism, and culturally responsive support systems. Descriptions of the available modules are below.
Institutional Diversity
This institutional diversity module is designed to measure issues related to representation of diversity and environmental challenges. These include the following:
- The representation of women, people income from low- backgrounds, and people of color.
- Experiences in the climate, such as experienced prejudice, discrimination, and isolation.
- Views about the institution’s commitment to diversity and responsiveness to climate problems.
Also available for the community college, four-year college, graduate school, and faculty surveys.
Engagement with Diversity
The engagement with diversity module focuses on faculty members’ experiences with learning activities that foster learning and development around issues of diversity and inclusion. These include the following:
- Participation in discussions about inequality.
- Meaningful engagement with people from different identity groups.
- Engagement in discussions about the benefits of diversity.
- Utilization of course evaluations that consider diversity in the classroom.
Also available for the community college, four-year college, graduate school, and faculty surveys.
Campus Environments and Mental Health*
The campus environments and psychological well-being module captures the psychological stressors and related issues that students experience within the context of the college campus. This module measures the following:
- The degree to which respondents experience a range of mental health challenges.
- The extent to which exposure to prejudice and stereotypes in the campus environment their psychological well-being.
- The degree to which respondents view their lives as stressful, including the degree to which they perceive their lives to be unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded.
Perceptions related to the institution’s effort to decrease stressful events in a way that reflects commitment to promoting a positive campus climate and heathy well-being. - Respondents’ likelihood of seeking professional psychological resources on campus, and the degree to which they believe they have access to effective supports.
- The degree to which students have access to mental health services that are based in culturally relevant and holistic approaches, focusing on the degree to which the culture at the institution is proactive in providing humanized psychological services.
Also available for the community college, four-year college, graduate school, and faculty surveys.
Sexual Misconduct*
The sexual misconduct module is designed to measure participants’ perceptions of their institution’s commitment to eliminating sexual misconduct, its culture around sexual misconduct, and opportunities to engage in activities and utilize resources that help minimize sexual misconduct. This includes the following:
- Views about the institution’s commitment to eliminating sexual assault.
- Opportunities to learn about the relationship between systemic oppression and sexual assault.
- Opportunities to understand personal biases and cultural norms that contribute to a culture that is conducive to sexual misconduct.
- Opportunities to engage in activities to reduce sexual misconduct on campus and in society.
- Access to information and resources related to sexual misconduct.
- Knowledge and behavior regarding the reporting of sexual assault.
Also available for the community college, four-year college, graduate school, and faculty surveys.
*Modules with an asterisk are longer than other modules. If modules with an asterisk are selected, then only one module can be selected.