Intercultural InterReligious Interracial Relations at Carleton PRELIMINARY SURVEY

Inter-cultural Inter-Religious Inter-racial Relations at Carleton PRELIMINARY SURVEY RESULTS

Methodology Questionnaire designed with OIRP and Equity Services Approved by the University Research Ethics Board Survey administered by OIRP Fielded Nov. 11 th to Nov. 22 nd Employees Sent to 1, 805 with 546 responses – 30% response rate Students Sent to 12, 939 with 1, 495 responses – 12% response rate

Awareness of Human Rights Policy Question 1 Were you aware that Carleton has a Human Rights policy Yes No Students 56% 44% Employees 84% 16%

Perceptions of Climate (Q 1 –Q 10) Respect in class and on campus Question 2 Scale = Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree 2 a). During class, students generally demonstrate respect for the rights of other students b). During Classes, students generally demonstrate respect for the rights of their professors and instructors c). During classes, professors and instructors generally demonstrate respect for the rights of students. d). At campus events, students generally respect the rights of others e). During consultation or office hours, professors and instructors generally demonstrate respect for the rights of students Students % Mean Strongly Scores Agree & out of 5 Agree 90% 1. 85 Employees % Strongly Mean Agree & Scores Agree out of 5 89% 1. 85 87% 1. 90 85% 1. 94 91% 1. 76 93% 1. 70 64% 2. 30 70% 2. 32 87% 1. 78 92% 1. 71

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Relations on Campus among groups Question 3 Scale = Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree 3 a) Relations among people of different religions on campus are respectful b) Relations among people of different cultures on campus are respectful c) Relations among people of different races on campus are respectful Students % Mean Strongly Scores Agree & out of 5 Agree 71% 2. 20 Employees % Strongly Mean Agree & Scores Agree out of 5 71% 2. 31 77% 2. 12 77% 2. 19 79% 2. 03 80% 2. 09

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Ethical treatment of students and count Question 4 Scale = Always 1 2 3 4 Never 4 a) How often are students treated ethically and fairly by other students on Carleton’s campus b). How often are students treated ethically and fairly by faculty and staff on Carleton’s campus Question 5 Scale = A lot 1 2 3 4 None 5 a) How many students are treated unethically and unfairly by other students on Carleton’s campus b). How many students are treated unethically and unfairly by faculty on Carleton’s campus Students % Always Mean and Scores Usually out of 4 90% 1. 88 93% Students % A lot Mean & Scores some out of 4 24% 2. 95 13% 3. 28 1. 66 Employees % Always Mean and Scores Usually out of 4 90% 1. 99 94% Employees % A lot Mean & some Scores out of 4 29% 2. 86 15% 3. 13 1. 79

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Treatment of faculty and staff Question 6 Scale = Always 1 2 3 4 Never 6 a). How often are faculty and staff treated ethically and fairly by students on campus b). And how often are faculty and staff treated ethically and fairly by other faculty and staff on Carleton’s campus Students % Always Mean and Scores Usually out of 4 89% 1. 89 93% 1. 70 Employees % Always Mean and Scores Usually out of 4 88% 2. 04 88% 1. 96

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Overall rating of respect at Carleton and Program Question 7 Scale = 1 very low respect_______11 very high respect 7 a). How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally b). How would you rate the climate of respect in your department or program Question 8 Compared with other places I go in Ottawa, when I am on Carleton’s campus, I personally feel As respected More respected Less respected Students % 8 or Mean higher out Scores out of 11 79% 8. 86 86% Employees % 8 or Mean higher out Scores out of 11 77% 8. 51 9. 18 Students 82% Employees % % 66% 27% 7% 68% 25% 7% 9. 13

Perceptions of Climate Cont’d Carleton Environment Questions 9, 10 a and 10 b Scale = Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree Q 9)How much do you agree with the statement: Carleton is an environment where people are free to express their own ideas, beliefs and opinions Q 10 a) I think the university community understands the value of a diverse faculty and staff Q 10 b)I think the university makes a good effort to recruit and retain a diverse faculty and staff (employees only) Students Employees % Mean Strongly Scores Agree & out of Agree 5 75% 2. 17 73% 2. 25 74% 2. 12 78% 2. 09 NA NA 59% 2. 40

Highlights: Perception Many students are unaware of our Human Rights Policy Generally, there is respect during classes There is a little less respect perceived at campus events Religious relations are perceived to be a bit less respectful than those of culture and race Very little difference between employees and students on respect

Personal Experiences % Experience and Perceived Basis for treatment Question 11 Within the past year, have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race, religion or culture Yes No Students N= 207 Question 12 Students Employees What specifically do you believe this disrespectful treatment was based on (recoded open ended first response) Religion Culture Race Gender Age Other N= 142 N= 54 14% 86% 44% 17% 33% 6% 1% Employees N = 61 11% 89% 33% 20% 13% 4% 9%

Personal Experience Effect of the experience Question 13 Students Employees How much would you say this experience has interfered with your ability to work or study at Carleton A lot or some Race 46% 73% Religion 40% 59% Culture 42% 55%

Personal Experience Student Assistance Question 14 Students When you had the experience who did you seek assistance from on campus (multiple response) No one Professor Teaching Assistant Health and Counselling Residence Fellow Ombudsman Don’t remember International Student Support Services University Safety Equity Services N =195 responses 75% 9% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% <1%

Personal Experience Employee Assistance and Satisfaction Question 14 Employees When you had the experience who did you seek assistance from on campus (multiple response) No one Supervisor University Safety Equity Services Human Resources Health and Counselling services Don’t remember N = 66 responses 50% 23% 11% 8% 5% 3% 2% Question 15 Students Employees How satisfied were you with the assistance you received by reason for treatment Very satisfied and satisfied 64% 67% Very satisfied and satisfied Race Religion Culture 33% 63% 80%

Highlights: Personal Experience Religion appears to be the most likely conflict point Employees who felt racial discrimination were the most affected by it Students did not seek assistance very often Half of the employees who were treated disrespectfully sought assistance Employees who felt racial discrimination were least likely to be satisfied with the assistance they sought

Gender differences and Perceptions Overall climate Scale = 1 very low respect…. 11 very high respect How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally How would you rate the climate of respect in your department Students Males Females Mean Score 8. 54 8. 76 9. 10 9. 30 Employees Males Females Mean Score 8. 71 8. 36 9. 23 9. 05

Gender differences and experience Personal experience Within the past year, have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race religion or culture Yes No Personal experience What specifically do you believe this disrespectful treatment was based on Race Culture Religion Gender Age Other Students Males Females % % 15% 85% 12% 88% Students Males Females % % 39% 14% 40% 6% 2% 0% 27% 17% 51% 6% 0% 0% Employees Males Females % % 12% 88% 11% 89% Employees Males Females % % 33% 17% 33% 0% 4% 13% 10% 23% 33% 23% 3% 7%

Religious differences and Perceptions Overall climate Scale = 1 very low respect…. 11 very high respect Catholic Protestant Jewish Muslim Christian Other Christian Hinduism Buddhism Sikh Agnostic Atheist Non-practicing Other Non-classified Students How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally 8. 80 8. 52 7. 64 8. 66 8. 65 9. 24 8. 83 8. 25 8. 83 8. 40 8. 76 8. 73 8. 24 How would you rate the climate of respect in your department 9. 30 9. 25 9. 14 8. 61 9. 20 9. 48 8. 96 8. 44 9. 67 8. 97 9. 55 9. 90 9. 46

Religious Differences and Perceptions Overall climate Scale = 1 very low respect…. 11 very high respect Catholic Protestant Jewish Muslim Christian Other Christian Hinduism Buddhism Sikh Agnostic Atheist Non-practicing Other Non-classified Employees How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally 8. 80 8. 75 7. 72 8. 50 8. 44 7. 71 8. 50 7. 78 0 9. 17 8. 67 9. 50 8. 92 How would you rate the climate of respect in your department 9. 49 9. 39 8. 96 7. 17 8. 89 8. 85 9. 33 9. 22 0 9. 25 9. 37 10. 0 8. 23

Religious Difference and Perception Personal Experience Employees Students Within the past year have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race, religion or culture. %Yes Muslim Jewish Hinduism Sikh Buddhism 33% 24% 17% 0% 11% 27% 46% 22% 33% 13% Other Christian Catholic Protestant 14% 11% 4% 10% 15% 12% 8% Atheist Agnostic Non-practicing Other Non-classified 13% 17% 0% 16% 11% 10% 18% 15%

Religious Difference and Personal Experience Personal experience Employees What specifically do you believe was this disrespectful treatment based on Race Culture Religion Gender Age Other Catholic Protestant Jewish Muslim Christian Other Christian Hinduism Buddhism Sikh Agnostic Atheist Other Non-classified 29% 50% 0% 50% 27% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 43% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 86% 50% 46% 100% 0% 0% 50% 14% 50% 0% 0% 9% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 18% 0% 0%

Religious Difference and Personal Experience Personal experience Students What specifically do you believe was this disrespectful treatment based on Race Culture Religion Gender Age Catholic Protestant Jewish Muslim Christian Other Christian Hinduism Buddhism Sikh Agnostic Atheist Non-practicing Other Non-classified 44% 0% 0% 29% 50% 25% 100% 50% 20% 0% 50% 13% 0% 0% 12% 5% 0% 25% 0% 50% 20% 0% 33% 38% 100% 59% 62% 50% 0% 50% 100% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0%

Racial Difference: Overall Climate How would you rate the climate of respect at Carleton generally West Asian (Iranian, Afghan, etc. ) Japanese Chinese Latin American Black First Nations Arab White South East Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian) South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani, etc. ) Filipino Korean Students N= Mean Score (1 -11) 7. 97 8. 13 8. 37 8. 54 8. 58 8. 65 8. 68 8. 72 8. 74 8. 79 8. 93 9. 13 30 8 73 41 65 8 59 1062 19 83 14 8

Racial Differences and Personal Experience Students Within the past year have you been treated in a disrespectful way on campus based on your race, religion or culture. %Yes Korean West Asian (Iranian, Afghan, etc. ) Chinese Arab Japanese First Nations South Asian (East Indian, Pakistani, etc. ) South East Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian) Latin American Black Filipino White 38% 33% 30% 27% 25% 23% 21% 17% 15% 14% 9% N= 8 30 73 59 8 8 83 19 41 65 14 1062

Highlights: Gender and Religion differences Male employees and students were more likely than females to say race was the basis of disrespectful treatment Female students were more likely than males to say religion was the basis of disrespectful treatment Jewish students and employees rated the climate at Carleton lower than other religious groups Muslim students rated the climate of their department lower than other religious groups Muslim employees were more likely to say they had been treated disrespectfully Jewish students were more likely to say they had been treated disrespectfully