Table 1 Demographics of sample: n = 44.

From: Do universities support solutions-oriented collaborative research? Constraints to wicked problems scholarship in higher education

Variable

Frequency

Race/ethnicity

 

White

23

Black/African American

10

Latinx/Hispanic

6

Asian/Asian American

5

More than one

0

Age

 

Under 30

5

30–39

9

40–49

10

50–59

15

60–69

5

Gender

 

Male

20

Female

23

Non-binary

1

Position/Title

 

Graduate student/Post-doc (GS/PD)

9

Non-tenure-track, grant-funded research scientist (RS)

9

Untenured, tenure-track Faculty (TTF)

7

Tenured faculty (TF)

10

University extension scientist (ES)

9

Years practicing collaborative (wicked) scholarship

 

<5 years

8

5–10 years

16

>10 years

20

Formal (discipline) training areaa

 

Biological Sciences

8

Computer and Information Science and Engineering

3

Engineering

7

Geosciences

7

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

4

Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

7

Education and Human Resources

3

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts

5

  1. aSeven NSF “directorates”, plus the category “humanities and visual/performing arts”.