Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct
Excerpts:
«Members of theAssociation of American Universities (AAU) are workingto combat sexual assault and misconduct on theircampuses. As an association of research universities, AAU decided in 2014 that the best way to help its members address this issue was to develop and implement a scientific survey to better understandthe attitudes and experiences of their students with respect to sexual assault and sexual misconduct. The survey’s primary goal was to provide participating institutions of higher education (IHEs) with information to inform their policies to prevent and respond to sexual assault and misconduct.In addition, members hoped that the survey would provide useful information to policymakers as well as make a significant contribution to the body of academic research on this complex issue.In the fall of 2014, AAU contracted with Westat, aresearch firm, to work with a university team of researchers and administrators to design and implement the survey, entitled theAAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct.The survey was administered at the end of the spring 2015 semester on the campuses of 27 IHEs, 26 of which are AAU member universities. This report provides a description of the survey methodology and key results.»
See the whole survey here.