This survey aims to help in understanding university academics' knowledge, attitudes, motivations, behaviours, and perceived barriers with regard to use of open academic practices (open access, licensing, formatting, use of free software, and open governance).
This survey may also be useful as the basis for a benchmarking tool by institutions undertaking openness reforms.
What level of knowledge do university academics have about open academic practices (access, licensing, format etc.) and online social networking and media?
To what extent do academics use open practices and online social networking and media in teaching, research and service?
What are academics' attitudes towards open practices?
How do open academic attitudes related to open academic practices? [1]
To what extent do ERA-ranked journal lists influence a university researcher's decisions on what to research, how, and where to publish the findings? (A more general form of this question might be "What influences a university researcher's decisions on what to research, how, and where to publish the findings?"; A more specific, alternative for of the question might be "To what extent do principles of openness influence university academics' decisions about what to research, how, and where to publish the findings?" Also: To what extent does ERA influence the decisions of university-based researchers to adopt open academic practices?")
Determine to what extent the ERA Ranked Journal Lists affect a university researcher's decision to document and publish research openly (An alternative, broader question might be "What influences academics' decision to document and publish research closedly or openly?"
What are the attitudes of institutional teachers and researchers towards independent teachers and researchers?
What are the motivating influences for academics' teaching, learning and service behaviours? e.g.,
To what extent, or what is the nature of the influence that a university's strategic plans and management policies have on academic practices?
What is the relation between academic work motivation (e.g. hierarchy of needs) and practice?