FOR REFERENCE ONLY: DATA COLLECTION COMPLETE

2003 SECUSSA Pathways Survey



A SECUSSA Survey of Education Abroad Professionals.
In its continuing efforts to better serve it's members, SECUSSA asks for your cooperation in completing this questionnaire. In particular we are interested in two topics. Part one: examines how we got to our current positions. Your responses will help answer the question: "how do I get to do what you do?" Part two asks you to identify those areas and issues that you would like the SECUSSA team to address through workshops, conference sessions, publications, etc. Your responses will help your SECUSSA leadership team to be more responsive to the section's needs and interests. We also plan to survey you regarding resources, staffing and compensation in the next few months.
It is not necessary to identify yourself or your institution by name. We encourage you to respond to all of the questions. We are scheduled to present summary results of this survey at the national NAFSA conference in Salt Lake City.
Joseph L. Brockington, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for International Programs
Kalamazoo College
SECUSSA, Past Chair


PART I: Pathways Survey

A. Who are we as Education Abroad Professionals?

1. How many years have you worked in education abroad?
less than one
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
16-19
over 19

2. What is your current position (Job Title)?

3. Is this position
Full time?
Part time? On average, how many hours per week do you work in Education Abroad

4. How many years have you worked in your current position?

less than one
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
16-19
more than 19

5. How much of your work time is devoted to education abroad?

100%
75-99%
50-74%
25-49%
less than 25%

6. If you are working less than 100% in education abroad, please list your other major work responsibilities and approximate percentage of time devoted to each.

7. Where do you work?
U.S. Higher Education Institution [Go to question 8]
Overseas Higher Education [Go to question 8]
Study Abroad Program Provider (other than college or university) [Go to question 14]
Youth Exchange Organization (e.g. high school programs) [Go to question 14]
Overseas Study Abroad Program [Go to question 14]
Other (please specify)

8. If you work in higher education, which best describes the college or university where you work?

Research
Doctoral
Masters
4-year
2-year
Other

9. If you answered question 8, is your college or university

Private?
Public?

10. If you answered question 8, do you have faculty status?

Yes [Go to question 11]
No [Go to question 14]

11. If yes, do you have tenure in an academic department

Yes Which?
No

12. If you work for a college or university, do you teach courses in addition to your duties in education abroad?

Yes
No

13. If you teach, on average how many courses in which department(s) do you teach during an academic year?

14. If you have previously worked in education abroad, what was your previous position job title(s)?
15. If you responded to question 14, which best describes your previous employer?
U.S. Higher Education Institution
Overseas Higher Education
Study Abroad Program Provider (other than college or university)
Youth Exchange Organization (e.g. high school programs)
Overseas Study Abroad Program
Other (please specify)

16. What, if any, other jobs, work experience or careers have you had prior to working in education abroad? Please indicate whether these have included an international dimension.

B. Your Path to Education Abroad

17. What is your highest level of education?
High School
Bachelor's
Master's
Ph.D. or Ed.D.
Professional (J.D., M.D., D.D.S., etc)
Other (specify)

18. Institution(s) attended (Please name each school attended)

Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Graduate
Graduate
Graduate
19. Field of Study of highest degree.
Agriculture
Business
Education
Engineering
Fine or applied arts (please specify)
Foreign Languages and Literatures (please specify)
Health Sciences
Humanities (please specify)
Mathematics or Computer Sciences
Natural and Physical sciences
Social Sciences (please specify)
Other (please specify)

20. How would you rate your undergraduate education in terms of preparing you for your current position?

Not at all Effective Somewhat Effective Effective Rather Effective Highly Effective

21. How would you rate your graduate education in terms of preparing you for your current position?

Not at all Effective Somewhat Effective Effective Rather Effective Highly Effective

22. What percentage of all of the knowledge and skills that you use regularly in your current position, did you learn in college (graduate AND undergraduate)?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

23. What percentage of the knowledge and skills that you use regularly in your current position did you learn on the job?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

24. Additional comments about your education and its impact on your current position:

25. What, if any, overseas experiences have you had where you have resided in another country. Please specify length of experience in months. (Check all that apply)
Experience Length of residence abroad (in Months)
Work
Study
Volunteer
Research
Peace Corps
Military
Other (specify)

26. Please indicate which experience you consider most influential in leading you to your current position in education abroad.

Education
Work experiences
Life experiences
Other (specify)

27. What first brought you to the field of international education?

28. What is your advice when students tell you they would like to work in the field of International Education? What do you recommend they do?
29. What personal strength or characteristic do you find most useful to you in your work in education abroad?
30. What professional strength or characteristic do you find most useful to you in your work in education abroad?
31. If you are involved in the hiring process for your unit or organization, which of these factors are most important to you when considering a candidate?
1. Extremely Important 2. 3. 4. 5. Not At All Important
Graduate degree
Status of institution awarding the degree
Length of work experience in the field
Type of work experience in the field
NAFSA Professional Development Program Training
Successful experience overseas
Foreign Language proficiency
Personal characteristics relevant to job performance
Other
32. Specify other characteristics you consider when hiring staff in education abroad.
33. Other comments about your personal pathway to the profession of education abroad:
PART II: How can SECUSSA be of service to you? (What are our issues and concerns?)
34. Which training, publications, professional development opportunities and/or information sources do you use regularly?
NAFSA Website
SECUSSA Website
SECUSS-L
NAFSA National Conference
NAFSA Regional Conference
CIEE Annual Conference
AIEA Annual Conference
Other Education Abroad Conference(s) (please specify)
SECUSSA PDP Workshop at National NAFSA Conference
SECUSSA PDP Workshop at Regional NAFSA Conference
CIEE Professional Development Workshop
Other Professional Development Workshop(s) (please specify)
NAFSA Publications (please specify)
Other Publications (please specify)
Members of the SECUSSA National Team
Regional SECUSSA Representative
Other Education Abroad Colleagues
Other (please specify)

35. How important are these resources to your work as an education abroad professional?

1. Extremely Important 2. 3. 4. 5. Not At All Important
NAFSA Website
SECUSSA Website
SECUSS-L
NAFSA National Conference
NAFSA Regional Conference
CIEE Conference
AIEA Annual Conference
Other Education Abroad Conference(s)
SECUSSA PDP Workshop at National NAFSA Conference
SECUSSA PDP Workshop at Regional NAFSA Conference
CIEE Professional Development Workshop
Other Professional Development Workshop(s)
NAFSA Publications
Other Publications (please specify)
National SECUSSA Team Member
Regional SECUSSA Representative
Other Education Abroad Colleagues
Other (as specified in 36)
36. What are your three greatest challenges in your current position? (list in order of priority)
37. In order of priority, what resources (e.g. time, funding, staff, etc.) do you need to meet them?
38. In order of priority, what training, publications, and information would be most helpful to you in your current position as an education abroad professional.
39. In order of most importance, what knowledge or skills would you like to improve or enhance for yourself in order to be better prepared to work in education abroad?
40. In order of priority, what do you see as the three most important issues for the field of education abroad in the next 3-5 years?
41. What additions and/or improvements would you like to see in the services and resources offered to you by SECUSSA/NAFSA?
42. What else would you like to tell us about how SECUSSA can assist you in your work in Education Abroad?

C. Demographic/Personal Information (optional)

43. Age:
under 21 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 70+

44. Gender:

Female Male

45. Primary/first language:

46. Other languages you speak & fluency:
47. How do you describe yourself: (check all that apply)
African-American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
Multi-Racial
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Other Race (please specify)

48. Country of Birth

49. Are you a
US Citizen?
US Permanent Resident?
Citizen of another country (please specify)

50. Professional Affiliations: To which international education organizations do you belong?

NAFSA: Association of International Educators
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
Forum on Education Abroad
Other (Specify)

51. In which NAFSA Region are you located?

Region 1 ( AK, OR, ID, WA, British Colombia)
Region 2 (AZ, CO, KS, MT, NE, NM, UT, WY)
Region 3 (AR, LA, OK, TX)
Region 4 (ND, SD, MN, IA, MO)
Region 5 (MI, IL, WI)
Region 6 (IN, OH, KY)
Region 7 (TN, NC, SC, MS, AAL, GA, FL, PR, VI)
Region 8 (PA, WV, VA, DC, DE, MD)
Region 10 (NY, NJ)
Region 11 (VT, NH, ME, MA, RI, CT)
Region 12 (CA, NV, HI)
OSEAS (which country?)
Other outside the U.S. (which country?)

52. Marital Status:

Single Married Divorced Live with Partner No Response






Review

A. Who are we as Education Abroad Professionals?

B. Your Path to Education Abroad

C. Demographic/Personal Information (optional)


Powered by Perseus SurveySolutions.