IES Research Training Program Predoctoral Survey

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IES Predoctoral Education Research Training Program Predoctoral Fellow Survey Please return by June 18, 20010, to Allen.Ruby@ed.gov
I. Respondent Information
Name		     
Email address		     
Gender		Female Male
Training site (name of university)		     
Home department (e.g., psychology, education, sociology)		     
Program/concentration (e.g., cognitive psychology, education policy, curriculum & instruction)		     
Dissertation advisor/Primary mentor		     
Date of entry into doctoral program (month/year)		     
Current year in doctoral program, if applicable (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd)		     
Date of entry into IES Predoctoral Education Research Training Program (month/year)		     
Number years of your training that you have been or were supported by the IES Training Grant (e.g., 1, 2, 3)		     
Date received or expected to receive doctoral degree (month/year)		     
Degree completed upon leaving or finishing program		Ph.D. Ed.D. M.A./M.S./M.Ed. Other. Please specify:       None
Citizenship status		U.S. Citizen Permanent Resident
Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?		No Yes
What is your race? (Check one or more)		American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander White
II. Accomplishments During Fellowship Years
Number of publications authored or co-authored DURING fellowship years, or resulting from work conducted during fellowship; include published or in press refereed journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, and monographs.		     
Number of refereed conference presentations authored or co-authored DURING fellowship years, or resulting from work conducted during fellowship.		     
Dissertation Topic/Title	     
Please attach a one-page abstract of your dissertation to this survey.

IIa. Please Provide Citations for Published or In Press Papers

     

IIb. Please Provide Citations for Refereed Conference Presentations

     

IIc. Other Notable Awards/Honors Received (Please list)

     

III. Satisfaction with Training Experience
How satisfied are you with the education research training you received during your IES Predoctoral Education Research Training fellowship? Please rate below.
	Very Dissatisfied (1)	Somewhat Dissatisfied (2)	Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied (3)	Somewhat Satisfied (4)	Very Satisfied (5)
Knowledge gained of relevant education research content	1	2	3	4	5
Knowledge gained of education research methodology & statistics	1	2	3	4	5
Opportunities for meaningful independent research in education	1	2	3	4	5
Opportunities to publish	1	2	3	4	5
Opportunities to present at conferences	1	2	3	4	5
Opportunities to learn grant-writing	1	2	3	4	5
Overall preparation for obtaining future employment in education research	1	2	3	4	5
Overall satisfaction with quality of mentoring received from primary mentor	1	2	3	4	5
Overall satisfaction with quality of training received	1	2	3	4	5
Please comment on the overall quality of your training experience:      

IV. Postfellowship Information
If you are in your last year of training or have concluded your training, please complete the following section:
Have you secured employment yet that will begin or has begun following completion of your IES Predoctoral Education Research Training Program?		No Yes
If you have secured employment, what type of institution are/will you be employed in?		University 4-year college 2-year college Government Nonprofit Private Research/Business Practice/Direct service Other
If you have secured employment, what type of position do/will you hold?		Full-time faculty Lecturer Postdoctoral fellow Research associate Practice/Direct service Other
If you have secured employment, what type of research do/will your duties primarily focus on?		Education research Other research None
If you have secured employment, please complete the following information regarding the positions you have held: Position Title and Institution Dates of Employment Position Title and Institution Dates of Employment Position Title and Institution Dates of Employment	                                   
Have you submitted a grant proposal to IES yet on which you are either P.I. or Co-P.I.? IF YES: Date of submission Title of submission Topic and Goal of submission Funded (yes/no) If funded, grant performance dates		No Yes                              
If you have not yet submitted a grant proposal to IES as either P.I. or Co-P.I., do you plan to submit one? Expected timeframe for submission of proposal:		No Yes      
In your postfellowship employment, are you currently or will you be written into an IES grant (e.g., as a research associate, postdoc, or consultant)? IF YES: Date of submission Title of submission Your role Topic and Goal of submission Funded (yes/no) If funded, grant performance dates		No Yes                                    
IES’s Requests for Application represent multiple topic areas, which are further divided into project goals (http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2008305.pdf). If you have not yet submitted a grant proposal to IES, but are planning to, which topics and project goals do you think you would be most likely to apply under?
Topic: Cognition and Student Learning Early Childhood Programs and Policies Education Leadership Education Policy, Finance, and Systems Education Technology Interventions for Struggling Adolescent and Adult Readers Mathematics and Science Education Postsecondary Education Reading and Writing Education Research on High School Reform Social & Behavioral Context for Academic Learning Teacher Quality: Math/Science Teacher Quality: Read/Write Other
Goal: Identification Projects Development Projects Efficacy and Replication Projects Scale-Up Evaluations Measurement Projects Other
V. Accomplishments Subsequent to Fellowship Years
Number of publications authored or co-authored SUBSEQUENT TO fellowship years; include published or in press refereed journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, and monographs.			     
Number of refereed conference presentations authored or co-authored SUBSEQUENT TO fellowship years.			     

Va. Please Provide Citations for Published or In Press Papers

     

Vb. Please Provide Citations for Refereed Conference Presentations

     

Vc. Other Notable Awards/Honors Received (Please list)