SSE Teacher Survey - RURE Longitudinal Study
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. This survey asks about your experience as part of the Alaska Humanities Forum's Sister School Exchange Program where teachers take students from urban schools travel to rural "sister" schools and rural students to travel to urban "sister" schools.
The purpose of this study is to better understand long-term impacts of the program on teachers and students. Your participation is voluntary in nature, meaning if you choose not to participate that is fine. Please note that if you do choose to participate, all of your information will be kept confidential meaning no names will be shared with any persons except the survey administrators and no comments will be linked to any single person when they are reported.
All respondents will have the opportunity to enter into a drawing for an iPad at the end of the survey. One iPad winner will be randomly selected from all participants who complete the survey.
If you are willing to participate in this survey you will be routed to additional questions. The survey should take 10 minutes to complete. If you do not wish to participate, simply indicate so, and you will exit the survey.
Do you wish to participate in this survey?
This survey asks about your experience as part of the Alaska Humanities Forum's Sister School Exchange Program where teachers take students from urban schools travel to rural "sister" schools and rural students to travel to urban "sister" schools. The purpose of this study is to better understand long-term impacts of the program on teachers and students. Your participation is voluntary in nature, meaning if you choose not to participate that is fine. Please note that if you do choose to participate, all of your information will be kept confidential meaning no names will be shared with any persons except the survey administrators and no comments will be linked to any single person when they are reported. All respondents will have the opportunity to enter into a drawing for an iPad at the end of the survey. One iPad winner will be randomly selected from all participants who complete the survey. If you are willing to participate in this survey you will be routed to additional questions. The survey should take 10 minutes to complete. If you do not wish to participate, simply indicate so, and you will exit the survey. Do you wish to participate in this survey?
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. In what year(s) did you participate in the Rose Urban Rural Sister School Exchange? Please add a check mark next to all years you participated.
In what year(s) did you participate in the Rose Urban Rural Sister School Exchange? Please add a check mark next to all years you participated.
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2009-2010
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. What school were you teaching in at the time of participation? If you were a Sister School Exchange teacher at more than one school, please list all schools separated by a comma.
What school were you teaching in at the time of participation? If you were a Sister School Exchange teacher at more than one school, please list all schools separated by a comma.
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. What grade(s) did you teach when you participated in the Sister School Exchange?
What grade(s) did you teach when you participated in the Sister School Exchange?
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. Did students participate as part of a class, club, or other group?
Did students participate as part of a class, club, or other group?
Class
Club
Other group
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. To what city or village did you travel?
To what city or village did you travel?
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. Where did you stay in your sister school community during your exchange visit?
Where did you stay in your sister school community during your exchange visit?
With a host family
In the school
In teacher housing
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. How did your housing accomodations contribute to your exchange experience?
How did your housing accomodations contribute to your exchange experience?
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. Did you personally host a sister school student or teacher?
Did you personally host a sister school student or teacher?
Yes
No
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. If you did host a student or teacher, how did the opportunity contribute to your exchange experience?
If you did host a student or teacher, how did the opportunity contribute to your exchange experience?
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. What did you learn from your trip about other cultures?
What did you learn from your trip about other cultures?
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. What do you think your students learned from their trip?
What do you think your students learned from their trip?
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. When you think about the educational experiences available to students, how meaningful do you believe the Sister School Exchange was for your students?
When you think about the educational experiences available to students, how meaningful do you believe the Sister School Exchange was for your students?
1 = Not very meaningful
2 = Somewhat meaningful
3 = Very meaningful
4 = One of the most meaningful experiences students had
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. What were the main long-term benefits of this experience for you, personally and professionally?
What were the main long-term benefits of this experience for you, personally and professionally?
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. How did this trip impact you as a teacher? / your teaching?
How did this trip impact you as a teacher? / your teaching?
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. Would you recommend other teachers lead such an exchange?
Would you recommend other teachers lead such an exchange?
Yes
No
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. Please explain your answer to the above question.
Please explain your answer to the above question.
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. On a continuum of cultural competence, where would you place yourself before you participated in the Sister School Exchange?
On a continuum of cultural competence, where would you place yourself before you participated in the Sister School Exchange?
Cultural destructiveness: Destructive attitudes, policies, and practices toward other cultures
Cultural incapacity: Belief in the superiority of one's own culture and behavior that disempowers another's culture (subtle unwelcoming messages, lower expectations for another person, belief in disproportionality of resources, etc.)
Cultural blindness: Acting as if the cultural differences one sees do not matter or not recognizing that there are differences among and between cultures
Cultural precompetence: Awareness of the limitations one's skills or an organization's practices when interacting with other cultural groups
Cultural competence: Interacting with other cultural groups using the five essential elements of cultural proficiency as the standard for individual behavior and school practices: acceptance and respect for difference; ongoing assessment of one's own and the organization's culture; attention to the dynamics of difference; continuous expansion of cultural knowledge and recourses; and the adaptation of one's values and behaviors and the organization's policies and practices
Cultural proficiency: Esteeming culture; knowing how to learn about individual and organization culture; interacting effectively in a variety of cultural environments
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. On a continuum of cultural competence, where would you place yourself after you participated in the Sister School Exchange?
On a continuum of cultural competence, where would you place yourself after you participated in the Sister School Exchange?
Cultural destructiveness: Destructive attitudes, policies, and practices toward other cultures
Cultural incapacity: Belief in the superiority of one's own culture and behavior that disempowers another's culture (subtle unwelcoming messages, lower expectations for another person, belief in disproportionality of resources, etc.)
Cultural blindness: Acting as if the cultural differences one sees do not matter or not recognizing that there are differences among and between cultures
Cultural precompetence: Awareness of the limitations one's skills or an organization's practices when interacting with other cultural groups
Cultural competence: Interacting with other cultural groups using the five essential elements of cultural proficiency as the standard for individual behavior and school practices: acceptance and respect for difference; ongoing assessment of one's own and the organization's culture; attention to the dynamics of difference; continuous expansion of cultural knowledge and recourses; and the adaptation of one's values and behaviors and the organization's policies and practices
Cultural proficiency: Esteeming culture; knowing how to learn about individual and organization culture; interacting effectively in a variety of cultural environments
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. What makes for a good Sister School Exchange student participant?
What makes for a good Sister School Exchange student participant?
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. What makes for a good Sister School Exchange trip/visit?
What makes for a good Sister School Exchange trip/visit?
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. Please indicate your name (this will not be shared with anyone except the project evaluators).
Please indicate your name (this will not be shared with anyone except the project evaluators).
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. Please indicate your age.
Please indicate your age.
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. Please indicate your race.
Please indicate your race.
White / Caucasian
Black / African-American
Multi-racial
Alaska Native
Asian
Other (please specify)
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. What is your highest education level?
What is your highest education level?
Earned a Bachelor's (4-year) Degree
Earned a Master's Degree
Earned a Ph. D. or Ed. D.
Other (please specify)
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. Please indicate your current work/education status.
Please indicate your current work/education status.
Working full-time
Working part-time
In school full-time
In school part-time
Other (please specify)
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. We plan to contact some survey respondents for a short interview. If you are willing to be contacted, please provide the best phone number where we can reach you, including area code and your preferred time of day for a call.
We plan to contact some survey respondents for a short interview. If you are willing to be contacted, please provide the best phone number where we can reach you, including area code and your preferred time of day for a call.
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. If you are interested in entering into the drawing for the iPad as our thank you gift for participating, please include your email address here:
If you are interested in entering into the drawing for the iPad as our thank you gift for participating, please include your email address here:
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