Survey of Postgraduate Outcomes for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program (Tracking Survey)

Survey of Postgraduate Outcomes for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program (Tracking Survey)

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Survey of Postgraduate Outcomes for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program (Tracking Survey)

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Proposed DDRA Tracking Survey

Question



Response Format



Response Categories


Q.1 When did you receive your DDRA fellowship?

Drop-down menu

Academic Year 2009-2010

Academic Year 2010-2011

Academic Year 2011-2012

Academic Year 2012-2013

Academic Year 2013-2014

Academic Year 2014-2015

Academic Year 2015-2016

Academic Year 2016-2017

Academic Year 2017-2018

Academic Year 2018-2019

Academic Year 2019-2020

Q.2 How many non-English languages did you use to conduct your DDRA research abroad?

Drop-down menu

1

2

3

4

5+

[If 1 is selected]

Q.2a Which language did you use to conduct your DDRA research abroad?

Drop-down menu

[List of 81 Languages, plus "other."]

[If 2, 3, 4, or 5+ is selected]

Q.2b Please list all of the non-English languages you used to conduct your DDRA research.

Open-ended response


[If Other is selected]

Q.2c Please specify the language you used to conduct your DDRA research that was not listed.

Open-ended response


Q.3 Please indicate the number of countries where you conducted your DDRA research abroad.

Drop-down menu

1

2

3

4

5+

[If 1 is selected]

Q.3a In which country did you conduct your DDRA research abroad?

Drop-down menu

Use official lists published by the U.S. Department of State of Independent States in the World (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm) and Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm).


[If Other is selected]

Q.3b Please specify any other country where you conducted your DDRA research abroad that was not listed.

Open-ended response


[If 2, 3, 4, or 5+ is selected]

Q.3c Please list all of the countries where you conducted your DDRA research.

Open-ended response


Q.4 Did you complete your doctoral degree?

Single choice response

Yes

Not yet, but I am still working on it

No, I do not intend to complete it

Q.5 Please specify the academic disciplines covered by your doctoral degree. If your doctoral degree covered more than one academic discipline please select “More than one,” then specify the academic disciplines in the next question.

Drop-down menu

Anthropology

Area studies

Art

Business (accounting, finance, etc.)

Communication

Computer and information sciences

Cultural studies

Economics

Education

Engineering

English language and literature

Film

Foreign languages and literature

Geography

History

International affairs

International studies

Journalism

Law

Life sciences (including health sciences)

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Physical sciences

Political science and government

Psychology

Public administration

Public policy

Religion

Social work

Sociology

Urban affairs

Urban planning

Other (skip to Q.4d1)

[If Other is selected}

Q.5a Please specify the other academic discipline that was not listed.

Open-ended response


[If More than one discipline is selected]

Q.5b Please specify the additional academic disciplines covered by your doctoral degree.

Open-ended response





[If Yes is selected for Q.4]

Q.6 When did you receive your doctorate?

Drop-down menu

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020


[If Yes is selected for Q.4]

Q.7a How many years in TOTAL did it take to complete your doctoral degree?

Open-ended response


[If Yes is selected for Q.4]

Q.7b How many years did it take to complete your doctoral degree from the time you completed the DDRA fellowship to the time you received your degree?

Open-ended response


[If No, I do not intend to complete it is selected for Q.4]

Q.8 Please indicate the reason(s) that you do not intend to complete your doctoral degree. Please select all that apply.

Multiple answers permitted

Accepted a job

Family responsibilities

Ran out of funding

Decided to pursue a different area of study

Decided to pursue a different line of work

Other

[If Other is selected for Q.8]

Q.8a Please specify other reasons.

Open-ended response


Q.9 For each of the languages you used to conduct your dissertation research abroad, what was your level of language proficiency after the completion of the DDRA fellowship?

Drop-down menu; ask respondent to answer this question for each language he or she used to conduct dissertation research abroad

Beginning

Intermediate

Advanced

Q.10 In addition to the doctoral degree you pursued during your DDRA fellowship, are you enrolled in or have you completed any additional degrees or certificates?

Single-choice response

Yes

No

[If Yes is selected]

Q.10a Number of additional degrees or certificates have either completed or are working toward:

Drop-down menu

1

2

3

4

5+

Q.11 Have you received any additional fellowships or awards after participating in the DDRA fellowship program? (Please check all that you received.)

Multiple answers permitted

No, not applicable

Boren award
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs fellowship
Freeman award

Fulbright U.S. Student Program (FUSP-IIE)
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) award
Jacob K. Javits award
National Security Language Initiative for Youth Award
National Science Foundation fellowship or grant
Social Science Research Council fellowship or award
Wenner-Gren Foundation grant

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs fellowship
Mellon fellowship
University departmental/division grant
Other

Q.12 What is your current employment status?

Drop-down menu

Employed, full-time

Employed, part-timUnemployed (not working right now, but actively looking for work)
Full-time student

Out of the workforce and not looking for work (e.g., stay-at-home parent, retired, disabled)

Q.13 How many jobs for pay have you held since your DDRA fellowship ended? Include full-and part-time jobs. Do not include research or teaching that you did in conjunction with your work toward the degree supported by your DDRA fellowship.

Drop-down menu

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9+

[If 1 or more is selected for Q.13]

For each of the jobs that you have held since your DDRA fellowship ended, please answer the following questions:

Q.13a How many years did you work here?

Drop-down menu

Less than 1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9+

Q.13b Was this a full-time or part-time job?

Drop-down menu

Full-time

Part-time

Q.13c Which of the following job categories best describes this job?

Drop-down menu

Accounting
Admin & Clerical
Banking
Biotech
Biology

Business development
Communications, Media, Journalism
Consultant
Customer Service
Cybersecurity

Design
Education – Teaching (skip to Q.13k)

Education - Other
Engineering
Entertainment
Environment

Executive
Finance
General Business
Federal Government
Health Care
Hotel – Hospitality
Human Resources
Information Technology
Insurance
International Development

Legal
Library

Linguistics

Management
Manufacturing
Marketing
Museum

Nonprofit – Social Services
Pharmaceutical
Professional Services
Purchasing – Procurement
QA – Quality Control
Real Estate
Research
Restaurant – Food Service
Retail
Sales
Science
Skilled Labor – Trades
State/Local Government

Telecommunications
Training
Transportation
U.S. Military (skip to Q.13d)
Other (skip to Q.13e)

(If U.S.Military is selected)

Q.13d Please specify branch of the U.S. military.

Drop-down menu

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

[If Other is selected]

Q.13e Please specify other job category.

Open-ended response


Q.13f Which of the following sectors best describes this employer?

Drop-down menu

Private sector business (includes self-employed)
Non-profit organization
Federal government (skip to Q.13i)
State government
Local government

School or school district

Public college or university

Private college or university

Foreign/international

U.S. military (skip to Q.13g)
Other (skip to Q.13h)

[If U.S.Military is selected}

Q.13g Please specify branch of the U.S. military.

Drop-down menu

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

[If Other is selected]

Q.13h Please specify other sector.

Open-ended response


[If Federal government agency is selected]

Q.13i Please indicate the agency where you worked when you held this U.S. government job.

Drop-down menu

Executive Branch Agencies

Executive Office of the President (e.g., White House Office, Office of Management and Budget)

U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Energy

Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (excluding NIH)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Interior

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Treasury

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs


Federal Independent Agencies (e.g., GSA, SSA, NTSB)

Judiciary Branch (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Court of International Trade)

Other national security agency (e.g., FBI, CIA, DEA, NSA)

Peace Corps

Other federal agency (skip to Q.13j)

I prefer not to disclose (skip to Q.14a)

Q.13j Please specify other federal agency.

Open-ended response


Q.13k Please indicate the type of educational institution where you worked.

Drop-down menu

Pre-Kindergarten

Elementary or secondary school or system
2-year college, community college, or technical institute
4-year public college or university
4-year private college or university

Foreign education institution
Other (skip to Q.13l)

Q.13l Please specify other type of educational institution.

Open-ended response


Q.13m Please indicate whether the educational institution where you worked was one of the following Minority Serving Institutions (MSI, HBCU, HIS).

Drop-down menu

Use drop-down menu of States; then provide a drop-down menu for each State listing the MSIs in that State


Use this source for list of MSIs: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/edlite-minorityinst.html


Response categories:

  • It was not a Minority Serving Institution (MSI, HBCU, HIS).

  • List of States, Alabama to Wyoming

  • Other MSI not listed here (skip to Q.13n)


[If Other is selected]

Q.13n Please specify other Minority Serving Institutions (MSI, HBCU, HIS) not listed here.

Open-ended response


Q.14a How closely was this job related to the field of the doctoral degree you were pursuing at the time you received your DDRA fellowship?

Drop-down menu

Closely related
Somewhat related
Not related

Q.14b Was knowledge of a foreign language a requirement or considered a key asset for this job?

Drop-down menu

Yes
No

Q.14c Was your international and/or area studies training a requirement or considered a key asset for this job?

Drop-down menu

Yes
No

Q.14d When you held this job, how often were you called on to use your foreign language skills?

Drop-down menu

Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Less than once a month
Never




Q.15 Have you had research related to your doctoral research published after you completed your DDRA fellowship?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

(If yes)

Q.15a How many publications have you authored related to your doctoral research since you completed your DDRA fellowship?

Open-ended response


Q.15b How many books?

Open-ended response


Q.15c How many research articles in peer-reviewed journals?

Open-ended response


Q.16 How many courses have you taught related to your doctoral degree specialization?

Open-ended response


Q.17 Have you added new courses to the curriculum related to your doctoral degree?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

Q.18 Have you supervised dissertation research in the field of your original DDRA research?

Drop-down menu

Yes

No

(PLEASE RATE, IN YOUR OWN ESTIMATION, HOW THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND AREA STUDIES TRAINING YOU GAINED AS PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP HAS AFFECTED YOUR CAREER PATH IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS :)

Q.19a In your initial marketability on the job market


Very beneficial
Beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not beneficial at all
N/A

Q.19b In your professional development/promotion


Very beneficial
Beneficial
Somewhat beneficial
Not beneficial at all
N/A

Q.20 How likely is it that you would have completed your dissertation research without DDRA fellowship support?


Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Very unlikely
N/A

Q.21 Have you ever made use of your foreign language and/or area studies training by consulting or volunteering for any of the following? (Please check all that apply.)

Multiple answers permitted

No -- not applicable
Elementary or secondary education

Four-year public or private institution of higher education


Two-year college, community college, or technical institute
Domestic nonprofit organization
Business

For-profit organization
Foreign government

International non-governmental organization
Media
Minority-serving institution
Multi-lateral organization (e.g., OECD, World Health Organisation)
Federal government agency (skip to Q.21d)
State government agency
Local government agency
Peace Corps service (skip to Q.21c)
U.S. military (skip to Q.21a)

Other (skip to Q.21b)


(If U.S.Military is selected, otherwise skip to Q.22)

Q.21a Please specify branch of the U.S. military.

Drop-down menu

United States Air Force

United States Army

United States Marine Corps

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

Q.21b (If “Other” to Q.21, otherwise skip to Q.22)
Please specify other types of organizations or agencies for which you consulted or volunteered.

Open-ended response


Q.21c (If “Peace Corps service” to Q.20, otherwise skip to Q.22)
Please indicate years of service in the Peace Corps.

Drop-down list

Less than 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9+

Q.21d (If “Federal government agency” to Q.20, otherwise skip to Q.22)

Please specify Federal government agency.

Drop-down list

Executive Branch Agencies

Executive Office of the President (e.g., White House Office, Office of Management and Budget)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Energy

Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (excluding NIH)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Interior

U.S. Department of Justice (excluding FBI)

U.S. Department of Labor

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Treasury

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Federal Independent Agencies (e.g., GSA, SSA, NTSB)

Judiciary Branch (e.g., U.S. Supreme Court, Court of International Trade)

Other national security agency (e.g., FBI, CIA, DEA, NSA)

Peace Corps

Other federal agency (skip to Q.21e)

I prefer not to disclose (skip to Q.22)

Q.21e Please specify other Federal government agency.

Open-ended response


Q.22 What is your gender?

Single-choice response

Male
Female

Q.23 In what year were you born?


Drop-down menu

[List of years from XXXX to YYYY]

Q.24 Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Drop-down menu

Yes
No

Q.25 What is your racial background? (check all that apply)

Multiple answers permitted

American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White

Q.26 If your experience with the DDRA fellowship program has been beneficial to your career, please explain how and provide specific examples.

Open-ended response


Q.27 Is there anything else you would like to tell us?

Open-ended response


(PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR ORGANIZATION AND THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WHERE YOU CURRENTLY WORK OR STUDY.)

Q.28a Institution of Higher Education



Drop-down menu




Use drop-down menu by State; then use drop-down menus for each State which list all of the IHEs in that State


Use list of IHEs published by IPEDS (https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/FindYourCollege)


Q.28b Organization

Open-ended response


Q.28c State or territory (U.S.)


Drop-down menu

[List of 56 States and Territories]

Q.28d Location (if outside U.S.)

Drop-down menu

Use official lists published by the U.S. Department of State of Independent States in the World (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/4250.htm) and Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty (https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm).


Q.28e (If “Other” to Q.28d, otherwise skip to end of survey.)
Please specify other location.


Open-ended response



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