APPENDICES TO THE STUDY ”Innovation of the EDiTE professional doctorate program”
Appendix 1. Questionnaire for Partner Organisation representatives (EDiTE context) 19
Dear Partner Organisation Representative,
This questionnaire aims to look at the available knowledge generated within the scope of EDiTE in order to understand the potential benefits, issues and solutions for partnership between schools and universities. It draws on the experiences and information gathered from direct stakeholders and actors involved in four years of implementing EDiTE. Hence, the questionnaire is part of a research attempt designed with the aim to explore and understand the essence of these collaborations and gather ideas for the future.
This is an anonymous questionnaire. We value your feedback, and the answers you provide will be used to improve the partnership of universities and partner organisations and contribute to the sustainability of the EDiTE model. The questionnaire takes approximately 20-30 minutes to answer and it includes closed- and open-ended questions. Please feel free to respond according to your own experiences and opinions, as well as to skip those answers you do not find relevant.
Please click on Next to start the questionnaire.
Background information
Q1 How long have you been part of the EDiTE partnership?
(One possible answer)
Q2 What were your motivations to start a relationship with EDiTE? You can mark more than one answer.
(More possible answers) The topic was interesting
It was based on a previous collaboration or friendship A formal invitation from the university
To broaden the partnership portfolio of our organisation To provide a learning opportunity for the staff
I don’t know / I don’t want to answer
19 This questionnaire was modified (language-wise only, the questions themselves remained the same) and used in the cases of researchers and university staff, too.
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Q3 Did the EDiTE partner university have previous relationship/contact (preceding the EDiTE programme)with your organisation?
(One possible answer) Yes
No
I don’t know / I don’t want to answer
Partnership model
Q4 Which partnership model did your organisation and the EDiTE partner university follow?
(One possible answer)
The “simple model” – mutual visits, information sharing, at least one yearly meeting The “structured model” – e.g. supporting ESRs to conduct their field research in the partner organisations
The “intensive model” – partners intensively engage in common knowledge sharing and creating activities
I don’t know / I don’t want to answer Other
Benefits
Q5 and Q6 In your opinion, how important are the following benefits of school-university partnership cooperation in general? How much have you gained through these? Please mark your answers on a scale from not important at all to very important.
139 Q7, Q8 and Q9 Can you name any other benefits not included in the list above of school-university partnership cooperation in general? If yes, please share what this benefit is.
(Open question, optional)
How important is this benefit you named? How much have you gained through it?
Please mark your answers on a scale from not important at all to very important.
For importance: Likert 1-6 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
(Optional)
For benefit: Likert 1-6 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
(Optional)
Q10 Please comment on your answers above.
(Open question, optional)
140 Q11 Would you recommend the participation in a similar partnership programme to another organisation like yours?
Likert 0-10 (0 – not at all, 10 – most definitely + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”)
Challenges
Q12 In your opinion, what are the limitations of school-university partnership cooperation in general? Please drag the statements, moving the most important to the first place (place number 1) and the least important to the last place (place number 9).
Lack of motivation Limited time availability Inadequate language skills Insufficient expert knowledge Differing perspectives or approaches Administrative/organisational demand Lack of relevant conception of cooperation
Lack of sense of external relationships (third mission) within the higher education institutions
Lack of development programme or concept at the national level Other
Q13 Can you name any other limitation of school-university partnership cooperation in general, at the level of the doctoral school? Please specify.
(Open question, optional)
Agency
Q14 Could you describe an example of your involvement in the school-university partnership?
(Open question)
Q15 Has your involvement changed during the project lifetime?
(One possible answer)
There was no involvement
141 No, it has not changed, my involvement remained the same during the project lifetime Yes, it has changed – I became more involved than at the beginning
Yes, it has changed – I became less involved than at the beginning I don’t know / I don’t want to answer
Q16 How big of an impact have the following agents made on the school-university cooperation? Please rate the impact of the agents on a scale from no impact at all to very big impact.
Q17 and Q18 Can you name any other agent that has had an impact on the school-university partnership cooperation? If yes, please share who this agent is.
(Open question, optional)
How big of an impact has this agent made on the school-university cooperation?
Please rate your answer on a scale from no impact at all to very big impact.
Likert 1-6 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
(Optional)
Q19 In your opinion how important is the role of the school-university partnership in supporting the learning process of the following actors? Please rate your answer on a scale from not important at all to very important.
142 Supporting academic links
Q20 How important are the following statements within the EDiTE project according to your opinion? Please rate the statements on a scale from not important at all to very important.
Q21 Is there anything else you would like to add to the list of statements above? If yes, please specify.
(Open question, optional)
Q22 In case you have answered the previous question, please rate its importance on a scale from not important at all to very important.
Likert 1-6 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
(Optional)
143 Assessment of EDiTE partner organisation-related activities
Q23 How do you rate the usefulness of the following EDiTE partner organisation-related programmes, events? Please rate the usefulness of the enlisted programmes, events on a scale from it was not useful at all to it was very useful.
Q24 and Q25 Is there any other EDiTE PO-related programme, event you would like to add to the list above? Please specify.
(Open question, optional)
Q25 In case you have answered the previous question, please rate the specified programme’s, event’s usefulness on a scale from not important at all to very important.
Likert 1-6 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer” + “I did not attend”
(Optional)
Future/Sustainability
Q26 Do you intend to continue this partnership?
(One possible answer) Yes
No
I don’t know / I don’t want to answer
Q27 If you were asked to join a similar partnership, would you do that?
(One possible answer)
144 Yes
No
I don’t know / I don’t want to answer
Q28 Among the potential focus points of further research on school-university partnership listed below, please rank the answers, giving 1 to the most important and 9 to the least important focus point.
Impacts of institutional partnership on teacher learning and development Impacts of institutional partnership on educational research and innovation Personal benefits of individuals involved in the institutional partnership Benefits for institutions involved in partnerships
The relevance of institutional partnership for PhD research projects Communication efficiency and channels used in institutional partnerships Purposes, obstacles and use of institutional partnership
Reciprocity and balance in work-load and benefits in institutional partnership Other
Q29 Can you name any other potential focus point of further research on school-university partnership ? Please specify.
(Open question, optional)
Q30 In your opinion, how much do you think is your institution interested in using the research results obtained/collected by researchers in EDiTE programme? Please rate the interest on a scale from no interest at all to very high interest.
Likert 1-6 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
Q31 If you had to decide to join EDiTE right now, would you join again? Please rate your answer on a scale from not at all to in any case.
Likert 0-10 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
Q32 What is your overall satisfaction with the EDiTE school-university partnership? Please rate your answer on a scale from not at all to very high.
Likert 0-10 + “I don’t know / I don’t want to answer”
Q33 Please suggest topics of your interest related to school-university partnership.
(Open question)
145 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!
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