Annual IES Fellows Survey

Thank you for taking this survey. Please note that responses are optional and all information is kept 

confidential.

Information collected for this study come under the confidentiality and data protection 

requirements of the Institute of Education Sciences (The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 

Title I, Part E, Section 183). Information that could identify an individual or institution will be 

separated from the survey responses submitted, kept in secured locations, and be destroyed as soon 

as they are no longer required. Survey responses will be used only for research purposes. The 

reports prepared for the study will summarize findings across individuals and institutions and will 

not associate responses with a specific district, school, or person.

I. Respondent Information

1. Name

2. Email address

3. Gender: Female / Male

4. Training site (name of university)

ONLY Predocs (5) to (13)

5. Home department (e.g., psychology, education, sociology)

6. Program/concentration (e.g., cognitive psychology, education policy, curriculum & 

instruction)

7. Dissertation advisor/Primary mentor

8. Date of entry into doctoral program (month/year)

9. Current year in doctoral program, if applicable (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd) 

10. Date of entry into IES Predoctoral [Special] Education Research Training Program 

(month/year)

o Number years of your training that you have been or were supported by the IES 

Training Grant (e.g., 1, 2, 3) 

o Number of years that you were promised support by your training program

o Number of years that you were partially or fully supported by other funds 

(departmental funding, other fellowships, etc.) 

o If you received another fellowship, who was it from (e.g., your department, 

university, private foundation)? 

_______________________________________________

11. Date received or expected to receive doctoral degree (month/year)

12. Degree completed upon leaving or finishing program:

Ph.D. Ed.D. M.A./M.S./M.Ed. Other. Please specify: 

None

ONLY Postdocs (13) to (20)

13. Primary mentor

14. Date of entry into IES Postdoctoral Education Research Training Program (month/year)

15. Current year in program, if applicable (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

16. Date left or finished program, if applicable (month/year)
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17. Where did you complete your doctoral work? 

(Specify university and department)

18. Who was your graduate school dissertation advisor?

19. Degree completed Ph.D. Ed.D. Other. Please specify:

20. Year degree completed

Both Predocs and Postdocs (21) to (24)

Please note that all of these data are used strictly for statistical purposes and will not be used 

otherwise.

21. Do you have any physical, cognitive, developmental, or sensory issues that may impact your 

activities of daily living? No Yes

22. Citizenship status: U.S. Citizen Permanent Resident

23. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? No Yes

24. 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

[for Predocs AND Posdocs]

1. What is the total number of research publications you have authored or co-authored since 

you began your fellowship? (Please include manuscripts that have been accepted for 

publication or are currently in press.)

Total Number ____

2. [Predocs] Please distinguish between the following:

Number directly related to education research and work you did as part of your training 

curriculum_____

Number related to other research (e.g., research within your primary department, research 

not directly related to education) ___

2. [Postdocs] Please distinguish between the following:

Number that were under review, in press, or being revised prior to your fellowship ____

Number that were revised or written during your fellowship (i.e., fellowship funds 

supported your time for the production of the manuscript) ___

Please attach a list with the citrates for published or in-press papers.

3. Other Notable Awards/Honors Received (Please list)
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4. Dissertation Topic/Title [ONLY Predoc]

Please attach a one-page abstract of your dissertation to this survey.

III. Activities During the Fellowship Training 

[This entire section is new]

1) Please check the types of professional activities you engaged in as part of your fellowship 

activities. 

 Technical working group participant

 Peer-reviewer for a journal

 Peer-reviewer for a conference

 Editor for publication, including proceedings

 Consultant or advisor on education research project

 Mentor or advisor of graduate or undergraduate student(s)

 Clinical service (e.g., speech therapist)

 Department service (e.g., search committee)

 Teaching a course, seminar, or workshop

 Teaching assistant 

 Key personnel on an education research grant

 Key personnel on a non-education research grant

 Business/marketing activity (e.g., developing or selling educational software or 

curricula)

You may provide a short description of any of these activities or others that you feel were 

valuable professional activities this fellowship provided: [limit to 200 words] 

2) Please check the types of outreach and research activities involving education 

stakeholders (students, teachers, administrators, policymakers) that you participated in as 

part of the normal functions of your fellowship:

 Planning research activities (e.g., scheduling site visits, determining research questions)

 Conducting research (e.g., student focus groups, interviews, other data collection 

activities, data analysis activities)

 Research briefings to policymakers or practitioners

 Preparation, analysis, and translation of administrative data for practitioners or 

policymakers

 Presentation of research to parents, students, or general public

 Delivering content or relaying information through alternative venues, e.g., blogs, 

podcasts, social media (Facebook)

You may provide a short description of any of these activities or others that you feel were 

valuable outreach activities this fellowship provided: [limit to 200 words] 
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IV. Satisfaction with Training Experience

How satisfied are you with the education research training you received during your IES 

Predoctoral/Postdoctoral [Special] Education Research Training fellowship? Please rate below.

Scale: (1) Very Dissatisfied, (2) Somewhat Dissatisfied, (3) Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, (4) 

Somewhat Satisfied, (5) Very Satisfied

1. Specific training in relevant [special] education research content

2. Specific training in education research methodology & statistics

3. Opportunities for meaningful independent research in [special] education

4. Opportunities for meaningful interdisciplinary education research outside of your home 

department [ONLY predocs]

5. Opportunities to collaborate with researchers outside of your university

6. Opportunities to collaborate with education policymakers, practitioners, and other education 

stakeholders

7. Opportunities to publish

8. Opportunities to present at conferences

9. Opportunities to learn grant-writing

10. Overall preparation for obtaining future employment in [special] education research

11. Overall satisfaction with quality of mentoring received from primary mentor

12. Overall satisfaction with quality of training received

13. What do you feel was the most valuable element of your training program? And why?

[open field]

14. What suggestion(s) do you have for improving your particular training program and/or the 

IES training programs more broadly?

[open field]

V. Postfellowship Information

If you are in your last year of training or have concluded your training, please complete the 

following section:

Employment

1. Have you secured employment that will begin or has begun following completion of your 

IES Predoctoral/Postdoctoral [Special] Education Research Training Program?

No Yes

2. If you have secured employment, what type of institution are/will you be employed in?

University

4-year college

2-year college

Federal agency

State or Local Education Agency or other non-federal government office
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Nonprofit

Private Research/Business

Practice/Direct service provider (e.g., teacher, administrator) including positions inside 

schools or other education settings

Other

3. 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

4. If you have secured employment in which you will be involved in research activities (e.g., 

conducting research, analyzing data), what type of research is the focus on? Select all that 

apply.

Special education research

General education research

Other research (education outcomes are not primary outcomes of interest)

Not Applicable

5. If you have secured employment, please complete the following information regarding the 

positions you have held:

(1) Position Title and Institution

 Dates of Employment

(2) Position Title and Institution

Dates of Employment

(3) Position Title and Institution

Dates of Employment

Professional Activities

6. Please check the types of professional activities you have engaged in as a part of your 

current, position if you have secured employment:

 Technical working group participant

 Peer-reviewer for a journal

 Peer-reviewer for a conference

 Editor for publication, including proceedings

 Consultant or advisor on education research project

 Mentor or advisor of graduate or undergraduate student(s)

 Clinical service (e.g., speech therapist)

 Department service (e.g., search committee)

 Teaching a course, seminar, or workshop
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 Teaching assistant 

 Key personnel on an education research grant

 Key personnel on a non-education research grant

 Business/marketing activity (e.g., developing or selling educational software or 

curricula)

7. Please check the types of outreach and research activities involving education 

stakeholders (students, teachers, administrators, policymakers) that you participated in as a 

part of your current, position if you have secured employment:

 Planning research activities (e.g., scheduling site visits, determining research questions)

 Conducting research (e.g., student focus groups, interviews, other data collection 

activities, data analysis activities)

 Research briefings to policymakers or practitioners

 Preparation, analysis, and translation of administrative data for practitioners or 

policymakers

 Presentation of research to parents, students, or general public

 Delivering content or relaying information through alternative venues, e.g., blogs, 

podcasts, social media (Facebook)

8. Please rate how frequently you collaborate or work with, or provide information for, the 

following stakeholders as a part of your current position. The Institute appreciates that 

not all types of research will require collaboration with each of the following groups. 

Students

Never __ Rarely __ Occasionally __ Frequently __

Parents

Never __ Rarely __ Occasionally __ Frequently __

Teachers/Practitioners/Other school personnel 

Never __ Rarely __ Occasionally __ Frequently __

Administrators

Never __ Rarely __ Occasionally __ Frequently __

Policymakers

Never __ Rarely __ Occasionally __ Frequently __

Grant Activity 

9. In the past year, have you submitted a proposal for research funding to any government 

agencies, foundations, professional associations, or other organizations?

__ Yes _No

If “yes”, which ones? [OPEN FIELD] 
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10. If you have received funding for a grant on which you were the P.I. or Co-PI, please 

provide the following information:

Grant title:

Funding agency:

[allow for multiple entries]

11. If you have submitted a grant proposal to IES, please provide the following information. 

List only up to the five most recent applications:

Role: PI, Co-PI, Key Personnel (Specify)

Date of submission:

Title of submission:

Topic and Goal of submission:

Funded (yes/no):

If funded, grant performance dates:

12. 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:

The IES Requests for Application (RFA) for [Special] Education Research (84.305A/84.324A) 

represent multiple topic areas, which are further divided into project goals 

(http://ies.ed.gov/funding). Please check topic areas and goals to which you have applied or are 

planning to apply. (If none, leave blank.) [NOTE: the names of these may change over time and 

would need to be updated.]

13. Topic:

Have 

applied

Planning 

to apply

Cognition and Student Learning

Early Childhood Programs and Policies

Education Technology

Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

English Learners

Improving Education Systems: Policies, Organization, Management, 

and Leadership

Mathematics and Science Education

Postsecondary and Adult Education

Reading and Writing Education

Social & Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

Special Education Research

13b. Topic:

Have 

applied

Planning 

to apply

Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education

Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education

Families of Children with Disabilities

Mathematics and Science Education

Reading, Writing, and Language Development

Professional Development for Teachers or Related Services Providers

Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

Teacher Quality

Technology for Special Education

Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with Disabilities

14. Goal:

Have 

applied

Planning 

to apply

Exploration 

Development and Innovation 

Efficacy and Replication 

Effectiveness

Measurement 

15. Below is a list of other IES research programs. Please check programs to which you have 

applied or are planning to apply. (If none, leave blank.)

[NOTE: the names of these may change over time and would need to be updated.]

Have 

applied

Planning 

to apply

Continuous Improvement Research in Education

Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies

Methods Training for Education Research

Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research

Small Business Innovation and Research 

Statistical and Research Methodology (as competed in 84.305D)

Training in Education Research Use and Practice

V. Accomplishments Since Your Fellowship Ended

1. What is the total number of research publications you have authored or co-authored since 

you completed your fellowship? (Please include manuscripts that have been accepted for 

publication or are currently in press.)

Total Number ____

Please attach a list with the citrates for published or in-press papers.
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2. Notable Awards/Honors Received (Please list)