SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. 15.60.10 Survey instruments provide one source of information regarding student experiences and degree of satisfaction with respect to a Faculty Member’s teaching performance. The system of “course evaluation” questionnaires, approved by the Senate, and currently in use, shall continue to be used according to existing procedures until such time as it is replaced by a new questionnaire or other instrument, approved by Senate. Only questionnaires approved by Senate may be used. The continued use of the existing student questionnaire, or any other questionnaire that might be approved by Senate, does not constitute an endorsement or a dismissal of that questionnaire; neither does it imply that the questionnaire is properly constructed. The Association reserves the right to challenge the use of information obtained from any student survey system in any matter related to the renewal, tenure, promotion, or discipline involving a Member.
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. We designed two data collection forms. In both forms, the currency reported was in Chinese Yuan (¥)1. One form was designed for our participants to provide demographic information and their indirect/direct costs incurred as a result of their TB diagnosis (See Appendix B, page 48). The second form was designed for township hospitals to report how many cases they had seen in the past year and the costs associated with TB cases (we will exclude from this report the data collected from this second form). The data from this form will be collected and analyzed by the CCDC office. The patient data collection form contained three sections. Patients were firsts asked to provide their basic demographic information such as their date of birth, ethnic group, occupation, highest level of education, and health insurance type. This part also included questions on the patient’s date of diagnosis and treatment start/end, and approximate costs of TB diagnosis. The second section of the survey focused on the dates of each TB hospitalization, complications that may have developed as a result of the hospital visit, and whether or not relatives accompanied the patient during the hospitalization. In the third section, patients reported the direct costs such 1 For all costs reported in Chinese Yuan, the costs will also be reported in U.S. dollars. The conversion rate between the Yuan and the U.S. Dollar at the time of study was 6.14 Yuan = 1 U.S. Dollar. as insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. Patients were also asked about additional testing fees and indirect costs such as food and lodging. All forms (including IRB consent forms) were translated into Chinese Mandarin. Data Analysis In both counties, my supervisor and I were present for about five to seven home interviews. This range accounts for a different number of homes visited in each county. The rest of the home visits were completed during a period lasting two-to-three weeks. The telephone interviews were also continued for the same time period. Once the in-person and telephone interviews were completed, the hard-copy surveys were sent to our office in the Guangxi CCDC for data entry and analysis.
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. The survey instrument is comprised of a set of questions drawn from previous studies and newly created questions. Survey topics include demographics, information on participants’ time abroad, frequency and types of communication with home and host countries, transnational and cosmopolitan identity change, national identity strength, and their perceived similarity to different groups (e.g., home and host countries). Demographic items include age, gender, race, relationship status, and citizenship. Participants also provide information about their time abroad, such as their host country, duration of their time abroad, nature of their volunteer work, reason for returning home, and previous experience living abroad. The measures are described here, and complete measures are available in the Appendix A. Transnationalism
