Research Engagement Survey

Research Engagement Survey

DEC Research Committee 2021
The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) would like your perspective as an early intervention or early childhood special education (EI/ECSE) practitioner or as a family member of a child receiving (EI/ECSE) services. Our goal is to better understand how families and practitioners engage with research and how DEC can better support dissemination of research and evidence-based strategies.

This survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. The deadline for submission is Saturday, May 1st, 2021.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sloan Storie at sstorie1@uncc.edu or Alice Bravo at acbravo@uw.edu

Thank you in advance for your time and efforts.
-The Research Committee
If the following are both are true, select the one that you feel is most relevant to how you get information about EI/ECSE.
I am a _____________. *

Parent of a child currently participating in early intervention or early childhood special education. Provider of early intervention, early childhood special education, or related services.

If you would be willing to share more in a focus group that explore how and why you use the information sources you do, please complete the following information and you will be contacted by a member of the Research Committee.

Thank you for completing the survey.
-The Research Committee
Name

First Name Last Name
Email

In what role(s) have you participated? Select all that apply.

Informed study development Acted as a co-researcher Participant
What led to you participating in this role(s)?
What would make it likely that you would participate in an early intervention / childhood special education research study?
In what ways would you like to participate in early intervention / early childhood special education research? Select all that apply.

Inform study development Act as a co-researcher Participant Recipient of research findings
If you would be willing to share more in a focus group that explore how and why you use the information sources you do, please complete the following information and you will be contacted by a member of the Research Committee.

Thank you for completing the survey.
-The Research Committee
Name

First Name Last Name
Email
Should be Empty:

	Very Valuable / Useful	Valuable / Useful	Moderately Valuable / Useful	Slightly Valuable / Useful	Not Valuable / Useful
Academic journal article
Books
Magazines
Newsletters
Websites
Social media
Pinterest
Professional development
Online trainings
Local/State/Regional conferences
National conferences
Child’s service providers/ Child’s other service providers
Coworker / friend

	Very Frequently (i.e., 3 or more times per month)	Frequently (i.e., 1-2 times per month)	Occasionally (i.e., 1-2 times every 6 months)	Rarely (i.e., 1 time per year)	I have never used this information source to support my role as a provider/parent
Academic journal article
Books
Magazines
Newsletters
Websites
Social media
Pinterest
Professional development
Online trainings
Local/State/Regional conferences
National conferences
Child’s provider / teacher / therapist / Student’s other service providers
Coworker / friend

	Academic journal articles	Books	Magazines	Newsletters	Websites	Social media	Pinterest
General EI/ECSE topic of interest
Topic related to a specific EI/ECSE population
Topic to support a specific child
General professional development
Materials and/or strategies to use with a child or EI/ECSE population

	Professional development	Online trainings	Local or state-level conferences	National conferences	Child’s service providers/ Child’s other service providers	Coworker/friend
General EI/ECSE topic of interest
Topic related to a specific EI/ECSE population
Topic to support a specific child
General professional development
Materials and/or strategies to use with a child or EI/ECSE population