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SECUSSA's Pathways to the Profession: Who We Are and How We Got Here

SECUSSA's Pathways to the Profession: Who We Are and How We Got Here. Presenters: Joseph Brockington, Kalamazoo College brocking@kzoo.edu Margaret Riley, Duke University margaret.riley@duke.edu Sarah Spencer, University of St. Thomas (MN) SESPENCER@stthomas.edu

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SECUSSA's Pathways to the Profession: Who We Are and How We Got Here

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  1. SECUSSA's Pathways to the Profession: Who We Are and How We Got Here • Presenters: • Joseph Brockington, Kalamazoo College • brocking@kzoo.edu • Margaret Riley, Duke University • margaret.riley@duke.edu • Sarah Spencer, University of St. Thomas (MN) • SESPENCER@stthomas.edu • Amanda Kelso, Duke University • amanda.kelso@duke.edu

  2. SECUSSA's Pathways to the Profession: Who We Are and How We Got Here • 1. Who are we? • How did we get here? • What’s on our minds? • What do we need to do our work? • How do I get your job?

  3. SECUSSA's Pathways to the Profession: Who We Are and How We Got Here • The Survey: • 296 Responses collected via the Webfrom January to mid-April • 53 questions • Totally unscientific • No reliability testing • Very interesting, but not necessarily accurate

  4. Part I: Who Are We ? • Average tenure in Education Abroad: 9.2 years • New (0-3 years)22% of respondents • Mid (4-12) 47% • Senior (13- up) 31% • Average time in current position: 4 years • 40% have been in their current position 1-3 years • About 5% more than 15 years • 70% Female; 30 % Male

  5. Part I: Who Are We ? • 92% have English as their first language • 88% indicated knowledge of at least • one additional language • 1% African-American • 2% Hispanic/Latino • 5% American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Mult-Racial, and Other

  6. Who Employs Us? • US Higher Education 80% • (split 50:50 public and private) • Research 38%; Doctoral/Masters 23% • 4 year 33%; 2 year 4 % • Study Abroad Provider 12% • 3% Overseas Higher Education • 1% Overseas Study Abroad Provider

  7. Who are We at Work • Five largest Cohorts by Title: • Director 34.6% • Associate Director 9% • Assistant Director 11% • Coordinator 20% • Adviser 10%

  8. Who are We at Work? • 92.5 % are working full-time in their positions; however only • 56% are working full time in Education Abroad • 17 % are working more than three-quarters time in EA • 8% up to three-quarters and also about • 8% up to one-half time in EA

  9. Part 2: How did we get here? Education • Master’s 51% • BA 31% • Ph.D./Ed.D. 25% • Undergraduate: One-third of BA’s from Liberal Arts Colleges • Graduate: (top 6 responses) SIT, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin-Madison, Kansas, Colombia-Teacher’s College

  10. Part 2: How did we get here? Education • Field of Highest Degree • Social Sciences 40% • Education22% • Foreign Languages and Literature16% • Humanities 12%

  11. Part 2: How did we get here? International Experiences • Work 59.20% • Study 80.10% • Volunteer 6.60% • Research 14.70% • Peace Corps 6.60% • Military 2.90% • Other (lived abroad) 21.70%

  12. Part 2: How did we get here? • WHAT FIRST BROUGHT YOU INTO THE FIELD? • Study Abroad Experience (83 – 23%) • Job Opening (51 – 14%) • Serendipity (38 – 11%) • Internship/Work Abroad (32 – 9%) • Living/Work Abroad (32 – 9%) • Working with Students (32 – 9%)

  13. How did we get here? • OTHER COMMENTS ON THE PERSONAL PATHWAY: • SENIOR LEVEL (13+ years in EA) • Mentored • Peace Corps • Lucky • Faculty status • Stumbled • Right place, right time • Unplanned • Accidental • Meandering

  14. How did we get here? • OTHER COMMENTS ON THE PERSONAL PATHWAY: • MID-CAREER LEVEL (4-12 years in EA) • Conglomeration of experience • Site visits a must • Unexpected turn of events • Paperwork; late hours • Dissertation research on EA • Never intended to get into field • Keep life-work in balance – do Yoga! • Never lived abroad; couldn’t get hired now • Studying abroad does not make a good advisor • You won’t become rich in this field

  15. How did we get here? • OTHER COMMENTS ON THE PERSONAL PATHWAY: • NEW TO FIELD (0-3 years in EA) • Need in-depth, area-specific knowledge, esp. in dev regions • Education Abroad impact on multicultural education • On the job training • Know about other areas of higher ed. • Should hire those w/degrees in Intl Education • Design rather than by chance.

  16. Part 3: What’s on our minds? • THREE GREATEST CHALLENGES in current position • Time/Workload (104 responses) • Funding (86 responses) • Staff (53 responses) • Others: administration/institutional/faculty • support, space, change in national policy, • world events, parents, curricular integration, • financial aid, etc.

  17. Part 3: What’s on our minds? • THREE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES in • Education Abroad • Health/Safety/Security(129 responses) • Funding/Cost/Financial Issues (102 responses.) • Global/National Politics (51 responses) • Others: Quality, Campus Internationalization, • Underrepresented Groups, Research, • Advocacy, Participation Rates, Curricular • Integration, Professionalism, etc.

  18. Part 3: What’s on our minds? • ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS in NAFSA/SECUSSA Services • Organizational Structure • Professional/Program Development • Conference/Cost • Senior Administrators • Funding/financial aid • Mentoring • More SECUSSA specific resources • (many positive comments praising us, too!!)

  19. What do we need to do our work? • TRAINING, PUBLICATIONS, PROF DEVELOPMENT • USED REGULARLY • SECUSS-L (235 – 14%) • NAFSA national conference (212 – 12%) • NAFSA web site (180 – 11%) • Other EA colleagues (178 – 10%) • NAFSA regional conferences (160 – 9%) • SECUSSA web site (151 – 9%) • NAFSA publications (111 – 7% • SECUSSA PDPs at national conf. (51 – 3%)

  20. What do we need to do our work? • IMPORTANT RESOURCES IN EA WORK • (in order of importance, 1 = extremely important; 5 = not at all important) • Other EA colleagues 1.4 • SECUSS-L 1.75 • NAFSA national conference 1.93 • NAFSA web site 2.25 • SECUSSA PDP at national conference 3.31 • SECUSSA PDP at regional conferences 3.45 • SECUSSA National Team 3.47 • Other Prof. Dev. Workshops 3.57

  21. What do we need to do our work? • TOP PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING, PUBICATIONS, ETC. • Advocacy on campus – mid, senior • Education systems & cultures of other countries (mid) • Management tools & techniques (mid, senior) • Marketing (new) • Networking (senior) • Program development (new) • OTHERS • Site visits, research, information for mid-career and senior level, intercultural theory & training, outcomes/assessment

  22. What do we need to do our work? • KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS TO BETTER PREPARE US TOWORK IN EDUCATION ABROAD • Foreign language (35) • Management/administrative skills (29) • Experience abroad (23) • Technology/computer/software (19) • Marketing (14) • Time management (14) • World educational systems (14) • Budget/finance skills (12)

  23. What do we need to do our work? • Top 10 most useful personal strengths/characteristics • 1 - Flexibility • 2 - Patience • 3 - Commitment/perseverance • 4 - Passion • 5 - Curiosity

  24. What do we need to do our work? • Top 11 most useful personal strengths/characteristics (cont.) • 5 - Empathy • 5 - Intercultural skills • 5 - Interpersonal skills • 5 - Sense of humor • 5 - Communication skills • 5 - Listening skills

  25. What do we need to do our work? Top 8 most useful professional strengths 1 - Communication skills 2 - Knowledge of higher education 3 - Management skills 4 - Interpersonal skills 5 - Organization skills 6 - Multi-tasking 7 - Intercultural skills 8 - Foreign language

  26. Part 4 How do I get your job? • FACTORS IN HIRING • (in order of importance, 1 = extremely important; 5 = not at all important) • Personal characteristics relevant to job 1.30 • Successful experience overseas 1.57 • Other 1.84 • Type of work experience in field 1.89

  27. Part 4 How do I get your job? • FACTORS IN HIRING • (in order of importance, 1 = extremely important; 5 = not at all important) • Length of work experience in field 2.19 • Foreign language proficiency 2.42 • Graduate degree 2.61 • NAFSA PDP training 3.57 • Status of degree-granting institution 3.66

  28. Part 4 How do I get your job? • OTHER DESIREABLE CHARACTERISTICS IN HIRING • Want to work with students (77 – 34%) • Interpersonal skills (28 – 12%) • Enthusiasm/work ethic (27 – 12%) • Communication skills (20 – 9%) • Flexibility (19 – 8%) • Organizational skills (17 – 7% • Computer/technical skills (15 – 7%)

  29. Part 4 How do I get your job? • Advice for those wanting to work in education abroad: • Travel, work, and/or study abroad • Get experience in education abroad administration • Learn another language • Earn an advanced degree • Be geographically mobile • Acquire skills in marketing, finance, management, • curriculum design, and web development • Consult NAFSA website, SECUSS-L, the CHE, • and mentors for information and advice

  30. How Can You Add Your Voice and Experience? • Go to www.kzoo.edu/cip/path9.htm • Take the Survey! • Contact your SECUSSA Team • Get involved in your Local, State, and Regional Associations

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