Academic Needs Assessment

Welcome, and thank you for participating in this needs assessment survey! We are
conducting this survey because we want to learn more about the state of macro social work
education in our school. The 2012 Rothman Report illustrated the state of macro education
on a country-wide scale, but we want to know whats happening here in our school
community.
We ask that you be as honest as possible when answering. Were striving to get the richest
information we can in order to be as well-informed as we can. While the results may be
presented to our school community, your name will never be used. This survey should take
roughly 15 minutes of your time.
Again, thank you!

Macro social work focuses on larger systems, such as communities and organizations. It
comprises a variety of practices i.e. community organizing, program planning
and development, policy analysis and advocacy, educational outreach, and so forth.
Some words that identify social work methods as macro in nature:

Community organizing
Planning
Development
Macro
Administrative
Leadership
Management
Policy

Does your school have a named formal macro method or concentration?

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If Yes, what is it called? ______________________

If No, does it offer another means of macro study i.e. a certificate program, courses, etc.
___ Yes ___ No
If Yes, please briefly describe it:
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How many formal macro courses are required for to earn your degree with concentration
in the formal macro method?
___ 1-2 ___3-4 ___5-6 ___ more
How many macro courses are offered by your program? ____

Please name some of them: __________________________________________________

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Please rate your satisfaction level with the number and quality of macro courses
offered to you?
___ Very Satisfied ___ Satisfied ___ Somewhat satisfied ___ Unsatisfied ___ Very
unsatisfied
Please use this space to add any more information about the curriculum as it relates
to macro social work:
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Does your school have a formal macro department? ___ Yes ___ No
How many macro faculty members are currently in your program?
___ 0 ___ 1-2 ___ 3-4 ___ 5 or more
How many are full-time/tenured? _____
How many are adjunct? _____ I don't know ____

Please use this space to add any more information about the faculty as it relates to
macro social work:
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Do you feel that your professors value macro social work?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Some do/some don't
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What do you feel classroom discussions are more focused on?
___ Macro ___ Clinical

Please describe:
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What do you feel classroom discussions are more focused on?
___ Macro ___ Clinical
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Do you feel that assigned academic readings include enough macro social work
topics to give students an understanding of what macro social work is?
___ Yes ___ No
Please describe: ________________________________________________________
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What are the major text books you use? _____________________________________

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Do you feel that your professors as a whole value and encourage macro social
work?
___ Very much ___ Yes ___ Sometimes ___ No ___ Very little

In what ways do they and what ways don't they?

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Please use this space to add any more information about your classroom
experience as it relates to macro social work:
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Are macro field placements made available to students? ___ Yes ___ No
If Yes, do you feel that your macro placement(s) gives you sufficient macro
training and experience? ___ Yes ___ No
Please describe: ___________________________________________________________
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Are macro field placements encouraged? ___ Yes ___ No ___ N/A

Describe any experiences, both positive and negative, you had with receiving or not
receiving a macro placement:

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Please use this space to add any more information about field placement as it
relates to macro social work:
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Do your deans/top administrators have macro-focused training?

___ Yes ___ No ___ I dont know
Please use this space to add any more information about administration as it relates
to macro social work:
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Please use this space to add any more information about your school education as
it relates to macro social work:
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Name: _____________________________
Sex: ____ Female ____ Male ___ I dont identify
Age group: ___ 18-21 ___22-25 ___ 26-35 ___ 36-50 ___51 and over
Degree program: ___ BSW ___ MSW ___ Ph.D.
Best e-mail contact: ___________________________________
Method: ____________________________
Check here if your school doesnt offer a macro method
Undergraduate major(s):
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Have you previously taken a survey that analyzed macro social work education?
___ Yes ___ No
What macro faculty member(s) at your school would you recommend as a contact(s) for
MSWSN?
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Please use this space for any comments, positive or negative, about this survey and ways it
can be improved.
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