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State of Education on Africa Conference (SOE) 2024 Survey
1.
What is your age?
0-18 years old
19-25 years old
26-40 years old
41-60 years old
61+ years old
Prefer not to answer
2.
What gender do you most closely identify?
Female
Male
Non-Binary
Transgender
Prefer not to answer
Other (please specify)
3.
Please specify your ethnicity
African-America and/or Afro-Descendant
Asian
Caucasian/White
Latino or Hispanic
Middle Eastern/North African
Native American
South African
West African
Two or more (check all that apply)
Prefer not to say
Other (please specify)
4.
Where are you currently located?
Asia
Caribbean Islands
Central America
Europe
East Africa
Middle East
North Africa
North America
South Africa
South America
West Africa
Other (please specify)
5.
Where were you born?
Asia
Caribbean Islands
Central America
Europe
East Africa
Middle East
North Africa
North America
South Africa
South America
West Africa
Other (please specify)
6.
What is the highest degree or level of education you have completed?
Some high school
High school
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Professional Degree (MD, JD, etc.)
Doctoral Degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
Other (please specify)
7.
Which industry best describes your place of work?
College/University
Finance
Government or Public Administration
Hospitality
International Trade & Development
Legal Services
Military
Non-profit/Foundation
Primary/Secondary Education (K-12)
Retail
Art/Design
Engineering/Technology
Medical/Pharmaceutical
Other (please specify)
8.
How did you learn about this conference?
Email
Google
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Referred by an individual
Other (please specify)
9.
Before this conference, how would you describe your working knowledge about the history and contributions of Africa to the world?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
10.
How would you rate your primary/secondary (K-12) classroom experience of learning about Africa and the worldwide African Diaspora?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
11.
How do you think learning about Africa in your K-12 experience would have shaped your understanding of Africa and the African Diaspora in the world?
Immensely, I would have done or thought about things a lot differently.
Somewhat, I would have thought about things differently.
Indifferent, I am not necessarily convinced it would have played a huge role.
None, I do not think it would have influenced me at all.
Undecided
12.
Which session did you find to be the most interesting and/or compelling?
Student Voices – Youth Perspectives from the students of Marygrove High School in Detroit, Michigan
Keynote - “Reflections on the Importance of Afro-Latin America in the Global Black World” - Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell
Keynote - “Africans and African Americans: Evolving Historical Connection” - Nemata Blyden
Scholars Panel - Key Terms: “The African Diaspora, “Pan-Africanism,” “African Americans,”and More with Nii Laryea Osabu I (Wendell Adjetey), Krista Johnson and Maboula Soumahoro
K-12 Practitioners Gallery - Lisa Williams, Dr. Chalena Beasley, and Lesina Martin
Author Book Talk – Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library - Carole Boston Weatherford and Deborah D. Taylor
13.
How would you rate your overall virtual conference experience?
Excellent; I learned a lot and was engaged
Good; I learned a few things, but could have been more engaged
Fair; I had difficulty engaging
Poor; I was not engaged
14.
Which of the topics listed below related to teaching Africa would you like to see as the focus of future AAI virtual webinar and conference programs?
How teaching Africa in K-12 education promotes black student academic achievement.
How to infuse Africa across the curriculum included but not limited to history and social studies.
Practical ways that parents, teachers, communities, and children’s advocates can ensure that Africa is centered in K-12 schools curricula and instruction.
Other (please specify)
15.
Please share any other feedback with the Africa-America Institute about the conference.
