RAPIDS – a new survey
2023-12-17
News Published
2023-12-17
RAPIDS – a new survey
Research Administration Professional IDentity Values Scale is a new online survey on our profession that you can take part in.
The project aims to address the lack of objective tools to measure the professional identity of Research Administrators (RAs) worldwide, hindering the recognition and consolidation of the profession.
By developing a Research Administration Professional IDentity Values Scale (RAPIDS), this endeavor seeks to provide insights into the core values and professional identity of RAs, benefiting current practitioners, prospective career seekers, professional associations such as NCURA, and policymakers. Through a mixed-methods approach, including literature review, expert interviews, focus groups, and surveys, the project aims to create and validate RAPIDS, enabling individuals to understand their professional identity in research administration and fostering the profession’s growth and impact. Ultimately, RAPIDS will contribute to global efforts in advancing the field of research administration and nurturing a collective professional identity among practitioners.
With this project, we intend to:
- Develop and test a Research Administration Professional Identity Values Scale (RAPIDS)
- Produce a tool for research administrators and their professional associations to use
- Better understand the core values of research administrators
- Build on and extend an existing partnership between the US and Europe on the professional identity of research administrators around the world.
Deadline
The survey is open until the end of January 2024.