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INTERTool –
Questionnaire for Partners of European Projects in adult education
March 2007

Dear Project Partner, dear colleague!
INTERtool Is a Grundtvig project with the aim to develop tailor made Intercultural project management tools for European Projects. INTERTool should support practice of intercultural Project Management within European Projects in adult education. There will be a strong focus on the virtual dimension.

To find out more about the specific needs of project coordinators, we are conducting a survey amongst xperienced project coordinators.
The following questionnaire will be considered primary material for the tool-development used for
European Projects in adult education. We would like to ask you, as an experienced project coordinator of European Projects to answer the following questions. It will take approximately 20 minutes to fill in.
We assure that all data will be used for internal project use only and we will treat it confidentially.
Please return the questionnaire till April 20, 2007 to E-Mail: v.avila@dieberater.com
 
A. Background information
1.0 In which European programmes do/did you take part?  
Grundtvig
Other Socrates
Leonardo
Other EU-Programmes, like
Other transnational Programmes not financed by the EU
1.1. What is/was your function?
coordinator
partner
1.2. Is/was it your first European Project? Yes No
 
 
B. Working Practice in transnational European Projects
1.0. Could you give an example of good intercultural practice in transnational projects? Yes No
 
1.1. Did you use specific tools? Yes No
   
1.2. If yes, could you please name and describe the tool being used?
   
2.0. Could you give an example, where problems deriving from cultural differences could not be resolved in a European Project? Yes No
 
2.1. Do you have an idea how the problem described in No.B.2.0. could have been or could be resolved? Yes No
 
3.0. Have you encountered the stereotyping of cultures? (Please give an example) Yes No
 
3.1. What do you suggest to avoid this?
 
 
C. Competencies
1. What do you think are the main intercultural competencies needed in European Projects?
 
2. What do you think are main intercultural aspects of a good cooperation within transnational European Projects?
 
 
D. Tools for European Projects in Adult Education
Definition: As tools we consider facilities utilized for project management, like planning tools, communication tools, tools for team-cooperation, documentation, etc. The term INTERTool emphasizes the intercultural aspect of a tool.
   
1.0 Do/ did you use any intercultural project tool which you find/ found really useful in the following project tasks?
Please give suggestions what kind of tool if possible!
 
1.1. » Project Planning (structuring, defining, working plan, schedule, budgeting,…) Yes No
 
1.2 » Project Organisation (leadership, management, coordination,…) Yes No
 
1.3. » Team Building ( working culture, team spirit, common goals, …) Yes No
 
1.4. » Meetings (aims, planning, structuring, organizing, conducting,…) Yes No
 
1.5. » Evaluation (objectives, methods, instruments, agreements, agenda,…) Yes No
 
1.6. » Contracts and financial management (agreements, financing, reporting system,…) Yes No
 
1.7. » other sectors regarding to transnational projects, like (distance) communication, Yes No
Book-keeping, reporting, working styles, decision making, ...
 
 
E. Comments
1. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions?
 
2. Can we contact you for a telephone interview (30 minutes) on intercultural aspects? Yes No
If yes, please add your phone number:
 

When can we contact you?
Date: Time:

 
 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK!!!
 
Copyright © 2006 INTERTool.
This project is carried out with the support of the European Community in the framework of the Socrates programme.
Sole responsibility lies with the author and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.