Sunday, January 15, 2012

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DEFINING THE NATIONAL CAPABILITY TO SAFEGUARD INTFANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE IN MONGOLIA

Hello, how do you do?

For the purpose to define the national capability to safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) this research is being carried out by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

We deeply hope that you will share your thoughts and opinions with us without stint from the view of a representative who dedicate your knowledge and talents to the action to safeguard the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

You can circle the respond that you agree with and fill in the gaps.


    BACKGROUND OF PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH

    Your age: ………
    Gender:         a. male
                b. female
    Education:        a. higher
                b. college 
                c. high
                d. secondary
                e. elementary
                f. others
    Which intergovernmental field do you work in?
    In the:
    Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
    Culture and Arts Committee, Government Implementing Agency of Mongolia
    Department of Culture and Education of the Capital or provinces
    Division of Social Policy, Governor’s Office in the Capital or provinces
    Cultural center in the soum /territorial administrative unit subordinate to a province/ or district
    Non-governmental organization
    Private institution
    other
    Your job position …………………………..
    Please circle the letter before the field you have studied and specialized?
    Culture and Arts
    Education
    Agriculture
    Health
    Economy
    Other ………………….
    If you circled (a) how long have you been working in this field?
    1-5 years
    6-10 years
    11-15 years
    16-20 years
    Above 20 years

    NOTION OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ITS BEARERS AND WAYS TO FORM IT TO COMMUNITY

    What methods are used to constitute the inventory of the intangible cultural
    heritage and its bearers on your territory?
    Typing database on the computer
    Entering in a register by hand
    Some others? ………………………
    How do you document the inventory of the intangible cultural heritage situated on
    your territory?
    With:
    video recordings
    archive with audio recordings
    photos
    What else? ……………………………………
    How many percents of audio and video documentation account for among the registered ICH?
    100-90%
    89-80%
    79-60%
    61-50%
    49-30%
    29-10%
    9-1%
    none
    On your territory, could each domain of the ICH be included in the inventory?
    Yes                b. No                c. Do not know
    How do you advertise the ICH and its bearers to the public? /Please give a respond to each row/

№    Respond    Sufficient    Moderate    Insufficient
1    Art performance    5    3    1
2    Folk art festivals and competitive art examinations    5    3    1
3    Competitions throughout the State or province     5    3    1
4    Feasts     5    3    1
5    Holidays    5    3    1
6    Exhibitions    5    3    1
7    Open day of Art works and performances    5    3    1
8    Popularizing party    5    3    1
9    Handcrafts    5    3    1
10    Publications    5    3    1
11    Movie    5    3    1
12    Internet    5    3    1
13    Various trainings    5    3    1
14    Show business    5    3    1
15    TV programs    5    3    1
16    Radio broadcasting    5    3    1
17    The press    5    3    1
18    Fashion design    5    3    1
19    Photos    5    3    1
20    Audio and video recordings    5    3    1
21    Registration and the study carried out by the State    5    3    1
22    Advertisement    5    3    1
23    Some others?    5    3    1


    WAYS TO TRAIN AND INHERIT INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND FACED PROBLEMS

    Which of the following  domains of the ICH and properties are more inherited on your territory? (Underline each property and please name others not mentioned here)
    Oral traditions and expressions (epics, ode and benediction, singing a song of praise to a wrestler, reciting a paean for a winning race horse, proverbs, so on)
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
    Performing arts (horse-headed fiddle, drawling songs, throat-singing, bii bielgee /a dance form of a west part of Mongolia/, tsam /mask dance/, contortion so on)
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
    Social practices, rituals and festive events
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
    Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe (traditional science of medicine, exploring weather, knowledge of how to cure animal husbandry, magical cure and abraxas so on)
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
    Traditional craftsmanship ……………………………………………………………….
    How is the ICH transmitted on your territory?
By:
    making a personal example of oneself
    student-centered education
    formal education
    others (name them please) ………………………………………………………………...
    How is the situation of the implementation of the following programs signed by the government on your territory? (Please give a respond to each row)

№    Programs    Sufficient    Moderate    Insufficient
1    “Mongolian traditional bii bielgee” dance    3    2    1
2    “Horse-headed fiddle, drawling songs”    3    2    1
3    “Mongol throat-singing”    3    2    1

    Mark the activities for transmitting and advertising the ICH on your territory?

№    Respond    Regularly    Sometimes    Never
1    Education    Formal     5    3    1
        Non-formal    5    3    1
2    Internet    E-training /distant education/    5    3    1
        Internet /searching/    5    3    1
3    Research    Inventory     5    3    1
        Documentation    5    3    1
4    Advertisement    Publications /books and the press/    5    3    1
        TV, Radio, FM    5    3    1
5    Bonus    Mental     5    3    1
        Financial     5    3    1
6    Popularizing    5    3    1
7    Anniversary    5    3    1
8    Museum and exhibitions    5    3    1
9    Competitions    5    3    1
10    Competitive art examinations and festivals    5    3    1
11    Others    5    3    1

    Circle your burning problems in the implementation of the activity focused on the safeguarding the ICH?

№    Difficulties    Sufficient    Reasonable    Insufficient
1    Professional personnel     1    2    3
2    Salary     1    2    3
3    Social security of the staff    1    2    3
4    Lack of computers, supply of equipment is not enough      1    2    3
5    Qualification trainings    1    2    3
6    Professional trainings    1    2    3
7    The staff is not active and initiative for their work    1    2    3
8    Others ………………………………...
…………………………………………    1    2    3

    What kind of educational training focused on the safeguarding the ICH do you need the most?

№    Education     Exceedingly required    Generally needed    Not required
1    To identify and delineate the ICH, to constitute its inventory    1    2    3
2    To get information concerning the convention and policy of UNESCO     1    2    3
3    How to safeguard the ICH    1    2    3
4    Of cultural policy and legal environment    1    2    3
5    Of Mongolian cultural and historical traditions and modern issues    1    2    3
6    Of culture and arts management    1    2    3
7    Others …………………………………
…………………………………………    1    2    3

    SAFEGUARDING OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITIES, GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS AND CO-OPERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT

    Are there any specific ways to safeguard the ICH by increasing the participation of the ICH bearers or gifted ones, communities, groups and individuals? (Your opinion)
    To organize educational training and seminars as providing the participation of communities, groups and individuals
    To include it in any leveled education curriculums
    To enhance capacity of database concerning the national culture of mass media
    To run the ICH clubs which will be granted
    To carry out festivals
    To have a website
    To research and publicize the ICH bearers
    Some others? ……………………………………………………………………………......
…………………………………………………………………………………………....
    What support and assistance would you need for improving the safeguarding the ICH?
..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    Do you have an ICH council on your territory?
    Yes                b. No                c. Don not know
    If “Yes” what activities are carried out by this council?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    Arrange in proper order following financial resources by their outcomes which substantially support the safeguarding the ICH on your territory?

№    Respond     Regularly    Sometimes    Never
1    The State budget    5    3    1
2    Territorial budget    5    3    1
3    Donation and assistance     5    3    1
4    International projects and programs    5    3    1
5    Domestic projects    5    3    1
6    National programs    5    3    1
7    Some others? ……………………    5    3    1

    How many percents in your organizational budget account for to safeguard the ICH?
    50-30%
    29-10%
    9-5%
    4-1%
    None
    Since 2000, what measures dedicated to safeguard the ICH have you participated in? /conference, meeting, performance, exhibition, competition, festival, projects and programs so on/
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    Do you have a counterpart organization at home or abroad in the field of safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    CURRENT SITUATION OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AS IN ECONOMIC PROCESS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

    Arrange in proper order the followings which are more important for the inclusion of the ICH into the market economy?
    Presenting peculiarities of national culture
    Advertising Mongolian customs, heritages and traditions
    Providing economic growth
    Creating new jobs
    Don not know well
    Others …………………………………………………………………………………….
    Which domain of the ICH is more interesting for tourists on your territory?
    Oral traditions and expressions
    Performing arts
    Social practices, rituals and festive events
    Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
    Traditional craftsmanship
    Arrange in proper order the ICH properties which are more attracted in cultural tourism on your territory?
    Folk handcrafts
    Folk music
    Customs
    Wedding ceremony
    Three men’s game
    Mongolian life-style
    Offering and sacrificing something nice to the mountain and water god
    Publication
    Others …………………………………………………………………………………….
    As a result of becoming a cultural tourism product have any negative consequences encountered to the ICH?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY CONCERNING THE SAFEGUARDING OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CURRENT SITUATION

    How do you get the information about activities carried out by UNESCO?
From such resource:
    Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
    Mongolian National Commission of UNESCO
    UNESCO website
    Cultural Heritage Center
    Publications
    Educational training and seminars
    Internet
    Some others? ………………………………………………………………………………
    On your territory, what are the activities held on to present and advertise “UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage”?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
    Arrange in proper order the main factors which influence to the ICH in danger?
    Rapidly increased migration to urban areas or other countries
    Lack of understanding about the ICH among people
    High expansion of other culture
    Modern technical and technological usage is highly increased contrast demand of products made with traditional methods is sensibly decreased
    Interest due on national culture pride, respect it and devote to learn it has gone down
    The ICH old-aged bearers diminished in number
    Social rating of the ICH and its bearers is not so good
    Implementation of Cultural policy from the government, support and assistance are insufficient
    The activeness and initiation of organizations and specialists who are in charge of the safeguarding the ICH is lacking
    In your opinion, which appropriate measures from the government should be held on to prevent the intangible cultural properties in danger? (Circle 3-4 responds that you think the most important)
    To sophisticate the provision of the Cultural policy and legal environment
    To support - through the budget of the State, sub region or region - the safeguarding the ICH and its bearers and to foster the training in the safeguarding the intangible cultural properties
    To carry out activities to form a notion of the mass concerning the intangible cultural heritage
    To increase the participation of those such as governmental and non-governmental organizations, communities, groups, individuals and culture workers and foster and support them
    To develop the studies and advertisement of the ICH and its bearers
    To raise culture and arts workers’ qualification at the intangible cultural heritage and prepare them according to human resource policy
    To raise social rating of the ICH bearers or gifted ones and encourage and publicize them
    Others (name them please) ……………………………………………………………
    On your territory, which accepted organization in the field of the safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage is proper to work with you? (Please give a respond in each row)

№    Organizations    Mostly    Fairly       Almost unneeded
1    Governor’s Office    3    2    1
2    Cultural Center    3    2    1
3    Secondary school    3    2    1
4    Library     3    2    1
5    Others ………………………………….    3    2    1






Thank You very much for participating in this research

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