The ABC Complete Book of School Surveys

by Banach, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780810839502
• ISBN10: 0810839504
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-07
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Are you interested in what your community's parents really think about your school? Educators want to have public opinion on their side, and the first step in making that happen is to accurately assess the current population. This workbook will help you do just that--in a step-by-step guide to constructing and conducting a survey in your school district.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The whys and why nots of school surveys	p. 1
The Eighteen Essential Steps	p. 5
Decide what you want to learn from the survey	p. 7
Determine if you really need to do a survey	p. 8
Determine the target audience for the survey	p. 8
Determine the type of survey method	p. 9
Determine the level of confidence	p. 14
Develop a survey timeline	p. 18
List resources needed	p. 19
Draw the sample	p. 20
Outline content areas/draft questions	p. 25
Refine wording/design questionnaire format	p. 30
Pretest the questionnaire	p. 30
Develop the final questionnaire	p. 31
Recruit and train interviewers	p. 31
Administer the survey	p. 37
Tabulate the data	p. 37
Analyze the results	p. 39
Report the new knowledge	p. 40
Use the results	p. 41
Glossary of survey terms	p. 43
Commonly asked questions	p. 45
Appendix of surveys	p. 49
Sample community survey	p. 52
Sample parent survey	p. 62
Sample student survey	p. 70
Sample staff survey I	p. 81
Sample staff survey II	p. 91
Pre-election survey	p. 105
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