Public Opinion Studies: Low-Cost Methods for Soliciting Perspectives of the Public and Special Interest Groups.

Autor/inn/en	Knop, Sheila A.; und weitere
Institution	Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Denver. Colorado Lifelong Learning Project.
Titel	Public Opinion Studies: Low-Cost Methods for Soliciting Perspectives of the Public and Special Interest Groups.
Quelle	(1983), (66 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Conferences; Educational Needs; Educational Policy; Educational Research; Interviews; Public Opinion; Questionnaires; Research Methodology; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Öffentliche Meinung; Fragebogen; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Described is a project studying adult education policy in Colorado which suggested that skepticism about opinion studies is unwarranted and that thoughtful judgments regarding complex matters can be solicited at low cost from members of the public and special interest groups, without heightening potential for conflict or risking unreasonable expectations. Project objectives were to identify adult learning and education issues of statewide concern, describe solutions to problems identified, collect and publicize supporting data useful to policy makers as they make policy choices and decisions, and promote dialogue among education organizations, citizens, and policy making bodies about adult education. Data were collected from people representing diverse backgrounds and varying degrees of knowledge about Colorado adult education through opinion polls, personal interviews, two-staged mailed questionnaires, and a working conference. Findings showed a high degree of agreement about the nature and priority of the state's education problems between education groups that often must compete for limited funds, and among educator and citizen respondents. Included are tables showing comparative costs of three project opinion study methods and the ranking of three opinion study methods by associated costs. Appendices contain the two survey questionnaires, descriptive findings and the conference program. (RM)
Anmerkungen	Sheila A. Knop, 2608 Avocet Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80526 ($3.20, checks must be payable to the University of Colorado at Boulder).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC