A Community Survey of the "Disadvantaged."

Autor/inn/en	Schaumburg, Gary F.; Spriggs, Ted
Institution	Cerritos Coll., Norwalk, CA.
Titel	A Community Survey of the "Disadvantaged."
Quelle	(1973), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Anglo Americans; Community Colleges; Community Surveys; Disadvantaged; Postsecondary Education; Questionnaires; Spanish Speaking; Statistical Data + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Fragebogen
Abstract	The specific goals of this study were: (1) to develop a survey instrument for both the English and Spanish speaking that would be understood easily and be nonthreatening; (2) through the use of community representatives, select "items" to be included in the questionnaire that would be particularly relevant to the needs and problems of the "disadvantaged"; (3) select only those items to which the college would be capable of responding; (4) to administer the questionnaire to a valid sample of the "disadvantaged" within the Cerritos College District; (5) to meet with those individuals sampled who expressed interest in attending a meeting to talk about the results of the survey; and (6) implement the findings through the offerings of talks, seminars, courses, programs, etc., within the potential of the college's resources. The following procedures were used to identify disadvantaged individuals: (1) use of a voter registration list and knowledge of community workers, (2) canvassing of areas to identify disadvantaged households, (3) administration of questionnaires on a voluntary basis to those persons receiving Christmas food baskets, and (4) interviewing members of the Headstart agency located within the disadvantaged areas and interviewing those at local markets who paid for their merchandise with food stamps. A total of 196 disadvantaged households were surveyed. Results of the survey are provided in detail and tabulated. Appendixes contain the Cerritos College 1972 Community Services Questionnaire, in both English and Spanish, and a map of the Cerritos College District. (DB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC