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Watson, Jane; Wright, Suzie; Allen, Jeanne Maree; Beswick, Kim; Hay, Ian; Cranston, Neil – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2015
This paper draws from a large longitudinal study into issues related to student retention beyond the compulsory years of schooling and gives voice to a commonly-overlooked set of stakeholders, namely those in the community. Although many studies report on students' and teachers' opinions of the influence of the community on student engagement and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Community Attitudes
McLean, James E.; Hortman, J. William – 1984
This paper describes a survey-based needs assessment method for school districts using multiple constituency groups. The constituency groups included are: the general public, community leaders, parents, students, graduates, and professional educators. The method requires polling the groups using telephone surveys, mailed surveys, or group…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Educational Needs, Educational Planning