This report explores the potential value to city and county governments of citizen surveys, particularly those undertaken on a regular annual basis. The report is based mainly on an examination of the Dayton Public Opinion Center, on published literature dealing with survey sampling, and on Urban Institute experiences with the use of local citizen…

The Survey of Community Attitudes and Perceptions (SCAP) was conducted to determine some estimate of how Frostburg State College is perceived by its local community; how people learn about the college, its offerings, and its programs; what people know about the college factually; where do they think the college is headed in terms of growth and…

This study, the third in a series, is designed to assist both the public schools and the University in developing fast, efficient techniques for needs assessment, whereby the programs of both public education and higher education may be improved to meet the needs of the clientele that each serves. The first study, involving 46 school districts,…

Discusses an opinion survey of concerned citizens undertaken in 1976, 1980, and 1984, regarding the relative importance of various sources of information used by science teachers. Results reflect changes in perceptions as indicated by greater importance of written materials, of human resources, and direct student experiences. (ML)

This study compared the findings of the 1969-76 Gallup polls on education with findings from three Canadian surveys on attitudes toward public schools. The Canadian studies were done in 1973, 1975, and 1976 in two large suburban school districts in Vancouver, British Columbia. In each of the Canadian surveys 200-250 adults were interviewed. Both…

Individuals, randomly selected from important but diverse community and school groups, rated the tasks tested and the items used in the Mathematical Tests of the Australian Studies in School Performance. For tasks at the basic numeracy level, disagreement was generally insignificant. (Author/SJL)

During a door-to-door campaign in August, 1978, 27 South Oklahoma City Junior College (SOCJC) employees distributed approximately 7,000 packets containing a college schedule, a stockholders' report, and a mail-back questionnaire. Additionally, 221 personal interviews were conducted. Of those interviewed, 94.6% had heard of the school. Of those,…

This paper uses data from a large statewide survey of Massachusetts residents to measure support for Proposition 2 1/2. Proposition 2 1/2 required high tax rate communities to reduce property tax levies 15 percent per year until the tax rate is reduced to the maximum allowable rate of 2 1/2 percent of full and fair market value. Specifically, this…

The purpose of this study was to survey various constituent groups in the Harper College service area to determine their perceptions about Harper, college goal preferences, and other specific data to provide a general framework for long-range planning. Eight constituent groups consisting of the Board, faculty, students, staff, the community at…

This paper uses data obtained by a large statewide survey of Massachusetts residents to measure the relative importance of certain motivations in influencing the overall statewide vote on Proposition 2 1/2. Proposition 2 1/2 severely restricts the ability of Massachusetts cities and towns to raise tax revenue for local services. Interviews were…

A needs assessment survey was conducted in the Meadowfair neighborhood of the southern part of Eastside San Jose (California) during January and February 1975. Its purpose was to poll community feelings and experiences in regard to careers--whether people understood that word to mean present employment, a future goal, or any purposeful life…

The staff development program was prepared to provide inservice education to grades K-12 school staff members in making more effective use of community resources in career education. The program was designed to help coordinators plan and conduct inservice sessions for teachers and other instructional staff responsible for using such resources. The…