Select one of the surveys below and answer the following questions about that su

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Select one of the surveys below and answer the following questions about that survey:

Which mode of data collection—mail, telephone, or personal interview—would be best? Give an example of an open-ended and closed-ended questions you might use in the survey.

a) The reasons why some students drop out of college before they graduate.

(b) The feelings of high school teachers about special classes for the gifted.

(c) The attitudes of people about raising taxes to pay for the construction of new schools.

(d) The duties of secondary school superintendents in a Midwestern state.

(e) The reasons why individuals of differing ethnicity did or did not decide to enter the teaching profession.

(f) The opinions of teachers about the idea of minimum competency testing before permanent tenure would be granted.

(g) The opinions of parents of students in a private school toward the elimination of certain subjects from the curriculum.

Explanation / Answer

a) The reasons why some students drop out of college before they graduate.
Method: Telephone
Open Ended Question: Could you tell us what might have been the main reason that led you to drop out of college?
Close Ended Question: Did you ever regret dropping out of college?

b)The feelings of high school teachers about special classes for the gifted.
Method: Personal Interview
Open Ended Question: What were some of the experiences you had teaching the special classes?
Close Ended Question: Do you think it is necessary to have special classes for the gifted?

c)The attitudes of people about raising taxes to pay for the construction of new schools.
Method:Mail
Open Ended Question: What other necessities would you have your taxes pay for?
Close Ended Question: Are you ok with the decision to raise taxes for the construction of new schools?

d)The duties of secondary school superintendents in a Midwestern state.
Method: Personal Interview
Open Ended Question: What are some difficulties that you have faced being the school superintendent?
Close Ended Question: Are the duties different in this state compared to the others?

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