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Lockhart, Daniel C. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1984
Six stages are hypothesized that define the behavior of returning mailed questionnaires: receiving the questionnaire, opening the mail, forming an overall impression, answering the questions, returning the questionnaire, and dealing with nonrespondents. The researcher must provide incentives at each stage if potential respondents are to complete a…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Questionnaires, Research Methodology, Surveys
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Walker, Sheila O.; Plomin, Robert – Educational Psychology, 2005
Despite a substantial body of research suggesting genetic influence on educationally relevant behavioural traits, it is not clear how the nature-nurture question is perceived by teachers. In order to answer this question, we surveyed 667 UK primary school teachers, and for comparison also surveyed 1,340 parents about their perceptions of genetic…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Learning Problems, Environmental Influences