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Discovering Community Opinion.
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Young, Raymond J. – Community Services Catalyst, 1986
Describes a study conducted in southeastern Washington to determine public opinion regarding several educational options. Compares study results obtained through structured interviews with adult residents at a randomly selected sample of households with results obtained by mailing questionnaires to all remaining households in the area. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes
Methodology for Community Educational Study: How Appropriate Is Cluster Sampling?
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Young, Raymond J. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1986
The question studied was whether opinions of persons interviewed about educational interests and perceived needs at randomly selected geographic locations in a metropolitan area differed from those of three other persons living in the immediate vicinity. With few significant exceptions, no statistically significant differences were found between…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Education, Community Surveys, Experimental Groups
From Persuasion to Accommodation in Public Two-Year College Development.
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Young, Raymond J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Describes the status of two-year college development in the 1950s, tracing events that led up to the overwhelming demand for two-year colleges in the following decades. Asserts that if a college is to truly serve its community, it must comprehensively and continuously assess the community's needs. (AUTH/EMH)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Surveys