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Download full textImmerwahr, John; Johnson, Jean – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2010
Six out of ten Americans now say that colleges today operate more like a business, focused more on the bottom line than on the educational experience of students. Further, the number of people who feel this way has increased by five percentage points in the last year alone and is up by eight percentage points since 2007. These are highlights from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Surveys, Educational Attitudes, Public Opinion
Johnson, Jean; Gupta, Jyoti; Hagelskamp, Carolin; Hess, Jeremiah – Public Agenda, 2013
Are parents an untapped resource in improving and reimagining K-12 education in Kansas City? What do they think would enhance student learning and what are they willing to do to help their children get the education they deserve? These are among the questions explored in an in-depth survey of 1,566 parents with children now in public school in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes, Educational Improvement, Parent Role
Immerwahr, John; Johnson, Jean – Public Agenda, 2009
For increasing numbers of Americans, a fundamental element of the American Dream appears to be at risk. A solid majority consider a college degree an indispensable ticket to the middle class, while even more people believe college is financially out-of-reach for many qualified students. The authors of this report advocate that findings have…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Public Opinion, Paying for College, Costs
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean; Duffett, Ann – 2002
A study conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, in partnership with the National Constitution Center, examined what typical adults know and believe about the U.S. Constitution, probed what they understand their rights and civic responsibilities to be, and reported their views on the document's importance and relevance in their lives today. The…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Focus Groups
Johnson, Jean; Duffett, Ann; Ott, Amber – Public Agenda, 2005
This is a large scale examination of the aspirations and experiences of America's young adults ages 18 through 25. It is an in-depth study based on a national random sample telephone survey of young adults, along with focus groups in California, New Jersey, Texas and Wisconsin. [Additional support for this report was provided by the GE Foundation.]
Descriptors: Young Adults, Telephone Surveys, Focus Groups, Education Work Relationship
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean – 2002
How people treat each other in their daily interactions seems to be profoundly important and even central to the definition of a "civilized" society. This nationwide survey examined what Americans are thinking about courtesy, manners, rudeness, and respect. Data were gathered through a random sample telephone survey of 2,013 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Behavior Problems, Children
