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Another concern is that some parents will not have a computer or a telephone for completing the survey. The office could provide self-addressed, stamped envelopes, but it would be doubtful if all were returned. The neighborhoods are not safe for home visits unless there are at least two or three people that agree to participate in door to door surveys. The writer will suggest to the Parental Involvement Committee to be consistent and persistent in gathering the information from each parent or guardian. This may involve sending the information from the survey home with the child multiple times or perhaps even involve a face to face visit.
The writer chose to construct an instrument that focused on three categories of development. The first two categories reflected similar activities from prior years that had the greatest number of parents in attendance. The writer chose to include an additional category offering events primarily with the theme of communication skills. Most of the activities in the third category had not been offered in previous years. Simple questions, requiring yes or no, were used in the design of the survey because close-ended questions would be more likely to provide greater reliability for the results. There is a margin of plus or minus three points in the results. http://www.bsos.umd.edu/src/qdesign.html Cover Letter/Confidentiality: The cover letter contained these essential elements. The first element is to identify who is presenting the survey. The second element involves why the survey is important. The third element discusses what the survey contains. The fourth element describes the timeline required for submitting the data. The fifth element includes directions for completing the survey, along with the inclusion of the statement on privacy. The final comments offer the writer's gratitude for taking the time for completing the survey. Survey Results: The survey was offered online at this location: http://www.geocities.com/longjohnhunter/... Three of the four people asked to participate returned the results of the survey. The survey results are represented in the following table.
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