An Exploration of Program Mapping and Survey Research Techniques as Ways of Producing Information for Studies of Citizen Participation in Education

The relative worth of two techniques of data collection and analysis, program mapping and survey research, were explored in this study. Specifically, this study was designed to answer the following three questions: (1) Using the survey research and program mapping techniques, what is the nature of the general information that each generates in light of the particular instruments designed for this study? (2) Is the information obtained from the techniques the same or different, and, if different, in what ways? (3) Is the information obtained supplementary, and, if so, in what ways? In order to answer these questions, both techniques were used to generate information from two groups of selected educators (administrators and teachers) and random samples of non-educators (parents) concerning their attitudes towards the issue of citizen participation in various school activities and decisions. One group of educators and non-educators was administered the program mapping technique and the other group was administered a mail questionnaire. Comparisons of the two techniques were carried out using statistical analyses and quantitative information.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Papo, Moshe

• Education, Administration

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8410015

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68913