Abstract
"This paper is a report on a Windshield Survey in Rock Hills, New York. The writer explains that the Windshield Survey for the Boyd Hill Community was conducted as a community health project intended to assess the community and identify any problems. The writer points out that a Windshield Survey can answer a number of questions about a community, and the survey discussed here addresses issues in the Rock Hill area. The nature of the survey and its results are discussed in this essay.

From the Paper
"The Windshield Survey is a program under the auspices of Habitat for Humanity that has as its purpose determining the number of substandard houses in a given community, with an eye to eliminating such housing in the long term. Such a survey tells the community how many people need to be helped and how many homes need to be replaced. "

Tags:windshield, survey, report

Abstract
This paper relates that a windshield survey of a community requires making observations, either by walking or driving, at different times of the day and week to more fully understand and evaluate a community. The author points out that this windshield survey for the Boyd Hill community was conducted as a community health project to assess the community and to identify any problems. The paper concludes that this survey of the neighborhood shows it to be a true neighborhood, which has seen better days, but the real problem with the community is that it has been isolated and divided by the road system in the town. The paper includes many charts and a graph.

From the Paper
"The community does contain a recreational center called the Boyd Hill Recreation Center, located at 1165 Constitution Boulevard. The center is situated on a 22-acre park and includes a gym, a conference room, an activity/games room, three outdoor basketball courts, ands a lighted baseball field on two small lots. The center also has two lighted tennis courts, a swimming pool, and a wooded trail for hiking. One of these trails is accessible to the handicapped. The park operates Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm and on Fridays from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm."

Tags:roads, isolation, observations, assess, african-american

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts two climate survey instruments.

From the Paper
"Climate survey instruments measure the climate of an organization which Keefe, Kelley and Miller describe as the relatively enduring pattern of shared perceptions about the characteristics of an organization and its members. Because managers play a critical role in maintaining a team climate through their day-to-day activities, and team building must be an ongoing activity internal to the organization, climate survey instruments can be useful in helping managers stay in tune with the team climate in their organization."

Tags:climate survey, team

Abstract
This survey gathers both demographic data from the respondent and gathers data based on questions relating both specifically to the university and to a New Orleans oddity, the Mardi Gras Indian, none of whom are Native American. The paper explains that in studying the students' reaction to a certain passage regarding the Mardi Gras Indians and relating it to other Tulane policies, it may be possible to gain some insight on racism and stereotyping.

Tags:survey, sociology, racism

Abstract
This paper explains what an attitude survey is and notes that a well-designed attitude survey commences with defining the purpose and objectives of the survey of the study. The paper also presents instructions for administering, scoring and interpreting the survey. The paper underscores the need to have a qualified individual interpret the data collected in an attitude survey so that a correlation is not shown automatically as a causation.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Purpose of Survey
Preliminary Design Issues
Instructions for Administering, Scoring, and Interpreting Survey
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Attitude surveys may be used administered in a number of different ways. One can use printed forms, e-mail, or electronic formats. Many survey questionnaires are self administered. Some attitude surveys can be completed anonymously and in the individual's spare time, whereas some environments, like schools, prefer a controlled environment. Either of these methods can be employed whether the survey is done online or paper based. Depending on the objective of the attitude survey, options exist with regard to data collection."

Tags:demographics, targets, implementation, formats, correlations

Abstract
This paper discusses ways in which surveys can be conducted in educational research. The author explains that surveys make up the bulk of the research investigations conducted in the field of education as the aim is to collect and analyze pertinent data on particular phenomena. The paper describes several survey methods and also gives examples of how and when each survey method should be utilized.

Outline:
Introduction
Questionnaire and Interview
Survey Methods
Cross-Sectional Surveys
Longitudinal Surveys
Trend or Prediction Surveys
Question Development in Survey Design
Rating Scales in Data Instruments
Reference List

From the Paper
"Most surveys are conducted with the use of questionnaires that are distributed for the sample population to fill out. Other researchers on the other hand, conduct personal interviews with the individual respondents of their sample population. Whichever way the survey was accomplished, researchers often use either qualitative questions that allow the respondent to openly write down their thoughts or opinions on topics outlined in the questionnaire, or researchers could also employ quantitative questions which already contain specific answers for the respondents to choose, i.e. true or false, strongly agree, mildly disagree, etc."

Tags:research methods, trends questionnaires research

Abstract
The paper presents an attitude survey on the highly controversial subject of abortion. The paper outlines the design used as well as the administration, scoring and interpretation of this survey. The paper includes a copy of the abortion attitude survey at the end of the paper.

Outline:
Survey Design
Administration, Scoring and Interpretation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The abortion survey was designed following the model of Rensis Likert who is the creator of the Likert scale. Surveys that follow this model are generally very easy to read, understand, and score. According to Mcleod (2008), "Likert developed the principle of measuring attitudes by asking people to respond to a series of statements about a topic, in terms of the extent to which they agree with them, and so tapping into the cognitive and affective components of attitudes" (para. 2). Although there are many different types of opinion based surveys to measure attitudes, the Likert scale allows room for people to not only agree or disagree, but also have no opinion about certain questions they are unsure about. The abortion survey allows an undecided answer in the case that a person taking the survey is unsure about a certain question posed. One negative aspect of the Likert scale is that since it allows room for people to state that they are unsure or have no opinion, there is also a possibility of people shifting their responses so as to not have their survey scores make them look bad. When creating a survey about abortion, the research showed that there are many arguments both for and against this particular issue and that made choosing survey questions very easy."

Tags:pro-life, pro-choice, opinions

Abstract
This paper presents results of a survey that was intended to determine the benefits of single gender private education. The paper goes on to describe the survey which consisted of a questionnaire that comprised both target questions and open-ended questions. It also describes the pool of respondents and the questionnaire's validity. The paper concludes by critiquing the survey as having limited usefulness because of the sample size, and also because of the bias among respondents. Despite this, the design of the survey was strong, as was the wording of the questions.

From the Paper
"The respondents indicated that children enrolled in SGPS education in general received more benefits than those who do not. They achieved higher grades, with 60% of respondents reporting A's and B's versus just 30% of public school students receiving those grades. The qualitative responses also appear to support this quantitative information. The SGPS children were deemed, in general, to be more focused and have higher ambitions than public school children. The qualitative questions were left open-ended in order to help determine the reasons behind the responses to the target questions. So in this survey, it was determined that the SGPS children perform better in school, and then we identified some of the following traits of those children than helped to define the reasons for this performance difference. It was deemed unnecessary to disguise the objectives of the questions. The focus of the survey was the quantitative evidence; the qualitative was used to present additional insight. Because the qualitative was the component that we felt may be most subject to bias if the intentions were known, we accepted that bias as reasonable and that it would not detract from the results."

Abstract
The paper examines the Filipino community of Union County, New Jersey, through a windshield survey, an analysis of the local resources and a look at the bio-statistics for the community. The paper discusses interviews with four community residents and identifies the themes of expensive health care and health insurance, economic disparity, education and safety and recreation. The paper explores the assets held by the Filipino community and the problems that have been identified in this study. The paper provides a list of issues that require attention, along with diagnoses for these issues and their stated outcomes.

Outline:
Introduction
Windshield Survey
Community Resources
Bio-statistics
Community Identified Health Needs
Identification of Problems and Assets

From the Paper
"Immigration to Union County by local Filipinos was gradual; Union County was not a purposeful destination but enough Filipino residents took up permanent homes that it evolved into a resident community outside of Manhattan. There are no current trends that influence population settlement or growth of the Filipino community beyond those that initially prompted its creation, but the resident population continues to increase slowly through birth rates and immigration (Omi & Winant, 1994)."

Tags:health, care, insurance, economic, disparity, education, safety, recreation

Abstract
This paper comprises a community analysis of the Filipino community within Union County, NJ. This involves a windshield survey, an analysis of the local resources, and the biostatistics for the community. This information leads to a community diagnosis based on the identification of trends and likely outcome of respective services in which the positive assets and negative influences of the community are identified.

From the Paper
"The Filipino community in Union County, New Jersey, comprises slightly more than 1% of the population of the country (N.J. Census Bureau, 2004; Epodunk.com, 2007). As of the last state census, the total population of Union County was at 522,541 (N.J. Census Bureau, 2004). This indicates that approximately 5,700 persons in Union County comprise the local Filipino population. Immigration to Union County by local Filipinos was gradual; Union County was not a purposeful destination but enough Filipino residents took up..."

Tags:demographics, Phillipines, immigrant