Though respondents would be marked as anonymous, each respondent would be distinguished by the notation of several demographic basics beyond identification of the respondent's campus. In addition, notation would be made of the racial or ethnic traits of the subject according to the respondent's own report. Age of the respondent would also be considered here. Additionally, respondents would be asked to note the years of professional experience garnered at the campus in question and would be marked according to the discipline in which each provides instruction. No specific requirements will be used to select these demographics beyond their connection to the respective campuses, but notation of the above-noted demographic traits will help to refine the value of qualitative findings and make these findings subject to greater analytical flexibility.
The sampling frame would be constituted of first responding personnel...
Perhaps the most distinct advantage to conducting research with the Likert Scale survey acting as the prime tool for data gathering is its capacity to yield first-hand accounts which may be protected by anonymity and which enable researchers to formulate data analyses that are not influenced by their personal perceptions of subjects.
Information leading to the Likert Scale model of survey will be distributed through the email listserv at participating schools and will be hosted at the Survey Monkey website. The survey will request that respondent's rate on a scale of 1 to 5 to what extent they agree or disagree with statements provided in the survey. These statements will primarily concern issues relating to community, policy orientation and internal management as these relate to matters of diversity.
This would be considered a non-experimental quantitative
