How Important are High Response Rates for College Surveys?

By Kevin Fosnacht, Shimon Sarraf, E. Howe, Leah K. Peck. 2016

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Surveys play an important role in understanding the higher education landscape. About 60 percent of the published research in major higher education journals utilized survey data (Pike, 2007). Institutions also commonly use surveys to assess student outcomes and evaluate programs, instructors, and even cafeteria food. However, declining survey participation rates threaten this source of vital information and its perceived utility. Survey researchers across a number of social science disciplines in America and abroad have witnessed a gradual decrease in survey participation over time (Brick & Wil-

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science, Water Science and Technology

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