You DO NOT HAVE to do all the analyses possible. There are tons. Do a couple and explain their significance.
You need to choose which questions on the survey tap which components:
E.g. #3 (2nd one) can be seen as a "Belief" question #7 As a behavioral tendency
question
SUMMARIZE DATA:
Getting these numbers is the first step to summarizing some of the data:
| Question | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neither | Disagree | Strongly Disagree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 is a belief/thought question | ||||||
| #3 "Can be included" | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | |
| estimate at average: | 15 | average | 14 | |||
| #7 is a behavioral tendency | ||||||
| #7 Hard to listen to GLBT experience | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 10 | |
| estimate at average: | 14 | <-average | 10 |
#7: Average = "not hard to listen to"
Then, the judgment of the average (noted below each question), further summarizes the data.
EVALUATE DATA:
What does this mean?
People say they don't mind hearing the issues, but clearly feel neutral about
whether they should be included in the curriculum or not. Better to say,
on average, this sample of students feel...
Now relate to concepts:
In this case, the belief and behavioral tendency are close, but the behavioral tendency is slightly more supportive of inclusion of GLBT lives and issues in school than the belief component.
Crosstab
| #3 Can include in the curriculum | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Appreciate hearing | Str Agr | Agree | Neither | Disagr | Str Dis | Grand total | |
| Str Agree | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Agree | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Neither | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Str Disagree | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Grand total | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 73 | |
Lookin at this table, we see that 33 of 73 (__%) had the same answer on both. (Along the diagonal.) About the same number of people have a feeling more supportive of GLBT (6+6+5+3+1=21) than those who have a feeling more turned off by discussion of GLBT (3+8+3+4=18).
These two components are pretty consistent in this data.
Compare # 3 & #7: Do the Crosstab table (not shown here).
Questions #3 & #7
17 Same/consistent
18 Inconsistent: "I don't mind listening, but I don't think issues should be included
6 Inconsistent: "I might mind listenting, but could be included"
= Most tolerance, some acceptance
Safe in that it's not actively hostile (2, __%)
Not safe in that most people have not accepted GLBT issues
There is a small group (7, __%) that has a positive attitude admin/appreciation??
How it relates to Pierce atmosphere, what role teachers & students...
| Question | Str Agr | Agree | Neither | Disagr | Str Dis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Can be included | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 8 | |
| #4 Should not be included | 5 | 18 | 5 | 12 | ||
| #5 Must Be Included | 3 | 25 | 4 | 8 | ||
| #7 Hard to listen to GLBT experience | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 10 |
Based on these data, what percent are supportive of GLBT issues?
Neutral? -- how does this relate to tolerance and acceptance on scale?
Actively against inclusion of people's lives and issues?
What impact do the "neutral" attitudes have on discussion? How will that impact class discussions? How will the class discussions change individual's attitudes?