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Thanks Patti! >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/04/07 07:35PM >>> Notes from the March 27, 2007 teleconference on Improving Response Rate during April to September Data Collection are attached and posted on the NPSO website. http://www.psocenter.org Some highlights from the call with guest presenter John M. Kennedy, Director, Center for Survey Research, Indiana University: Suggestions on how to convert the reluctant respondent and a discussion about why you might not want to! Find out why data is not necessarily better with increased respondent numbers Learn data about the increased challenges in conducting phone surveys Suggestions on how to get cooperation And remember. . . .It¹s essential to have previous information about whom you are trying to reach. John invited members of this Community of Practice to contact him with further questions. Mark your calendars for the next PSO Community of Practice call April 24, 2007 Topic: State sharing and Problem-solving during this April -September data-collection effort AND a conversation with Cinda Johnson, Assistant Professor, Seattle University on ³Teachers as Research Partners² 8:00-9:00 a.m. HI 10:00-11:00 a.m. AK 11:00-12:00 p.m. PT 12:00-1:00 p.m. MT 1:00-2:00 p.m. CT 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET To access the call: Dial 1-888-387-8686. You will be prompted for a room number: 346-5641#. You must enter the # key at the end of the number to enter the call.
