Survey Analysis
The results of the survey were put analyzed and the results shown in graphs and charts displayed above. These graphs and charts were picked specifically because they stood out as significant results which may support my hypothesis. The students surveyed were mostly females with 60% of the respondents identifying as female (Chart 1). This statistic stood out because it is similar to the percentage of females in the university in 2017 which according to the WCU Office of Institutional Research is 60.3%. The percentage of male respondents in the survey however was 35% which is way below what the research office reported, at 39.7%. I must include that there were 5% of respondents who declined to answer the question about their
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This was further evident in the answers to the questions about respondents’ feelings on Native Americans. In Graph 1, we see that between 50-75% of respondents answered no when asked if they feel strongly about Native American culture, history or current conditions. This statistic could explain for why a majority of respondents hold unfavorable opinions on Native Americans. The majors of respondents were considered in an effort to locate any link between the majors people take and the information they hold. The majors differed across the board but as shown in Chart 3, 45% of respondents were from the college of Medicine. The next disciplines reported were Liberal Arts and Business at 30% and 25% respectively. This showed the prevalence of many different majors which did not prove to be significant influence on opinions. The open ended questions yielded some interesting results. Most of the participants reported the media or media sources as mediums through which they receive their information. Only two participants wrote down a school or the education system as the medium for their knowledge.
There were not many problems obtaining data for this survey. The only major problem encountered, was that people did not want to partake in the survey. This was due to a couple factors like the location of the student when the survey was offered, the length
The major challenge was to get the survey done by students who are enrolled in different courses so that we can get general opinion of almost all students. It was hard to get the survey done from all programs students, but still we managed to get opinion of students from other courses.
The article “American Native Studies Is For Everyone” by Duane Champagne, which is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. This article addresses about some various issue between Indian and Non Indian Scholars that who should be studying about Indians, how the media distribute the information about Indians and the importance of American Native Studies.
The population is undergraduate students of UM and we eliminated the unsuitable sample based on the information of questionnaires (exclude the outliers, blank questionnaire, context is contradictory and so on). Then we selected 30 questionnaires per college year which year 1 to year 4 (30*4=120) from all the completed questionnaires. We used convenience sampling method to distribute the online questionnaires openly. And we received the completed questionnaires online which are from google form.
Shining the OutRiderr Spotlight on a Washington Post article from May 19th By John Woodrow Cox, Scott Clement and Theresa Vargas.
I though you made some great points in this week’s discussion post. I definitely agree with you that the CWEQ II survey we completed last week was more about empowerment within the workplace than this week’s survey. Personally, I believe feeling confident within your place of work is a big deal. For employees to feel this way it not only involves a healthy work environment, but so much more. “Improvements in nurses’ practice environments are essential to retain nurses and keep patients safe” (Lake, 2007, p. 104S). As discussed in last weeks required reading article if nurses are given the correct tools they are not only empowered themselves they can also empower their patients. This is huge in the health care field and industry. If nurses are
From the first mention of Native Americans in American history, they are characterized as “savages” and “less intelligent” human beings. This characterization has remained predominate throughout American history, however in colonial times, this characterization had a larger emphasis in how Americans view Indians. Although this the way in which Americans viewed Native Americans, Native Americans, on the other hand, viewed Americans as “white [racially superior]” (Svingen). In today’s modern day and age, we understand the complexity when it comes to stereotyping certain ethnic groups. In regards to Native Americans in a post-World War II setting, labeling and stereotyping such ethnic group emphasizes the importance to integrate individuals of
One factor that makes it difficult to determine the extent of drug use is the people who are addicted to prescription drugs will not admit that they have a problem. These people may not be counted as drug users in a survey.
Associated with wearing skins, living in teepees, and riding horses Native Americans are viewed as ‘country’ and lack of knowledge. Shown as dumb and have a lack of formal education, most of them live in poverty invested areas. Because of this, they feel that “one representation is better than no representation.” When a group feels underrepresented their psychological relevance and has a toil on the overall ethnic group and can make a difference in lives. Inaccurate and negative representations of Native Americans can be detrimental to the overall perception to the race in general.
If you asked most people to describe what they consider to be the main thing affecting our countries health they would probably describe something that falls under the category of medical care when in reality this makes up only 25 percent of what determines a population’s health (Where Health Begins).The rest of the influences that effect the health of a population come in the form of a person’s genetics, behaviors, socio-economic status, physical environment, access to healthcare, and even the policies and laws put in place around them. Many of these factors are not under the control of the individuals which is why it is important for us as future physicians to understand the barriers that face the people we will be serving in order for us
Even with the recent positive changes in the way Native Americans are shown in the media and in historical texts, the general population still has a very limited knowledge of the diverse and complex Native American cultures. Even in this day and age, many people’s perceptions of Native Americans are taken from old style western movies that depict "Indians" to be the opposite of civilized. In this
Starting with the introduction of the survey they seemed to be too specific in their intro of what was going to be in the survey by describing each type of question that would be presented throughout the survey. I feel like this information isn’t necessary and over excessive in an introduction. That part of the introduction should be taken out and instead maybe include something along the lines of “Please read every question carefully and thank you for participating” or something along those lines.
The study was created from students, faculty, and staff from a Midwestern university with about 10,000 students registered on campus. The team assigned to conduct the research randomly selected courses that were held on campus and were scheduled to meet on two consecutive days during the semester of Spring 2013. Kyle et al., (2017). The instructors were emailed and asked for consent to run the survey to their class on a specific date. The research team ended up receiving access to forty different courses. Over the two chosen consecutive days, the research team administered the survey to the students in each of the classes. The students were let known that participation for this study was voluntary and if they wished to decline
Starting in 1972, the General Social Survey (GSS) used a four-category response scale for respondents to answer a question on how they view their own health, known as the self-reported health question (SRH) (Smith 2005, 1). The four-categories used were: poor, fair, good, and excellent (Smith et al. 2017, 385) Starting in 2002, the GSS started using both a four and five-category scale for people to respond to the SRH (Smith et al. 2017,1537). The five-category scale used the same measures from the four-category scale, but also included “very good” as the fifth option. The question is: which response category form gives a better ability to determine SRH among people?
In order to provide the Australia Park Victoria with the appropriate data to solve its current crisis, the most appropriate method of data collection for this research is the qualitative method. According to Gay and Airasian (p 627) qualitative method is the collection of extensive data on various variables over a long time in a natural setting with an aim of acquiring insights not possible using other methods. It involves three different kinds of information collection: direct observation, in depth and open-ended interviews and written documents. Qualitative method involves use of random sampling and structured data collection instruments that fit different experiences. The method also enables the researcher to study the specific area of
The behavior was observed from a large sample of people. This included twenty people shopping alone and twenty people shopping in a group, for a total of forty subjects, each ranging in ages from approximately 19 to 40 years old. The subjects were observed from the time they entered the store until the time they left. The reasoning behind this was to see the buying behavior differences for the whole experience and figure out which areas of the store could be improved in order to appeal to groups of people shopping. The behaviors observed included the amount of time spent inside the store, the amount of money spent, the interactions with associates, and the areas of the stores that were navigated.