2002 Statewide Public Poll on the Condition of Education in Delaware
Date
2003-03
Authors
Ackerman, Cheryl M.
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Delaware Education Research & Development Center
Abstract
Each year the Delaware Education Research and Development Center (R&D Center) of the University
of Delaware conducts a telephone poll questioning citizens on their impressions regarding the condition
of education in Delaware. This report summarizes the results for the statewide Public Poll conducted in
the fall of 2002
Description
This poll is a collaborative effort of various members of the College of Human Resources,
Education and Public Policy at the University of Delaware. The author extends special thanks
to the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research in conducting the telephone
interviews and to Delaware Education Research and Development Center staff, Mary Heim,
Deb Coffey, and Andrew Augustine in their assistance with the data analysis as well proofing the
final report. The author would also like to extend a special thanks to the following faculty
members in sharing their knowledge of the research literature.
Martha Buell, Associate Professor, Individual and Family Studies
Michael Gamel-McCormick, Director of the Center for Disability Studies
Susan Giancola, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Robert Hampel, Professor, School of Education
Steve Martin, Sr. Scientist, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies
Kathleen Minke, Associate Professor, School of Education
Heather Pleasants, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Keywords
Poll , condition of Public Education