This ready‐made Survey is designed for use by state departments of education, school districts and local schools. It focuses on multicultural attitudes and practices, with questions about school culture, curriculum, instruction, classroom materials, after‐school activities and parent involvement, as well as student‐student and student‐teacher interactions. The survey questions may be modified to suit local needs.
Survey Contents
The package includes staff and student questionnaires, sample cover letters, instructions for administering the surveys, focus group questions, parent interview questions in English and Spanish, and an example of survey results. Answer sheets are not included.
The staff survey has 77 questions on a 5-point Likert scale, plus three open-ended questions, and takes about 45 minutes to complete. The student survey has 31 questions, plus seven open-ended ones, and takes about 20 minutes to complete. You are free to edit or add any questions to meet your own needs.
Online Version
You may upload the Survey to Google Docs, Survey Monkey or other cloud-based platform for no additional charge. This will make it easier for participants to take the survey, and for you to collect the data. It will also save trees!
Survey Use
The Survey was originally developed for a three-year research study to determine the effectiveness of a diversity program at selected middle schools. It is easily adapted for high school and college levels as well.
The survey can be employed as a one-time “temperature check.” It can also be utilized to measure change by conducting a baseline study prior to the implementation of UnityWorks or other multicultural program, with follow-up studies at the end of years 1, 2 and 3.
Survey Results
Once collected, the data can be tabulated and analyzed by the school or district, and if desired, disaggregated by ethnicity, sex, language or other variables. In addition, the open-ended responses should be grouped by common themes, summarized, and a final report prepared. Survey results can be shared with participating schools and used to highlight successes and identify areas for improvement.
What People Are Saying
“The survey itself was very informative and educational for our staff.”
“It helped tremendously with staff buy-in to multicultural education.”
“It is affecting everything we’re doing in a more conscious way.”
“Just doing this survey has already made positive changes in our school.”
“It was great to be able to take your tools and put them into a format that is easy for our districts use, edit, and to compile – at no charge to them! So glad you are able to share it with other schools.”
Julie Mushing, Diversity Coordinator
Kent ISD, Michigan
Survey Sample
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Download Information
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