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Good morning/afternoon. My name is ..... I am calling from the
Marketing Science Centre, a research centre based at the
University of South Australia.
We are conducting research on the behalf of the Australian
Government Department of Education, Science and Training.
We are collecting information on the Australian Government Quality
Teacher Programme, and your school has been selected for
participation in this research. May I please speak to your
principal?
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Yes, now
2
Yes, make appointment/call back
3
No (thank and terminate)
Max: 1)
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Jurisdiction is «JURISDICTION»
Interviewer to enter below
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South Australia
2
Victoria
3
New South Wales
4
Queensland
5
Northern Territory
6
Western Australia
7
Tasmania
8
Australian Capital Territory
Max: 1)
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School type is «TYPE»
Interviewer to enter below
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Primary
2
Secondary
3
Combined
Max: 1)
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School sector is «SECTOR»
Interviewer to enter below
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1
Government
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Independent
Catholic
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Location is «LOCATION»
Interviewer to enter below
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Max: 1)
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Metropolitan Zone Mainland State Capital City regions
2
Metropolitan Zone Major urban Statistical Districts
3
Provincial Zone Inner provincial areas
4
Provincial Zone Outer provincial areas
5
Provincial Zone Provincial City Statistical Districts 25,000
6
Provincial Zone Provincial City Statistical Districts 50,000
7
Remote Zone Remote Areas
8
Remote Zone Very Remote areas
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Reintroduce if necessary.
We are conducting a survey to collect information on the
Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (formerly known as
the Commonwealth Quality Teeacher Programme or just the Quality
Teacher Programme). We are interested in your school's assessment
of the programme and some details of its participation in the
program. The outcomes of this evaluation will inform the
Government's deliberations around any extension of the programme
beyond mid 2005.
The programme has funded national activiteis such as:
* ASPA Excellence in School Leadership seminar
* APAPDC Leaders Lead project;
* National Conference on Quality Schooling;
* Professional learning projects for educators of indigenous
students (Dare to Lead, Taking It On, What Works);
* Boys Education Lighthouse Schools;
* Effective Programmes for Beginning Teachers;
* IDEAS - Innovative Design for Enhancing Achievements in Schools;
and
* Asian Languages Professional Learning Project.
It has also funded activities run in your state or territory
including grants, courses and projects aimed to increase the
quality and status of teaching.
We would like to speak to the person in the school who has the
most to do with organising the school's participation in
professional learning and knows the most about the impact of the
Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme in the school. Is
this person you?
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If there is more than one person involved in organising
participation, we can send an information sheet about the
requirements of the survey to one of them so that they
can collect the information from the others. The survey will take
about 10 minutes, and in line with MRSA guidelines, your responses
will remain confidential.
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Max: 1)
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Person currently on phone is appropriate (continue survey)
2
Another person is appropriate
3
There is more than one appropriate person
4
Do not want to participate (thank and terminate)
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If there is only one person to talk to, but it is not the
principal
Who is the person I should contact to do the survey?
What is their phone number (and area code)?
Get full name of person
Update these details in the call window.
Thank and terminate
-Dbase(Number of items: 4)
Name of person to contact
«Text Variable»
Phone number
«Text Variable»
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Thank and terminate.
Update call window with the details of the person just mentioned.
Call back the person just mentioned.
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1
Terminate
Max: 1)
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If there is more than one person involved in organising
participation
As there is more than one person involved, we can fax an
information sheet about the requirements of the survey to one of
them so that they can collect the information from the other(s).
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Who should be the person to do the survey (the primary contact
person)?
What is their phone number (and area code)?
What is your school's fax number (and area code)?
Get full name of primary contact person
Update these details in the call window.
Give name and fax number to supervisor
Thank and terminate
-Dbase(Number of items: 6)
Name of person to contact
«Text Variable»
Phone number
«Text Variable»
Fax number
«Text Variable»
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Thank and terminate.
Give supervisor details of primary contact person, and fax.
Update call window with the details of the primary contact person.
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1
Terminate
Max: 1)
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Firstly, we'd like to ask you a few questions about your school so
that we know something about the context of your responses.
How many students are there in total at your school?
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300 or less
2
301-700
3
701 or more
4
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Is your school a single sex or co-educational school?
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Girls
2
Boys
(Number of items: 4 Min: 1
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4
Co-ed(ucation)
Don't know/refused
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Do you have specific programs for any of the following groups of
students?
Multiple response, prompt for each group
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Max: 4)
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ATSI
(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
2
NESB/DCALB
(Non-English Speaking Background)
3
ESL
(English as a second language)
4
Low SES
(Low socio-economic status)
5
Special needs
(disabled, learning difficulties etc)
6
None of these (do not read)
7
Don't know/refused (do not read)
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Have members of your staff participated in the Australian
Government Quality Teacher Programme at either a state or national
level?
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Yes
2
No
(Number of items: 2 Min: 1
Max: 1)
If no, ask question then skip to end
Why hasn't your school or members of your staff participated in
the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme at either a
state or national level?
Multiple response, unprompted
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Max: 6)
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We didn't know about activites funded by the programme
2
We're to remote/far away from the activities
3
The value of the program was less than alternative options
for professional learning
4
We didn't have the resources to complete the application
5
Reporting requirements were too great for the benefits of
participation
6
There was insufficent time allowed by the programme to
complete the activities we would have proposed
7
Don't know/refused
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Other «»
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What national projects has your school or members of your staff
been involved with?
Multiple response, Prompt for each programme
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Max: 9)
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ASPA Excellence in School Leadership seminar
2
APAPDC Leaders Lead project
3
National Conference on Quality Schooling
4
Professional learning projects for educators of indigenous
students (dare to Lead, Taking It On, what Works)
5
Boys Education Lighthouse Schools
6
Effective Programmes for Beginning Teachers
7
IDEAS - Innovative Design for Enhancing Achievements in
Schools
8
Asian Languages Professional Learning Project
9
Don't know
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What percentage of the teachers in your school participated in or
attended programs provided through the Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme at either a state or national level?
Enter response as a whole number (i.e. 60% = 60)
Enter '-1' if don't know/refused
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Percentage
«Integer: -1 ≤ i ≤ 100 »
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In what years did your school or members of your staff participate
in an Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme at either a
state or national level?
Prompt for each time period
Multiple response
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Early 2001
2
Late 2001 or Early 2002
3
Late 2002 or Early 2003
4
Late 2003 or Early 2004
5
Late 2004
6
Don't recall the others
7
Don't recall at all
8
Refused
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We'd now like you to assess the impact of the Australian
Government Quality Teacher Programme on your school's
implementation of approaches to teaching and learning in the
following priority areas.
The first priority area is ...
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(Number of items: 1 Min: 1
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Literacy
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Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Question # 21
Numeracy
Max: 1)
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
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Max: 1)
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Question # 22
Mathematics
Max: 1)
Max: 1)
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Science
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-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Question # 24
Technology
Max: 1)
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Vocational education
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Question # 26
Safe schools
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
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Don't know/Refused
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The development of professional standards for teachers
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Gifted and talented provision
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Special education learning provisions
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Values education (including civics and citizenship)
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
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Not applicable
Don't know/Refused
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The Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme delivers its
programmes in a variety of ways. We are interested in your
assessment of each of these delivery methods in terms of their
impact on your professional learning.
The first delivery method is...
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Continue
(Number of items: 1 Min: 1
Max: 1)
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School based and designed professional learning courses
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Externally designed and provided courses
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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School wide action research projects
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
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6
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Strong positive impact
Not applicable
Don't know/Refused
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Personal action research projects
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Course input with in-school follow up activities
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Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Activities supported by researchers or professional associations
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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Activities associated with major system-wide projects like the
implementation of the safe schools framework or vocational
learning
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1
Strong negative impact
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3
4
5
6
7
Negative impact
No impact
Positive impact
Strong positive impact
Not applicable
Don't know/Refused
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Activities associated with major national projects like Boys'
Education Lighthouse schools or What Works
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on the skills and
understandings of teachers in your school?
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on curriculum
innovation in your school?
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on your teachers'
understanding of how students learn?
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1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on teaching
practice in your school?
That is, what happens in the class room
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Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on the
professional morale of teachers in your school?
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on the community
standing of teachers?
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on your students'
knowledge, skills and understandings?
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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What is your estimate of the impact of Australian Government
Quality Teacher Programme professional learning on your students'
engagement and motivation?
-Check List(Number of items: 7 Min: 1
1
Strong negative impact
2
Negative impact
3
No impact
4
Positive impact
5
Strong positive impact
6
Not applicable
7
Don't know/Refused
Max: 1)
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How would you rate the OVERALL impact of your teachers'
participation in programmes on the formal professional learning at
your school?
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1
Strong negative impact
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3
4
5
6
7
Negative impact
No impact
Positive impact
Strong positive impact
Not applicable
Don't know/Refused
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Why would you give it that rating?
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Reason
«Text Variable»
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On the whole, do you think that the AGQTP activities are well
targeted at addressing teacher needs?
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1
Yes, always
2
Yes, sometimes
3
No
4
Don'tknow/refused
Max: 1)
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Do you think that the AGQTP activities will bring about long term
change in teaching practices?
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1
Yes
2
No
3
Don'tknow/refused
Max: 1)
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Has your school committed resources to continue the activities
commenced as a result of the AGQTP?
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1
Yes
2
No
3
Don'tknow/refused
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AGQTP questionnaire
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What would make the impact of the AGQTP more sustainable in the
long term at your school?
Prompt from list, multiple response
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1
Nothing (do not read)
2
Further external course input
3
Further inschool input
4
More external researcher support
5
More support from the Government
6
Collegial support from outside the school
7
Don't know/refused (do not read)
8
Can you think of anything? «»
Max: 6)
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And that concludes our survey.
In case you missed it my name is .......... from the Marketing
Science Centre. Should you have any queries on this survey, our
contact number is listed in the Yellow Pages under Market
Research. As part of our quality control my supervisor will be
recontacting a percentage of respondents to verify the interview
was conducted. For this purpose may I confirm your details?
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Name
«Text Variable»
Position/title
«Text Variable»
Phone
«Text Variable»
School Name
«Text Variable»
Post code
«Text Variable»
Date
«Text Variable»
Int ID
«Integer: -1 ≤ i ≤ 2000 »
Office use only
«Text Variable»
«Text Variable»
«Text Variable»
«Text Variable»
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