Designing and Analysis Questionnaires and Surveys

Chris Jackson, Clinical Psychologist, Early Intervention Service, Northern Birmingham Mental Trust and Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK.

• Part 1. Background principles.The basic rationale.Determining objectives and hypotheses.Under what circumstances should the survey be undertaken?Researching the problem.Part 2.The General Survey Design.An overview of the design.Choosing between postal and interview surveys.Obtaining the right size and type of sample.Part 3.Survey and questionnaire formats.Generating the items.Writing the survey.Part 4.Evaluating the items.The pilot study.Part 5.Analysing the results.Analysing data from surveys.Part 6.The report.Presenting the survey results.Evaluating reports.Evaluating reports together with introductory critiques.