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- Title
COMBINING CONTRACT AND SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH: THE NEBRASKA ANNUAL SOCIAL INDICATORS SURVEY.
- Authors
Booth, Alan; White, Lynn; Johnson, David R.; Lutze, Joan
- Abstract
Periodic regional surveys are relatively rare. We report on one such survey, which has been underway four years and combines contract research with the sociology department's research, teaching, and service programs. The organization of the project and the results of a recent evaluation are described in detail. The problems and prospects of starting an annual survey also are discussed. The purpose of this article is to describe in detail the history of the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey (NASIS), the way it operates, and the results so that other Sociology Departments might explore the feasibility of undertaking what has been for us a most fruitful enterprise. In Nebraska the survey has proven productive for faculty and graduate student research interests, supported an on-going research service apparatus, gained support for the Department and the College, as well as served the needs of contracting public agencies.
- Subjects
SURVEYS; SOCIOLOGICAL research; INDUSTRIAL research; RESEARCH; SOCIAL sciences
- Publication
American Sociologist, 1980, Vol 15, Issue 4, p226
- ISSN
0003-1232
- Publication type
Article