On the 30th March we posted a questionnaire on education. Responses indicated a high degree of dissatisfaction with the current direction of primary and secondary education. This questionnaire aims to test how you view some of the policies that have been proposed to make education better:
If you know anyone else who might like to complete the survey, please forward this URL on to them.
If you have not completed our earlier Education questionnaire you can find it here.
NOTE: This questionnaire is now closed. Do not fill it in, it cannot be submitted.
1. Thinking about Primary and Secondary education how would you rate the following policy proposals?
a. Principals should be able to hire and fire staff
b. Schools should be run directly by boards of teachers and parents
c. Parents should be given a voucher equal to the full cost of educating a child at a government school ($10,000 approx according to the Australian Productivity Commission) which would go to the school they choose for their child irrespective of whether it is state or private.
d. Parents should be given a means-tested voucher on a sliding scale equal to all, or some, depending on their income, of the full cost of educating a child at a government school which would go to the school they choose for their child irrespective of whether it is state or private.
e. Community groups ought to receive financial assistance from the state to establish and run non-fee-paying schools (Charter Schools)
f. The State Government should spend more money on resources for schools
g. There should be greater focus on basic formal education in English and maths.
h. Good teachers should be paid more.
i. Class sizes should be reduced.
j. Information about comparative school performance should be freely available.
k. Students should be given their rank order in class.
2. Thinking about the policy prescriptions above, which, if any, would be the most important?
3. Thinking about the policy prescriptions above, which, if any would be the second most important?
4. Thinking about the policy prescriptions above, which, if any, would be the third most important?
The following questions are to give us some context for your responses. All information is confidential and will not be revealed to anyone.
5. If a state election were to be held next weekend, which of the following parties would receive your first preference?
6. Thinking about the last state election, to which party did you give your first preference? (If you can't remember, just select that option).
7. Thinking about state elections in general, for which party do you normally vote. (If you don't normally vote for any particular party, just select that option).
8. Your Name
9. Age
10. Gender
11. Residential Postcode
12. Email Address
(Only required to confirm that details are correct and are yours).
13. Are you prepared to be involved in follow-up research?
(If you answer "Yes" to this question we may send you further occasional questionnaires).
