To gather research for my project, I need to gather responses from many different people. The most apparent method for this was to create a survey. However, given the nature of my questions I need to pose them in a way that will prompt people to respond honestly, given that people may try to make themselves appear different than they actually are. After testing it on some of my family and friends, I made necessary changes to the survey and deemed it finished. This is the survey that I will give to citizens of Scottsdale to gather information on the perceptions of homeless people.
For the survey where I need to ask questions to homeless people, things seem to be a bit more difficuly. Through my time volunteering it's clear to me that people (understandably) don't like to talk about things related to becoming homeless. The workaround for this will be creating a more informal, personal setting rather than simply handing them a peice of paper.
I plan on beginning to distribute said surveys next week and continuing to do so until I have gathered a sufficient amount of data.
Thank you for reading.
Friday, February 26, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Hello, and welcome to my blog.
I am Seth Johnson, and I attend Basis Scottsdale. As seniors at Basis, we are given multiple different options to substitute attending school during the third trimester. One of these options is the senior research project, where we are given the opportunity to complete a research project in any subject area we decide. My project will compare the perceptions of homeless people to how homeless people actually live and became homeless. As my main method for gathering information will be surveying people, I will be working at the UMOM New Day center, the largest homeless shelter for families in Phoenix, to get the largest poll of survey participants.
My interest in this topic stemmed from when I was younger; I always wondered what it would be like to not have a home. I began volunteering at various food kitchens and homeless shelters with my parents was I was in elementary school. I continued volunteering with my friends once a month throughout middle school, and I have been interested in this topic ever since.
For the next ten weeks I will be updating this blog with my progress and results. With the start of my project right around the corner I can't wait to begin working.
Thanks for reading!
Seth
I am Seth Johnson, and I attend Basis Scottsdale. As seniors at Basis, we are given multiple different options to substitute attending school during the third trimester. One of these options is the senior research project, where we are given the opportunity to complete a research project in any subject area we decide. My project will compare the perceptions of homeless people to how homeless people actually live and became homeless. As my main method for gathering information will be surveying people, I will be working at the UMOM New Day center, the largest homeless shelter for families in Phoenix, to get the largest poll of survey participants.
My interest in this topic stemmed from when I was younger; I always wondered what it would be like to not have a home. I began volunteering at various food kitchens and homeless shelters with my parents was I was in elementary school. I continued volunteering with my friends once a month throughout middle school, and I have been interested in this topic ever since.
For the next ten weeks I will be updating this blog with my progress and results. With the start of my project right around the corner I can't wait to begin working.
Thanks for reading!
Seth
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