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ERIC Number: EJ359553
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Combined Effect of Personalized Appeal and Precoding of Personal Data on Questionnaire Returns.
Shale, Doug
Research in Higher Education, v26 n3 p299-310 1987
A study that investigated the effect on return rates of personalizing the cover letter and including precoded personal information on a mail questionnaire is discussed. A survey of 196 students dropping out of courses offered by a distance education university provided the opportunity to conduct the study reported. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Dropout Research, Higher Education, Questionnaires, Response Style (Tests), Student Attrition, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mail Surveys