| dc.contributor.advisor |
Kahn , Terry D . |
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| dc.contributor.committeeMember |
King , Christopher T . |
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| dc.contributor.committeeMember |
Spelman , Bill |
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| dc.creator |
Mora , Sabina |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2010 -11 -17T17 :02 :35Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2010 -11 -17T17 :02 :42Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2011 -08 -16T15 :49 :34Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2010 -11 -17T17 :02 :35Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2010 -11 -17T17 :02 :42Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2011 -08 -16T15 :49 :34Z |
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| dc.date.created |
2010 -05 |
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| dc.date.issued |
2010 -11 -17 |
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| dc.date.submitted |
May 2010 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2152 /ETD -UT -2010 -05 -1106 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Although most city departments use citizen surveys to gather information from the public , very few use probability sampling to ensure a representative sample of the population . This report takes a first look at how park and recreation departments use citizen surveys to gather input from the public . The purpose of this report is to explore the extent to which adequate representation of communities is considered in citizen surveys .
This report uses two approaches . First , interviews with parks and recreation administrators in 13 U .S . cities are analyzed to compare the use of surveys across departments . Second , responses from two samples of visitors to Barton Springs (a representative stratified sample and a non representative online sample ) are analyzed to find differences in responses between the two samples .
Qualitative analysis of the interviews found that although citizen surveys are common , few managers conduct citizen surveys using probability samples . In addition , adequate representation of the population is not generally recognized as one of the principal benefits of citizen surveys . Responses to the Barton Springs survey suggest that there are important differences between probability samples and non probability samples . This report supports that sampling techniques and survey methodology have a significant impact the results of citizen surveys . |
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| dc.format.mimetype |
application /pdf |
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| dc.language.iso |
eng |
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| dc.subject |
Parks and recreation |
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| dc.subject |
Citizen survey |
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| dc.subject |
Local government management |
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| dc.subject |
Public participation |
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| dc.title |
The survey as a public input tool in city parks and recreation departments : do representative surveys matter in decision making ? |
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| dc.description.department |
Community and Regional Planning |
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| dc.description.department |
Public Affairs |
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| dc.type.genre |
thesis |
* |
| dc.type.material |
text |
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| thesis.degree.name |
Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning |
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| thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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| thesis.degree.discipline |
Community and Regional Planning |
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| thesis.degree.discipline |
Public Affairs |
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| thesis.degree.grantor |
University of Texas at Austin |
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| thesis.degree.department |
Community and Regional Planning |
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| thesis.degree.department |
Public Affairs |
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| dc.date.updated |
2010 -11 -17T17 :02 :42Z |
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