Have you taught research methods or do you know someone who has?

From: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues List on behalf of Kathryn QuinaSent: Mon 4/20/2009 3:13 AMTo: SPSSI@LISTS.APA.ORGSubject: Have you taught research methods or do you know someone who has?

This is from a PhD candidate at URI with whom I have worked a lot - and on a topic I care a lot about! Beth is doing a really interesting examination of the research methods course. Please consider taking a few minutes to help her out either filling it out yourself or passing it on to someone who has. Thanks! Cheers, Kat (kquina@uri.edu)

I am hoping that anyone who has taught research methods might be willing to participate in a study for my dissertation. I am developing and validating a measure of students' attitudes toward research methods and in addition to administering the measure to students, I am asking instructors or professors who have taught research methods in psychology to answer a short survey. Any professor or instructor who has taught research methods in psychology is invited to participate. You will be asked to answer some questions as you believe the average undergraduate would answer them, and you will also be asked to answer some questions about yourself. Your responses are anonymous and confidential. You will not be asked to provide your name or other identifying information. I would be grateful if you would be willing to participate in this study. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Rhode Island.

To participate in this study, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=apye_2fMlw_2fFNtUt0zJPr4Vg_3d_3d. I would appreciate if you could please share this link with any other professors or instructors who may be able to participate, at URI or elsewhere.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at edimond@mail.uri.edu. You may also email me if you wish to receive a copy of the results, regardless of your participation.

Thank you in advance for your participation and assistance with completion of my dissertation.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Dimond, M.A.
Ph.D. candidate, ABD, Behavioral Science
Instructor and Research Assistant
Department of Psychology
University of Rhode Island