2006
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-8887-1
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Student Survey Response Rates across Institutions: Why Do they Vary?

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“…The response rate from the two invited student groups was high, which could be due to the data collection procedure, since paper-based questionnaires administered face-to-face often increase response rate (Porter & Umbach, 2006;Sax, Gilmartin, & Bryant, 2003).…”
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“…The response rate from the two invited student groups was high, which could be due to the data collection procedure, since paper-based questionnaires administered face-to-face often increase response rate (Porter & Umbach, 2006;Sax, Gilmartin, & Bryant, 2003).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another reason for the high response rates might be interest in the topic of the survey, since this generates higher response rates (Porter & Umbach, 2006), thus indicating that the students considered the field of sexual health important, regardless of whether they had chosen the course on sexology or the course on project leadership. There is also a risk that the students felt obliged to answer the questionnaire, since it was handed out in the classroom.…”
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“…However, a paper survey might have resulted in the students feeling obliged to participate if their professor had handed out the questionnaire, which would have been unethical. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 13 Survey responders in general are more likely to be interested in the subject than non-responders (Porter & Umbach, 2006). Interest in the subject could be of importance, since sexual health is a field often neglected within care and rehabilitation.…”
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“…The students may also be less aware of the existing professional role within sexual health, since education in the field of sexual health is often limited (Wazakili, Mpofu, & Devlieger, 2009), which may affect their interest towards participation in the study. The participants did not receive any reward for their participation, which may have decreased their willingness to participate, but there is also research showing that this does not have a major effect on response rates (Porter & Umbach, 2006). There is a possibility that the response rates would have increased if the questionnaire had been sent out by paper instead of by e-mail (Porter & Umbach, 2006;Sax, Gilmartin, & Bryant, 2003).…”
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