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Course:POLI3802012/Survey/Afghanistan

2010-10-09T21:45:51Z

AJMauger:

Topic: == Afghanistan ==

Reminder: Write properly structured questions, including simple text for response options. Use the discussion tab above for discussion of advantages and disadvantages of particular questions and their wording.

'''Contributors''':
1.Vedrana Covic
2.Naryan Bell
3.AJ Mauger
4.Benjamin Porteous
5.Colin Annable
6.Alex Bookbinder
7.Power Chen
8.Janetta McKenzie
9.Kyle Schwartz
10. Rana Hazarat
11. Jo Dillman
12. Jassy Cheng
13.Jeremy Walker
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== Questions ==

Since 2001, how has your opinion of Canada's involvement in Afghanistan changed? - Power Chen

1. More favourable

2. Less favourable

3. Same

9. N/A

Should Canadian soldiers be fighting in Afghanistan?
1. yes
2. no

Hey guys,
I think we should come up with a specific idea or question that we want to know the answer for, and then come up with survey questions related to that. What do you think?
: Hey, I agree, and just posted some preliminary ideas on the discussion page! --[[User:JohannaDillman|JohannaDillman]] 03:08, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey,
I had an idea for a question:
Do you think that the Canadian government will adhere to its proposed 2011 pullout of all military troops?
1.Yes
2.No
9.Unsure
-JM

Did you agree with Canada's stance on the war in Afghanistan?

1. Strongly Agree

2. Somewhat Agree

4. Somewhat Disagree

5. Strongly Disagree
[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:26, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
Now that I've read more about our focus, I think this question sucks and should be reworded.

Did you agree with America's pull out of troops in Iraq?

1. Strongly Agree

2. Somewhat Agree

4. Somewhat Disagree

5. Strongly Disagree
[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 17:23, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

I figure this question is relative because it will provide a bit of background information regarding somewhat similar situations around the world. I think it will provide context on the individual's world view; however, if the survey is to be concise, this question would, and probably should be omitted. [[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:45, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I also just posted some preliminary ideas on the discussion page! (right tab beside 'course' for those who may be confused) - Rana H.

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I wish to suggest a question assuming that we are looking at an independent variable that involves political party preference. I'm interested in whether being a supporter of the Green Party or the NDP for example, might make you less predisposed to support the Canadian military deployment for example. Tell me what you guys think.

Which of the following political parties at the provincial level would you feel you are most supportive of?

1. Liberals

2. NDP

3. Green party

4. Other

5. None/I don't know

Perhaps a similar question could be proposed at the federal level too? - Jassy Cheng

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Here's another interesting question I thought of that we might ask.

On a scale from 1 to 10, how successful would rate the accomplishments of the Canadian and international military deployment in Afghanistan as of today?

The answers would be from a scale of 1 to 10. We could also ask them to provide a brief explanation to justify the rating. - Jassy Cheng

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HEY GUYS, I posted a bit of a summery in the discussion tab, take a look if you get the chance (its sort of a combination of peoples work) hopefully help us decide on five questions- Jeremy

Course talk:POLI380SEPT2010Cutler/Survey/Afghanistan

2010-10-07T17:35:34Z

AJMauger:

hello :)[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:38, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I've just joined this survey and am about to work on formulating some questions, but I'm wondering about a couple things. I understand we're creating a survey to gather data of public opinion on Canada's role in Afghanistan, but should we agree on a research question or a general area of interest first, so we have a general guide to what the content of our questions should be? So maybe we should discuss and converge on a specific issue regarding Canada and Afghanistan? Obviously the date of pulling out troops is approaching, and we could gather data on whether Canadians feel this date is appropriate or if they interpret that as an abandonment of responsibilities. Or I guess we could even ask what Canadians feel the role is, and the extent of that role, that Canada has in international aid, specifically, in a difficult and complex stabilization mission? Does Canada have any responsibility? Did we at one point, and no longer do? So does this area of focus seem appealing and appropriate to everyone else? -- [[User:JohannaDillman|JohannaDillman]] 03:06, 6 October 2010 (UTC)Jdillman

I think that is a good idea, focuses the area of interest, because like previously mentioned, there are many different aspects of the war in Afghanistan, and we shouldn't try to cover all of them. Focusing on Canada possibly pulling troops out of Afghanistan makes sense to me. [[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 17:20, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Yes I agree with you Johanna, a specific area that we all have a collective interest in.
Our obvious ‘specific idea’ is Afghanistan; I’m going to assume we all would like to focus on a research question closely related to the War in Afghanistan (War on Terror) since 2001. Now, we must first develop a research question covering all the aspects of last Friday’s test (questions, concepts, hypothesis, variables, and operizationalization). I will propose some ideas to get the ball rolling (leaving areas blank for others to fill in as we go); hopefully we can establish a research question by this weekend in order to start building coherent survey Q’s.

Possible research question: Has Canadian Military interventions since 2001 increased political participation in Afghanistan?
Because…one of the main roles of the Canadian military is to help Afghanistan rebuild their government (a democracy); one of the main pillars of democracy is the general and equal right to vote. Why not attempt to measure their success through the data of voting polls and public opinion? (feel free to change this)
(instead of political participation we can use the 'social capital' approach, what ever you wish!)

Two concepts:

1) Canadian Military Intervention

2) Political Participation.

Operationalization:

1) Canadian Military Intervention

- percentage of Canadian Armed Forces in the province Kandahar

- _____________

- _____________

2) Political Participation

- percentage of women who have voted in previous elections before and after intervention (women's rights)

- percentage of men who have voted in previous elections before and after intervention (increase? decrease?)

- _____________

- ______________

Concise Hypothesis:

- Any one want to pick two variables or add another in order to make a concise hypothesis?

1) ______________ 2) ________________

Confounding Variable (Z) - ?

… 2009 fraud elections (difficult to legitimize data from these elections)

Areas I believe we should consider are: sex, occupation and source of media of those individuals filling out our survey. Knowing their sex, source of media, and occupation will allow us to better understand their way of life and time allocations. The way of life in Afghanistan is extremely different than here in Vancouver, especially from a women’s perspective. A male farmer who receives most of his political information from the mosque, I presume will have a different perspective on political issues than a female who is unemployed with limited rights.
- 1) What is your sex?

1) male

2) female

- 2) What is your occupation?

1) farmer

2) labourer

3) office employee

4) entrepreneur

5) NGO employee

6) unemployed

I think that this question is trying to get to an important issue, but I think that it could be worded better. The categories that are used seem rather arbitrary. I think the main reason for asking this question is to identify the amount of exposure and education the subject has about the war in Afghanistan. Perhaps asking the amount of education the subject has would offer more informative results. Such as this question

What is your level of education?
1. Not finished high school

2. Completed high school

3. Completed undergraduate degree or trade certificate

4. Graduate school or above

9. No answer
[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:26, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

999) other: _____________

- 3) What is your main source of news about Canadian Military events in Afghanistan?

1) mosque

2) radio

3) friends/family

4) newspaper

999) other: _________________

When I think about these questions, I think about the concept of validity: Are they measuring what we would like to measure? Then again, I truly do believe they would give us a better understanding of the social environment in Afghanistan at this time.

What does everyone think? Let's keep changing it until we find something that satisfies everyone's interest...as soon as possible of course.

- Rana Hazarat (october 5th)

Asking a question regarding the person's involvement in the military would be important. For example, a parent of somebody who is a part of the military might have different views than somebody who is not closely associated with somebody in the military.

Is somebody closely related to you in the Canadian military?

1. Yes

2. No

(If yes) How is that person related to you?

1. Daughter or son

2. Parent

3. Brother or sister

4. Husband or wife

5. Friend

6. Most distance relation (uncle, aunt, cousin, neice, nephew, etc)

9. Other

(If yes) Has that person been involved in Afghanistan?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Don't know

[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 17:35, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Course:POLI3802012/Survey/Afghanistan

2010-10-07T17:23:47Z

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2010-10-07T17:20:48Z

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2010-10-06T21:26:36Z

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2010-10-06T21:26:14Z

AJMauger:

hello :)[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:38, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I've just joined this survey and am about to work on formulating some questions, but I'm wondering about a couple things. I understand we're creating a survey to gather data of public opinion on Canada's role in Afghanistan, but should we agree on a research question or a general area of interest first, so we have a general guide to what the content of our questions should be? So maybe we should discuss and converge on a specific issue regarding Canada and Afghanistan? Obviously the date of pulling out troops is approaching, and we could gather data on whether Canadians feel this date is appropriate or if they interpret that as an abandonment of responsibilities. Or I guess we could even ask what Canadians feel the role is, and the extent of that role, that Canada has in international aid, specifically, in a difficult and complex stabilization mission? Does Canada have any responsibility? Did we at one point, and no longer do? So does this area of focus seem appealing and appropriate to everyone else? -- [[User:JohannaDillman|JohannaDillman]] 03:06, 6 October 2010 (UTC)Jdillman

Yes I agree with you Johanna, a specific area that we all have a collective interest in.
Our obvious ‘specific idea’ is Afghanistan; I’m going to assume we all would like to focus on a research question closely related to the War in Afghanistan (War on Terror) since 2001. Now, we must first develop a research question covering all the aspects of last Friday’s test (questions, concepts, hypothesis, variables, and operizationalization). I will propose some ideas to get the ball rolling (leaving areas blank for others to fill in as we go); hopefully we can establish a research question by this weekend in order to start building coherent survey Q’s.

Possible research question: Has Canadian Military interventions since 2001 increased political participation in Afghanistan?
Because…one of the main roles of the Canadian military is to help Afghanistan rebuild their government (a democracy); one of the main pillars of democracy is the general and equal right to vote. Why not attempt to measure their success through the data of voting polls and public opinion? (feel free to change this)
(instead of political participation we can use the 'social capital' approach, what ever you wish!)

Two concepts:

1) Canadian Military Intervention

2) Political Participation.

Operationalization:

1) Canadian Military Intervention

- percentage of Canadian Armed Forces in the province Kandahar

- _____________

- _____________

2) Political Participation

- percentage of women who have voted in previous elections before and after intervention (women's rights)

- percentage of men who have voted in previous elections before and after intervention (increase? decrease?)

- _____________

- ______________

Concise Hypothesis:

- Any one want to pick two variables or add another in order to make a concise hypothesis?

1) ______________ 2) ________________

Confounding Variable (Z) - ?

… 2009 fraud elections (difficult to legitimize data from these elections)

Areas I believe we should consider are: sex, occupation and source of media of those individuals filling out our survey. Knowing their sex, source of media, and occupation will allow us to better understand their way of life and time allocations. The way of life in Afghanistan is extremely different than here in Vancouver, especially from a women’s perspective. A male farmer who receives most of his political information from the mosque, I presume will have a different perspective on political issues than a female who is unemployed with limited rights.
- 1) What is your sex?

1) male

2) female

- 2) What is your occupation?

1) farmer

2) labourer

3) office employee

4) entrepreneur

5) NGO employee

6) unemployed

I think that this question is trying to get to an important issue, but I think that it could be worded better. The categories that are used seem rather arbitrary. I think the main reason for asking this question is to identify the amount of exposure and education the subject has about the war in Afghanistan. Perhaps asking the amount of education the subject has would offer more informative results. Such as this question

What is your level of education?
1. Not finished high school

2. Completed high school

3. Completed undergraduate degree or trade certificate

4. Graduate school or above

9. No answer
[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:26, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

999) other: _____________

- 3) What is your main source of news about Canadian Military events in Afghanistan?

1) mosque

2) radio

3) friends/family

4) newspaper

999) other: _________________

When I think about these questions, I think about the concept of validity: Are they measuring what we would like to measure? Then again, I truly do believe they would give us a better understanding of the social environment in Afghanistan at this time.

What does everyone think? Let's keep changing it until we find something that satisfies everyone's interest...as soon as possible of course.

- Rana Hazarat

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2010-09-29T21:38:07Z

AJMauger: Created page with 'hello :)~~~~'

hello :)[[User:AJMauger|AJMauger]] 21:38, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

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