Research Methodology

Abstract

The purpose of the this article is to discuss the impact that online technologies are having and will continue to have on the way secondary analysis of survey research is performed. The authors discuss the validity of secondary analysis of survey research studies and the effect that online technology has on such analyses. Before reviewing current online public opinion sources, the authors make the argument that online services are becoming increasingly important for secondary analysis. Finally, the authors present a model indicating where online services can go in the future given the technology that is available today. Ultimately, it is believed that the Internet is currently underexploited for its capacity to aid secondary analysis. The authors advocate making survey data more easily available online to all potential users. This entails varying the format and depth of data so that users find sources suitable to their needs. It also entails the use of desktop technology to store and analyze survey research data and making that technology, or the applications that are developed through that technology, available to other users via computer networks, primarily via the Internet.

Blurred Lines: The School Librarian and the Instructional Technology Specialist

“…Original survey research rarely uses all of the data collected and this unused data can provide answers or different perspectives to other questions or issues (Clark & Maynard, 1998). Therefore, the researcher chose to utilize unused archived survey data that addresses the enablers and barriers accomplished school librarians perceive when enacting technology integration leadership practices.…”