Tahap kepuasan ibu bapa terhadap kualiti pendidikan prasekolah di daerah Maran, Pahang

Kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti tahap kepuasan ibu bapa terhadap kualiti pendidikan prasekolah di daerah Maran, Pahang. Kajian ini juga menentukan perbezaan di antara tahap kepuasan ibu bapa terhadap kualiti pendidikan prasekolah dengan berdasarkan faktor jenis prasekolah, jantina, tahap pendidikan dan pendapatan. Teori Expectancy-Disconfirmation telah digunakan sebagai teori asas kajian ini. Ia disokong oleh model Harris Interactive Poll Organization. Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian tinjauan deskriptif digunakan dalam kajian ini. Pemilihan subjek kajian dijalankan secara persampelan rawak berlapis melibatkan 148 orang ibu bapa, di mana 74 orang ibu bapa dipilih dari tiga buah prasekolah KPM dan 74 orang ibu bapa dipilih dari tiga buah prasekolah swasta di daerah Maran. Daripada 74 orang ibu bapa dari prasekolah KPM dan prasekolah swasta masing-masing, 37 orang ibu dan 37 orang bapa dipilih sebagai sampel secara rawak. Data dikumpul menggunakan soal selidik skala Likert empat mata. Sebelum pengumpulan data, instrumen diuji di sebuah prasekolah KPM dan sebuah prasekolah swasta di daerah Maran untuk memastikan kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan. Data yang dikumpul dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) versi 23.0. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan inferensi. Analisis deskriptif menjelaskan tahap kepuasan ibu bapa terhadap kualiti pendidikan prasekolah, manakala analisis inferensi melibatkan ujian t sampel bebas dan ujian Anova sehala yang menerangkan perbezaan antara tahap kepuasan ibu bapa terhadap kualiti pendidikan prasekolah dengan faktor demografi. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap kepuasan ibu bapa terhadap kualiti pendidikan prasekolah adalah tinggi. Ujian t sampel bebas menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan signifikan di antara tahap kepuasan ibu bapa dengan jenis prasekolah tetapi tidak terdapat perbezaan signifikan di antara tahap kepuasan ibu bapa dengan faktor jantina. Analisis Anova sehala pula menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan signifikan di antara tahap kepuasan ibu bapa dengan tahap pendidikan dan pendapatan ibu bapa. Kesimpulan daripada kajian menunjukkan bahawa ibu bapa sangat berpuas hati dengan kualiti pendidikan prasekolah yang diberikan kepada anak-anak mereka di daerah Maran, Pahang dengan skor min keseluruhan 3.23. Kajian ini mencadangkan agar kerajaan dan pihak berkepentingan mengambil langkah untuk meningkatkan lagi kualiti pendidikan prasekolah dan memperuntukkan sumber untuk memenuhi tuntutan ibu bapa.

Archeologia, dziedzictwo archeologiczne i ich społeczne znaczenie w oczach współczesnych Polaków

The article explores the issues connected to the social role of archaeology and its meaning among the public. In the paper we analyze the European survey conducted by Harris Interactive in 9 European countries (Poland, Greece, Italy, France, Sweden, UK, Holland, Germany, Spain) with a special account on its results in Poland. The results of the survey present that archaeology is a scientific discipline of special interest among Poles and that they appreciate and need a contact and cooperation with archaeologists which would enable society to understand more the importance of our own past.

Major Survey Findings of Listening to MothersSM III: New Mothers Speak Out

To understand the experiences and views of childbearing women in the United States and trends over time, Childbirth Connection carried out the third national Listening to Mothers survey among 2,400 women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals to a single baby from mid-2011 to mid-2012 and could participate in English. A follow-up survey directed to the same participants explored postpartum experiences, in depth and well into the second year after birth; views about maternity care; and some additional pregnancy and birth items. Harris Interactive conducted the surveys using a validated methodology that includes data weighting to ensure that results closely reflect the target population. The follow-up survey was reported in Listening to Mothers III: New Mothers Speak Out.

Major Survey Findings of Listening to MothersSM III: Pregnancy and Birth

To understand the experiences and views of childbearing women in the United States and trends over time, Childbirth Connection carried out the third national Listening to Mothers survey among 2,400 women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals to a single baby from mid-2011 to mid-2012 and could participate in English. Harris Interactive conducted the survey using a validated methodology that includes data weighting to ensure that results closely reflect the target population. Results of the initial survey describe experiences from before pregnancy through the early postpartum period, and were reported in Listening to Mothers III: Pregnancy and Birth. A follow-up survey directed to the same participants explored postpartum experiences, attitudes about maternity care, and some additional pregnancy and birth items.

A discourse analysis methodology based on semantic principles - an application to brands, journalists and consumers discourses

This is a R&D Paper. It describes an analysis coming from a research project about opinion measurement and monitoring on the Internet. This research is realized within "Paragraphe" laboratory, in partnership with the market research institute Harris Interactive (CIFRE grant beginning July 2010). The purpose of the study was to define CRM possibilities. The targets of the study were self-employed workers and very small businesses. The discourses analysis is linked to a qualitative study. It turns around three types of discourses: brands, journalists and clients’ discourses. In the brand discourses analysis we benchmarked brand websites belonging to several businesses. In this first step, we tried to identify the most used words and promises by brands to the target we were studying. For that benchmark, we downloaded "Professionals" sections of the websites. Clients’ discourses analysis is based on opened answers coming from satisfaction questionnaires. The questions we are studying have been asked after a call to a hot line or after a technician intervention. Journalists’ discourses analysis is based on articles, published on information websites specialized in Harris Interactive's client sector. These websites were chosen because we considered them to be representative of information sources, which the target could consult.

Lists & More Lists: Making Sense Of Corporate Reputations

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">What would you like to know about a company?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>What value has the company created in the past, is creating currently, and will create in the future?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The creation of financial value is not only important; it is necessary - but is it enough? This study explores the relationships between and among lists of top performers - Boston College&rsquo;s Corporate Social Responsibility Index, Fortune&rsquo;s World's Most Admired Companies, </span></span><a href="http://www.harrisinteractive.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Harris Interactive&rsquo;s</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> Reputation Quotient for the Most Visible Companies, and Newsweek&rsquo;s Green Rankings of America's 500 largest corporations. Its objective is to see whether in spite of differing methodologies and criteria for rankings, there is a commonality of inclusion in lists. In effect, this paper attempts use statistical analysis in order to determine if there is an agreement as to which companies are top corporate citizens in the United States. </span></span></p>

Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today

Understanding the values of today’s teens and tweens and how they make decisions is crucial for all youth professionals. An excellent resource to assist youth professionals has been developed by the Girl Scout Research Institute and Harris Interactive. Good Intentions: The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens highlights a national research study which explored the values of today’s youth as well as how they make decisions. The 52 page document shares significant findings from the research utilizing youth quotes, tables and diagrams. The work builds on a similar study commissioned by Girl Scouts USA in 1989 and shares an encouraging picture of today’s youth. Readers will find the results from this research to be of great value when developing youth programs.

Cell Death Assessment in Thermal Therapies of Human Tonsils

According to a survey by Harris Interactive on behalf of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), approximately 600,000 tonsillectomies are performed every year. Post-operative pain and risks were found to be the major concerns of 90% of parents of children undergoing this procedure. Various technologies to completely or partially remove the infected tonsils have been developed over the years; the most common of which is the Dissection and snare method, in which the tissue is removed using forceps and scissors. Among other methods is the ablation of tissue by heating it using a CO2 Laser. There is, however, room for improvement on the effectiveness of the treatment in terms of post-operative care and cost. In order to address these issues, a laser-based heating device is proposed by Gradiant Research, LLC, (Concord, MA) which will heat the tonsil tissue using two opposing light-emitting, temperature-controlled surfaces that are pressed against the tonsils to create near-uniform temperature distribution on the bulk tissue. This work presents ex-vivo, thermal treatment experiments on freshly excised tonsil tissues to assess the corresponding cellular damage and support the development of the proposed method. An Arrhenius model uses the obtained results to determine the necessary exposure times.