Survey Questionnaire

I am going to give surveyors different type of methods the military uses to recruit minors (video games, visits to schools, commercials, magazine ads, etc.)…

 

1. Which method do you think is the most effective and why?
2. On a scale from 1-10 how persuasive is each method?
3. Do you find this method really persuasive? If so, what makes it so persuasive?
4. Do you think a specific race, gender, or class is being targeted? If so who?
5. If you think specific minors are being targeted, why do you thing these types of children are?
6. What is your opinion on child recruitment?
7. Do you feel the children of our country need to be protected from child recruitment? If so, who do u think should be protecting them?
8. Does child recruitment effect you in any way? If not, do you still care?
9. Do you support our military’s recruitment practices overall?

Primary Research…

What do I want to discover?

My first priority is that I want to discover different types of persuasion the military uses to recruit minors. I want to know which minors and parents of minors view to be the most effective and why. I also want to view the military’s different methods of recruitment to discover how exactly they are trying to persuade minors and why it can be effective. I want to know who is responsible for protecting the American youth, and what people think should be done. Also, why exactly is it minors being specifically targeted? I want to discover how the American public views the military’s practices of recruitment. I want to know who it effects and why. I also want to know if the people who it is not effecting care. How do these people view our military’s practices as a reflection of the war with Iraq? In discovering the answers to these questions I will not only find out how people view the current ways of recruitment by our own army but how these individuals look at the war as a whole.

How do I plan on discovering it?

Through surveys I plan on discovering which methods of military recruitment both parents and children find to be most effective and why. I plan on discovering the answers to my inquiries through interviews with minors and people my age. I also want to interview adults as well to get their opinion on children being recruited because what if it were their child? I think with a few interviews on top of my survey I can get more personal with the answers to my questions. Most importantly, I want to uses analysis. I want to analyze different types of persuasion the army uses to recruit minors. Through this I want to discover what methods of persuasions they use, why, and how they work.

Who am I going to talk to/observe/survey?

I am going to survey and talk to individuals my age (19) who are eligible to actually enlist in the military, minors, and parents of minors. I want to get their opinions on the matter of recruitment of minors and see how they feel and are effected by it. I plan on observing the military recruitment campaign and their methods of recruiting.

How am I going to be able to gain access to these groups or individuals?

I will interview people in and around my hometown. I also want to research and view blogs on the internet that display individuals opinions on the matter to see how others no so close to where I live and a part of different classes feel.

What are my biases about this topic?

My biases about this topic are that I am not personally effected by it, and neither is anyone I love, know, or are around me. Due to this I do not know how the effects of my subject really feel, which is why I think it is very important to get peoples opinions of different classes, races, etc.; people who actually are effected. I also view child recruitment very negatively and believe a stop should be put to it immediately.

How can I make sure my biases are not reflected in my research methods?

I can ask general questions that are not bias. I need to take into consideration both people who view my topic negatively and positively, and use both in my research and as my sources. I need to make sure the questions I ask people are not persuasive in any way or reflect the way I feel. Also, when examining military recruitment practices and methods I need to read and watch with an open mind.

What do I expect to discover?

I expect to discover how the military tries to persuade and lure minors into enlisting and why it works. I also expect to discover how people feel about these methods, and if it makes them nervous. I also expect to discover why certain types of minors are targeted over others and who is really being effected and why. Along with all of this I will get American individuals’ opinions on child recruitment.