Dear All,
Below is the short CE science provision questionnaire (to provide 
information on the state of CE science for my forthcoming book exploring 
science teaching in the countryside which is to be published by NIACE).
I have tried to make the questions quick to answer (for example I am not 
asking for numbers of students)and hope that you will be able to respond 
using what is in your heads rather than having to look up figures.
I would very much appreciate an immediate reply and will keep you posted on 
major findings.
With best wishes,
Margaret


The State of CE Science Provision, November 2003
Email questionnaire

Please answer all the questions by adding or deleting as appropriate, and 
return to <[log in to unmask]> by beginning of December.

1. Your name:

2. What is your subject speciality?
and status? Hourly paid part-time tutor / fraction-post faculty / full-time 
faculty. Please delete as appropriate.

3. Name of institution:

4. How long have you been involved with CE science provision at this 
institution?

5. Have you or your department undergone reorganisation in the last 3 or 4 
years? Yes/No
If yes, please give details.

6. If yes, how has this affected your ability to deliver CE science 
teaching?

7. If no, Do you expect to be reorganised in the near future?  Yes/No
If yes, please give details.

8. Name of department:

9. Is this:
a CE department?  Yes/No
a mainstream university department?  Yes/No
other?  Please give details.

10. How long have you been in this department?

11. How many part-time, adult education science courses is your institution 
running this year (2003-04)?  Please fill in the table below.

                       Short courses, 5-12 credits      Long courses, 20-36 credits
Open course,
(general interest)
HE Level1
HE Level 2
HE Level 3

Please give details of any post-graduate provision.

12. Subjects covered in this year’s provision.  Please delete/add to list.
Astronomy
Environmental Studies
Gardening
Geology/Geomorphology
Natural History

13. Is your provision expanding/static/contracting?  Please delete as 
appropriate.
Please add any details you have to hand.

14. Why do you think this is happening?

15. Apart from you, how many other science tutors help to deliver your CE 
science programme?
Hourly paid part-time tutors
Fraction-post faculty
Full-time faculty

16.  Please add any other comments you have about the current state of CE 
science provision.

17.  Please indicate whether you would be happy for me to quote comments 
from your response in my book.
I am happy for you to quote my comments in your book, Science in the 
Countryside.   Yes/No       Yes, if I am anonymous.


Thank you very much.

Margaret Pilkington
Centre for Continuing Education
University of Sussex