Suppose the Office of Student Involvement at Your College Has

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Suppose the Office of Student Involvement at your college has decided to submit a grant proposal to conduct a campus survey of student volunteering. The aims of the survey are to document volunteering among current students-who volunteers, the kinds of volunteer activities in which students engage, and their motivations for volunteering. They have hired you as a research consultant to help them prepare the proposal. Carefully describe what you would recommend regarding (a) type of survey design, (b) choice of survey mode, and (c) sampling design. Be sure to justify your recommendations by describing the pros and cons of each.