Hi everyone You are invited to participate in my survey for an assignment I'm doing to complete my Bachelor of Arts degree. I'm conducting research into online communities and your responses will help me to answer the following questions:
How does a women's participation in online communities influence her perception of cyberspace? Is her involvement merely an extension of her offline life or does cyberspace represent another place to interact?
In this survey, the members of the Birthtalks online community will be asked to answer questions about your participation in Birthtalks, and how you feel about being involved in online communities on the Internet. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Catherine and Sandra (Birthtalks moderators) have very kindly given me permission to requestion your participation in this study which is completely voluntary. If you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. I really value your opinions and thoughts on this topic and hope you will help me with my research.
Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. You have my personal assurance that the data collected will only be used for my assignment. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact me by email on [email protected]
At the end of the survey, I will give you details of how you may receive a copy of my research report which will also contain the aggregated results of this survey.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
What do you use the Internet for? Please select all that apply.
Are you a member of any other online communites? eg other parenting forums, communities related to your hobbies ...
If you are a member of other online communities, and you feel comfortable doing so, could you please provide some more information about them, eg name of community, website etc.
How often do you visit Birthtalks?
How did you first hear about this site?
In a typical week, how many hours do you spend participating in online communities like birthtalks?
How many posts have you made? (you should be able to find this on one of your recent posts)
How long have you been a member? (this is also detailed on the bottom of one of your posts)
Have you made any 'cyberfriends' through the site?
Have you met any of these in person?
Are there any comments you wish to make? For example, general feelings about communicating on the Internet, thoughts on Birthtalks or anything really!
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