Racial Attitudes Survey

Please answer the following questions as truthfully as possible. Circle the answer that most accurately reflects your opinion on the question asked, from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

			strongly disagree					strongly agree
1.	I have frequent personal contact with people from other ethnic groups (for example, many times a week):		1	2		3	4	5
2.	I interact comfortably with people from other ethnic groups:		1	2		3	4	5
3.	I would be or have been in a romantic relationship with a person of another race:		1	2		3	4	5
4.	I understand my own ethnic background and how it differs from the ethnic backgrounds of other racial groups:		1	2		3	4	5
5.	I believe people of different racial heritages interact harmoniously in this country:		1	2		3	4	5
6.	I believe a person's racial background plays only a small role in his/her personal development:		1	2		3	4	5

Note: This survey was developed by Leslie Harris (in collaboration with Cynthia Wambeam, Robert Smith, and Terry Craig) as part of research on the effectiveness of Internet-based English Composition teaching as compared to traditional methods of instruction. Students in experimental and control classes filled out the survey at the beginning and at the end of the semester, to determine how their attitudes about race change over the course of the class. The syllabus for the class focused on the theme of families across cultures, and students interacted with peers at paired institutions, discussing the issues of the course. Differences in attitude in experimental classes were compared to those recorded by the control group(s). This is only one of several measurements used as part of the experiment. For the header text that accompanied the survey, see Writing Seminar Survey