Jake's Gangsteria Data Collection

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Data Collection & Analysis
Data Collection
Surveys were conducted in the Jake’s Cafeteria during the day to guarantee that all the participants were day time Vanier students. This also insured that a mix of students from different programs were included into the sample. Before filling out the questionnaire, every participant was asked if they were a full-time student or not. The date and time of the distribution of surveys was random. The surveys were given to 30 Vanier students, 15 males and 15 females. (Questionnaire found on page 6 & 7)
Two interviews were conducted. Both participants were males and full-time Vanier students. The students were chosen at the Jake’s Cafeteria as well, however, certain criteria had to be met to be eligible to proceed with the interview. The first
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This student works in order to help out his parents and to provide for certain living expenses, while also keeping some money for things he wants to do. He doesn’t directly help out his parents by giving them money, instead he pays his own tuition, books and anything that caters specifically to himself. This allows his parents to have some extra money for themselves. When he was asked if he can continue his education without and income he had two different answers. Yes, because his parents would support him financially by any means. And no, because he would never let them do that, taking their financial situation into consideration. Before attending Vanier, he was at Marianopolis for a year and racked up a year’s worth of student debt (from the tuition loans), so without any hesitation, he chose the scenario of being paid double to go into work rather than staying home and getting paid his regular salary. He would rather suffer from fatigue, lack of motivation towards school and make more money, than get paid what he is now to not go into work and focus on

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