The prospectus will be judged, in most cases, by the NCTE Editorial Board and the writers will be either encouraged to develop or discouraged from developing a full manuscript, depending on a variety of factors. NCTE Headquarters if you are contemplating a survey of CCCC members, NCTE members, or others. The officers must approve all questionnaires in order to be sure that legal and technical requirements of such instruments are met and that the studies are consistent with the functions of the committee. The officers and staff may be able to help you by providing mailing lists, suggesting sampling techniques and offering other technical assistance. As with any project requiring funding, the CCCC Executive Committee must authorize any expenditures for surveys.
Surveys tend to be complicated and expensive undertakings.
Please consult the CCCC officers before seeking grants outside CCCC for the work of your committee. Grants often create legal obligations in which the Conference and NCTE have an understandable interest. Of course, this guideline does not preclude praise for material in the course of an article, book, report, or bibliography the committee prepares. All requests must be made in writing and, to ensure space for your meeting, as early as possible. By assuming either a leadership or membership position on a CCCC committee, you have assumed a substantial responsibility.