Reports and Presentations

Many of our projects are multifaceted and can be classified under multiple categories. We have placed reports in the categories representing either the foci of the project or where the bulk of the Institute services were utilized. The Docking Institute is a not-for-profit entity. As such, most of our reports eventually become available for pubic dissemination. All available reports are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format or PowerPoint format. Click below to download free viewers. Please contact the Docking Institute at 785-628-5949 if you have questions or comments.

Survey Research
Attitudes Toward the KS Forest Service Conservation Tree and Shrub Program (1999) - PowerPoint
Alternative/Complementary Medicine Survey: Exploring Consumer Behavior in Kansas (2002)
Dodge City Community College Survey (2003)
Douglas County Workforce Skills Assessment Survey (2001)
Ellis County Community Partnership Proposed Ordinances Survey (2000)
Ellis County Shopping Survey (2002)
Ellsworth County Hospital (2004)
Ellsworth County Medical Center Healthcare Needs Assessment (2007)
Ellsworth County Medical Center Improvement Survey (2008)
ECKAN Community Partner and Client Surveys (2007)
FHSU College of Education and Technology Former Student Pedagogical Behaviors and Opinions Survey (2007)
FHSU DAWN Drinking Behaviors and Perceptions Social Norms Survery (2004)
FHSU Equity Survey (2000)
FHSU Freshmen Survey (2001)
FHSU Marketing Advertisement Survey (2000)
FHSU Residential Life Housing Survey (2006)
FHSU Schedule of Classes Publication Satisfaction Survey (2004)
FHSU Student Perceptions Survey (2000)
FHSU Small Business Owners Survey (2004)
FHSU University Relations Publications Satisfaction Survey (2004)
Garden City Services Survey (2000)
Great Bend Parks & Recreation Survey (2001)
Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Web Survey (2003)
Hays City Parks & Recreation Survey (2000)
Hays City Services Survey (2002) - PowerPoint
Hays Housing Survey (1999)
Hays Medical Center - Comparison of HMC Center for Health Improvement Members and Non-Members on Health Status, Awareness of Health Issues, Health Improvement Attitudes, and Perceptions of the Center (2003)
Hays Public Library (2000)
Hays Senior Housing Marketing Survey (2000)
Home Depot/Sales Tax Structure Survey (2004)
KAN-ED Service Utilization Surveys (2004)
Junction City Growth Survey (2008)
Kansas Board of Regents Industry Leaders Interviews (2008)
   Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace Manufacturing and Support, Automotive Manufacturing and Support, Biosciences, Contruction, Health Kansas Crime Victimization and Services Assessment Survey (2002)
Kansas Crime Victim Service Providers Survey (2002)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Survey of Landowners on Opinions About Deer Populations in KS (2001)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Survey of Landowners on Opinions About Deer Populations in KS (2004)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Survey of Resident and Non-Resident Kansas Hunting License Holders: Hunting Demographic Profile, Importance, Satisfaction, Barriers (2006)
Kansas Dept Wildlife & Parks Kansas Presence of and Attitudes Toward Furbearer Species (2000)
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks - Public Opinion Survey of Deer Management in Kansas (2007)
Kansas Domestic Violence Victim Services Awareness, Use and Satisfaction Study (2007)
Kansas Health Policy Authority - Medicaid Beneficiary Photo Identification Requirement Study (2006)
Kansas Inc., Kansas Consumer Sentiment (2006)
Kansas Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, and County and District Attorneys Crime Victim Issues Survey (2002)
Kansas Public Health Association Fluoride Survey (2004)
LINK Employee Survey Report (2004)
Kansas State University Office of Local Government - Cloud County (2007)
Kansas State University Office of Local Government - Trego County (2008)
Manhattan Area Quality of Life Survey (2003)
Oral Health Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Kansans (2008)
Phillips County Senior Issues Survey (2007)
Reno County Resident Yellow Pages Usage Survey (2008)
United Way of Ellis County Surveys Assessing Need and Perceived Need in Ellis County (2003)
Wichita State University - Statewide Evaluation Survey of the KS Health Foundation's (2002)
(data collection for client use)
Wichita State University Self-Help Network (2002)
(data collection for client use)

Labor Studies
Boone County, Missouri, Employers' Labor Skills Assessment Survey (2001)
Cameron, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Chester, Nebraska, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Chillicothe, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Columbia, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Columbia, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Columbia, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Columbia, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Columbia, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2007)
Dodge City, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2000)
Elkhorn Valley, Nebraska, Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Elkhorn Valley, Nebraska, Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Elkhorn Valley Nebraska Labor Availability Analysis (2007)
Ellis County, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2004)
Garden City, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2000)
Geneva, Nebraska, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Goodland, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Grant, Nebraska, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Great Bend, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Great Bend, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2005)
Hutchinson, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Hutchinson Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2007)
Junction City-Geary County, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Kansas Labor Force Survey: The Available Labor Pool (2002)
Labette County, Kansas, Community Climate and Retail Shopping Patterns Survey (2006)
Lawrence/Douglas County, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Manhattan, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2002)
Marion-Hillsboro, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2003)
Miami County Labor Basin Labor Availability using Fontana, Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola, Spring Hill, Kansas, for Center-Point Analysis (2008)
Ozark Regional Economic Partnership (2001) - PowerPoint presentation of all regions below
and .pdf reports separately - Bolivar / Branson / Buffalo / Cassville / Mt. Vernon / Ozarks / Springfield
Ozark Regional Economic Partnership (2002) - Employers' Labor Skills Assessment (PowerPoint)
Republic County, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2001)
Richardson County, Nebraska, Labor Availability Analysis (2008)
Salina Kansas Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2008)
Southwest Missouri Labor Availability Analysis (2002) - PowerPoint presentation of all regions below and .pdf reports separately Carthage / Joplin / Lamar / Neosho
Southeast Kansas Employers Labor Skills Assessment (2006)
Southeast Kansas Labor Availability Analysis (2006)
Southwest Missouri Regional Labor Availability Analysis (2005) and individual labor basin reports: Joplin / Lamar / Mount Vernon / Neosho
Southwest Nebraska Regional Labor Availability Analysis (2004)
St Joseph, Missouri, Labor Availability Analysis (2006)
Thomas County Labor Basin Availability Analysis (2007)
Wichita, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2006)
Wichita Labor Basin Labor Availability Analysis (2007)
Wichita, Kansas, Labor Availability Analysis (2008)

Economic Impact and Feasibility Studies
Colby Community College (2006)
Developmental Services of NW KS (2000)
High Plains Mental Health (2000)
HWY 50 - The Expected Economic Consequences of Upgrading US Hwy 50 to Rural Interstate Standards Reno County, Kansas to Hamilton County, Kansas (2002) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Kansas Board of Regents Universities - Economic Impact of Deferred Maintenance Spending (2006)
Kansas Dept of SRS - The Economic Impact of Natural Care Giving Among MRDD and PD Waiver Consumers in Kansas (2003)
Dodge City Raceway Survey (2002)
Kansas Underground Salt Museum Feasibility Analysis (2005)
Southwest KS Groundwater - Value of Ogallala Aquifer Water in Southwest KS (2001)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10
Economic Impact of an Inn/Motel Located in Ness City, Kansas (2007)
Feasibility Analysis: Hays Recreation Commission Expansion Project (2008)
KDOC - Economic Impact of Ethyl Alcohol Production
The Economic Impact of Thomas More Prep-Marian on the Local Economy (2007)
Kansas Bioscience Index (2008)

Program Evaluation
Evaluation of the Hays Area SRS Childcare Direct Pay Pilot Program (2000)
Evaluation Study of the Hays Medical Center Vital Signs In-Home Tele-Monitoring System Intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Congestive Heart Failure Patients (2002)
Part 1Part 2 Part 3
Evaluation Study of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Service Area Redesign (2005)
Johnson county Department of Corrections (2008)
Kansas Bioscience Index 2007 (2008)
Kansas Health Foundation "Take It Outside" Campaign Evaluation (2006)
Smoky Hill Educational Service Center, Project REACH AmeriCorps (2004) (2005)
Smoky Hill Educational Service Center, READI Grant (2005) (2006) (2007)
USD 214 - Ulysses Prevention Project (2005)
USD 388 - Ellis Community Climate survey in comparison to 2002 R.U.R.A.L. project (2006)
USD 489 - HEART Grant (2005)
USD 489 - Middle School Coordinator Project (2003)
USD 489 - R.U.R.A.L. (2002)

Strategic Planning and Focus Groups
Cloquet, Minn., Independent School District (2006)
Douglas County (1998)
Education Development Corporation, Newton, MA (2006)
Ellis County Coalition for Economic Development (2000)
Ellsworth County Medical Center (2000)
FHSU - College of Business and Leadership (2000)
FHSU - Forsyth Library (1999)
Great Bend Recreation Commission (2004)
Greater Salina Community Foundation (2001)
Harper County (1999)
Harvey County (1999 and 2002)
Hays Area Chamber of Commerce (2004)
Hays City Commission (2001)
Hays Development Corporation (2001)
Humane Society of the High Plains (2005)
Kansas Association of Counties (2000)
Kansas Citizens Justice Initiative (1998)
Kansas Crime Victim Service (2002)
Kansas Division of Environment (2000)
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority (1998)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Water Summits (1999)
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing(1999)
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Logan County (1999)
Midwest Energy (2003)
Northwest Kansas Family Planning Shelter (2004)
Northwest Kansas Prosperity Summit Planning (2003 report links below)
Sub region synthesis from Colby and Hays
Goodland Summit (PowerPoint version)
Goodland Summit (.pdf version)
GIS and Economic Development (PowerPoint version)
GIS and Economic Development (.pdf version)
Northwest Nebraska (2000)
Phillips County (1998)
Pratt Community College (1999 and 2000)
Russell Regional Hospital (2001)
Scott County Hospital (2000)
Thomas More Prep-Marian High School (1998)
Trego County (1998)
United Way of Ellis County (1999 and 2000)
Western KS Rural Economic Development Alliance - wKREDA (2001)
City of Great Bend (2007)
Highland Community College (2007)
Beach Museum of Art (2008)
FHSU Department of Communication Disorders (2008)
Harvey County Economic Development (2008)
Greater Salina Community Foundation (2008)

Grants Facilitation
Arts & Memories Museum (2006)
City of Oberlin, Gateway Community Center (2004)
Ellis County Rural Fire Department (2007) High Plains Mental Health Center (2004)
High Plains Museum, Goodland (2004)
KS Assoc for Blind and Visually Impaired (2004)
Finney County Youth Services (2004)
Funding Proposal Request Report - KS Assoc for Blind
Funding Source Report - Kansas Assoc for Blind
Northwest KS Technical College
Tech rescue, Inc. (2007)
TMP-Marian High School (2003) (2004) (2006)
Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital (2008)
USD 489 - Hays Emergency Action Response Team (2004)
USD 489 - Safe Schools/Healthy Student (2007)
WaKeeney USD 208 (2007)
Financial Fitness Foundation (F3) - Grant Submission Report for Children's Financial Literacy Project

Other
Financial Fitness Foundation (F3)
FHSU - Provost (Telephone Etiquette Training Sessions)
KOOD / Smoky Hills Public Television (Moderation of Public Affairs Programming)
Kansas Association of Counties (Workshop)
Kansas County Treasurers' Association (Training Programs)
Kansas, Inc. (County Economic Vitality and Distress Reports)
Telepower™ (Annual Conferences)
Ellis County Social, Economic, and Demographic Trends (2006)
United Way of Ellis County Socioeconomic Trends (2006)

Docking Institute White Papers
A Case Study of the 2006 "Hot Wheels Event" hosted in Speed, Kansas (2007)
Community Change in the Rural Great Plains: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?(2008)