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Teachers' and Guidance Counsellors' Views on Gender and Culture Sensitive Career Guidance 2020
The dataset consists of interviews with professionals in the field of education and guidance on the topic of gender and culture sensitive career guidance. The interviews examine how the interviewees implement gender and culture sensitive guidance in their own work. The dataset has been collected as part of the Potential - Promoting gender and culture sensitive career...
Interviews of NEET Youth and Preparatory Vocational Education Project Workers 2013
The study examined a preparatory vocational education project from the perspective of NEET youth (not in employment, education or training) aged 17-24 and the project staff. Interviews were used to find out the young people's experiences of the education and guidance as well as the project staff's opinions on the services provided to young people at the transition phase from...
General Household Survey, 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The General Household Survey (GHS), ran from 1971-2011 (the UKDS holds data from 1972-2011). It was a continuous annual national survey of people living in private households, conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The main aim of the survey was to collect data on a range of core topics,...
Student Choice in Higher National Diploma Courses, 1979-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The number of students undertaking diploma courses in further education has expanded in recent years. In the light of this, the aims of the now completed project were to gain a better understanding of the bases upon which students opt for entry, and to look at student characteristics and drop-out in the...
Education and Career Choices of Fifth Form Pupils, 1977-1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the changing influences on the educational and career decisions of young people at the minimum school-leaving age.
At the centre of the work was an adminstered questionnaire to about 3,000 fifth form pupils aimed mainly at assessing the...
Youth Progression in the North-East of England, 1990-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research objectives may be summarized as follows:
to identify the aids and obstacles to the successful progression to adult life that affect young people between the ages of 16 and 25 living in the North-East of England, and to put young people at the centre of the research and give them a voice...
DSS/PSI Programme of Research into Low-Income Families, 1996 and 1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The DSS/PSI Programme of Research into Low-Income Families (PRILIF) studied low-income families with dependent children. The study was conducted by the Department of Social Security (DSS) (now the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)), and the Policy Studies Institute (PSI).
The PRILIF series began in...
Sociological Study of British Chaplains to Higher Education, 1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data regarding occupational attitudes, beliefs, behaviours, career patterns and demographic characteristics of chaplains to higher education.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
a) Postal questionnaire
Pietism, denominational support, ecumenicism, parish,...
National Adult Learning Survey, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 'National Adult Learning Survey 2001' (NALS 2001) is the third study in a series which explores participation in a range of learning experiences. The NALS series is used by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to evaluate the effectiveness of their adult learning policies. It is also used to...
National Adult Learning Survey, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Adult Learning Survey 2000 (NALS) surveyed 4,885 adults in England and Wales on their adult learning experiences. The first survey in the series, conducted in 1997 (held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under SN 3815), collected information about respondents' involvement in both taught and...
PPRU Surveys of Disability, 1989-1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The surveys were commissioned to provide information about disability for use in planning policies and services.
The aims of the surveys were to:
estimate the prevalence of disability among adults and children in Northern Ireland;
assess the circumstances under which people with disabilities live;
provide...
Government Training Centres, 1966-1969
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to investigate the post-training careers of trainees during the two and a half years to three years immediately following their course at Government Training Centres, and to determine the extent to which trainees remained in their training trade over a period of time, and...
Factors Influencing Choice of Higher Education; Technical College Full-Time `A' Level Students
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors which influence young people in their demand for higher education in its various forms - at universities, colleges of education (teacher training colleges), polytechnics and colleges of further education. Six of these eight surveys are the main...
Careers Development at Three Stages, 1967-1969 : Stage 3, 1960 Graduates
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main object of this three part study was to identify social and psychological factors relating to the careers of highly qualified young men and women in Britain. It aimed to contribute to an understanding of the development process of occupational career aspirations in the two sexes. Designed as a...
Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey, 2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey (YPBAS) is a school-based survey carried out among 11-16 year olds and covers a wide range of topics relevant to the lives of young people today. The main aim of the YPBAS is to gain an insight into, and increase understanding of, the behaviours and...
Wellcome Trust Monitor 2, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' (and in some waves, young people's) views around science and biomedical research. The findings are representative of the UK population and provide fresh and significant insights to inform science communication practice and how research priorities...
National Polling of Adults and Young People, 2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In 2013, UK-registered charity Future First embarked on an Open Society Foundations and Global Citizen Foundation-sponsored research project designed to investigate: (1) the current state of careers services in schools around the world; and (2) the potential to use local social capital (former students of...
Factors Influencing Choice of Higher Education; Fifth Form Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors which influence young people in their demand for higher education in its various forms - at universities, colleges of education (teacher training colleges), polytechnics and colleges of further education. Six of these eight surveys are the main...
Factors Influencing Choice of Higher Education: Information on Colleges as Institutions, 1965
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors which influence young people in their demand for higher education in its various forms - at universities, colleges of education (teacher training colleges), polytechnics and colleges of further education. Six of these eight surveys are the main...
Factors Influencing Choice of Higher Education; Fifth Form Fast
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors which influence young people in their demand for higher education in its various forms - at universities, colleges of education (teacher training colleges), polytechnics and colleges of further education. Six of these eight surveys are the main...
Careers Development at Three Stages, 1967-1969 : Stage 2, 1967 Graduates
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main object of this three part study was to identify social and psychological factors relating to the careers of highly qualified young men and women in Britain. It aimed to contribute to an understanding of the development process of occupational career aspirations in the two sexes. Designed as a...
Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged...
Quarterly Labour Force Survey, 1992-2023: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. Background
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household...
Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged...
Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged...
DSS/PSI Programme of Research into Low-Income Families, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The DSS/PSI Programme of Research into Low-Income Families (PRILIF) studied low-income families with dependent children. The study was conducted by the Department of Social Security (DSS) (now the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)), and the Policy Studies Institute (PSI).
The PRILIF series began in...
Young Adults in the Labour Market, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To explore educational, employment, unemployment and training experiences of the 18-24 age group. To relate their experiences and aspirations to general shortages in their local labour markets, and to possible demands for labour in the future. To assess their attitudes to and willingness to undertake...
Scottish Young People's Survey, 1983/84 Cohort; S4 Cohort 2nd Sweep, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Young People Survey (SYPS), a cohort series, began in 1984, subsuming the Scottish Qualified School Leavers Surveys, (GN 33237). It is a postal survey in which questionnaires are initially sent to young people approximately nine months after they have left school or have completed their 4th...
Social Change and Economic Life Initiative Surveys, 1986-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal emphasis of the programme was to examine the attitude of the population to changes in the employment structure of British society, including occupational structure changes in the gender composition of the workforce, increased unemployment and increases in the use of casual employment. These...
Being a Doctor: a Sociological Analysis, 2005-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Amongst members of the medical profession there has been much discussion in recent years about the nature and content of medical work and the appropriate role that doctors should play in contemporary health and social care. There has even been a suggestion that there needs to be a ‘cultural revolution’ in...