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Elites in British Society Since 1880
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of these data is to study the social origins and residual economic worth of elite individuals in British society, 1880-1970.Main Topics:Variables
Sex, date of birth, elite category (e.g. Cabinet Ministers, peerage, landowners, millionaires, company chairmen), inherited title, highest created...
Survey of Graduate Courses in Science and Technology, 1978-1979; Shorter Full-Time Courses
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide data for SRC policy review.Main Topics:Variables
An enumeration of all short full-time courses at post-graduate level in the fields covered by the SRC; length of course; numbers of students; fees covered.
Young Lives: School Survey, Ethiopia, 2016-2017
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
In-Service Training of Teachers : Three Counties Survey, 1967; Heads' Questionnaire
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to establish the views and needs of a representative sample of heads of schools in each of three counties concerning in-service training.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
This survey follows the general format of 67014, asking similar questions but with the...
National Survey of Teachers in Their First Year of Service, 1966-1967; Second Probationary Teacher Questionnaire
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect information about the conditions, opportunities, problems and needs of teachers at the beginning of their career and to assist in the development of services to them.
<i>National Survey of Teachers in Their First Year of Service, 1966-1967</i>...
Secondary School Teachers' Experience and Perceptions of Violence in the Workplace, 2007-2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed methods data collection.
This study combined focus group and individual teachers' interviews with a postal survey questionnaire sent to Secondary School Teachers and NUT members in North London, Hertfordhsire and Essex.
Teachers' experience of workplace violence has received relatively...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Homework and its Contributions to Learning, 1999-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The overall aims of the research were to examine the contribution which homework makes to student learning at Key Stages 2 and 3, and to identify some of the conditions under which this contribution is enhanced or reduced. The main research questions were:
what kind of tasks are set for homework?
to what...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4 Head Teacher Questionnaire, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Primary Assessment Curriculum and Experience II, 1993-1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.<i>Background to the PACE study</i>
The PACE (Primary Assessment, Curriculum and Experience) project aimed to study the impact on English primary schools of the introduction, following the 1988 Education Reform Act, of the National Curriculum and its associated assessment procedures. ...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Effective Classroom Practice: a Mixed Method Study of Influences and Outcomes, 2006-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This mixed methods study sought to identify key factors that contribute to the similarities, dissimilarities and variations in teachers’ management of sustained effective teaching. The study builds on a longitudinal research project into Variations in Teachers’ Work, Lives and their Effects on Pupils...
Primary Assessment Curriculum and Experience III, 1995-1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.<i>Background to the PACE study</i>
The PACE (Primary Assessment, Curriculum and Experience) project aimed to study the impact on English primary schools of the introduction, following the 1988 Education Reform Act, of the National Curriculum and its associated assessment procedures. ...
Participation of Volunteer Citizens in the Governance of Education, 2000-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This mixed methods study of the participation of school governors/school board members as 'volunteer citizens' examined the influence of volunteers within a reformed system of governance across the United Kingdom, designed to enhance public accountability. In particular, it examined their contribution to...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Teachers, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
Young Lives: School Survey, India, 2010-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Young Lives: School Survey, Ethiopia, 2012-2013
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Some Correlates of Academic Performance of Pupils in Secondary Schools; School Variables 1969-1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine attainments in all the secondary schools in one local education authority area and to account for differences in attainment with reference to school type and other `internal' school variables, using methods of multivariate analysis.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
(Independent...
Structure and Process of Initial Teacher Education Within Universities in England and Wales, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A study of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education course in universities in England and Wales. These data are from the staff survey only.Main Topics:Variables
Education lecturers' backgrounds, teaching and administrative responsibilities, research and publications, view on various aspects of teacher...
Improving the Quality of Teaching and Student Learning in Secondary STEM Education in Rwanda, 2019-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Improving the Quality of Teaching and Student Learning in Secondary STEM Education in Rwanda, 2019-2023 includes data collected by a study aimed at generating evidence of improved teaching and learning for the Leaders in Teaching (LIT) initiative. The LIT initiative aims to improve the quality of...
Young Lives: Head Teacher Telephone Survey, Ethiopia and India, 2020
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Evaluation of Finnish National Innovation System 2009: Rectors
The survey is part of the larger INNOEVAL survey evaluating the Finnish National Innovation System from several angles. In this study, the rectors of universities and polytechnics gave their opinions on the Finnish National Innovation System. First, the respondents were not only asked to rate the current Finnish National Innovation System (NIS), but also the NIS as it was...
Leadership in Multicultural School 2004: Rector Interviews
The data were collected by interviewing 25 rectors of multicultural comprehensive schools in 2004. The interview topics included leadership challenges posed by multiculturalism, pupils' and their guardians' integration to Finnish school and its working culture, challenges in teaching, dilemmas in culture meetings, and the rectors' interpretations on the notion of...
Pre-School Education and the Family : Relative Responsibilities of Local Authority Departments, 1974-1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine the relative contributions of various professional and voluntary groups to an integrated pattern of pre-school education in one Regional Authority.Main Topics:Variables
Q1:pre-school groups
Information was elicited on the number of groups for pre-school children in the area, their organisation...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Teachers, 1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
Survey of Graduate Courses in Science and Technology, 1978-1979; Part-Time Courses
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide data for SRC policy review.Main Topics:Variables
An enumeration of part-time courses at postgraduate level within the fields covered by the SRC; length of course; numbers of students; hours of instruction; fees charged.
Student Political Attitudes at the University of Warwick
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A survey designed by and administered by the School of Politics' students to fellow students at the University and including questions on a wide variety of subjects.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Major substantive areas include a series of sophisticated knowledge questions dealing with...
Teaching and Learning Processes in Inner City Infant Schools, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.There were five key objectives to this research project :
to examine the teaching approaches experienced by year 2 pupils in inner city schools since the introduction of the national curriculum and assessment;
to examine how Teacher Assessments (TAs) and Standard Assessment Tasks (SATs) were being carried...