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Perceptions of Vocational Education: Lower Secondary School Guidance Counsellors 2018
The survey charted the perceptions and opinions of lower secondary school guidance counsellors regarding vocational education and training in Finland. Main themes included, among others, the future plans of the ninth-graders the councellors had guided during the past year, the councellors' perceptions of how general and vocational upper secondary education are appreciated,...
Vocational School Student Survey 2019
The Vocational School Student Survey (VET Student Survey) 2019 is a total study charting experiences of young people studying in Finnish vocational education institutions. The survey was conducted by the Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus) in collaboration with the National Union of Vocational Students in Finland (SAKKI), which also funded the study with...
New Students in Universities 2013: First Impressions
The survey charted the first impressions that new university and polytechnic students had about beginning their studies. The survey examined the respondents' views on issues relating to starting their studies, such as moving from their childhood home, tutoring, student events, and alcohol use. All students who began their studies in higher education institutions in Finland...
New Students in Universities 2014: First Impressions
The survey charted the first impressions that new university and polytechnic students had about beginning their studies. The survey examined the respondents' views on issues relating to starting their studies, such as moving from their childhood home, learning to live on their own, tutoring, and student events. Furthermore, the respondents' views on their own ability to cope...
Vocational School Student Survey 2017
The Vocational School Student Survey (VET Student Survey) 2017 is a total study charting experiences of young people studying in Finnish vocational education institutions. The survey was conducted by the Research Foundation for Studies and Education (Otus) in collaboration with the National Union of Vocational Students in Finland (SAKKI), which also funded the study with...
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...
Survey of Foreign Students in Five Finnish Universities 2005
The survey charted reasons for immigration to Finland, adjustment to Finnish society and university life, basic income and future plans among foreign degree students. First, it was studied why respondents had chosen Finland and the university in question. In relation to higher education, respondents were asked whether they were satisfied with the quality of education,...
Probationary Teachers, 1968-1969; Sample 1
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>...
Probationary Teachers, 1969-1970; Sample 2
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>...
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...
Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2000-2002; Cohort Ten, Sweep One, Two and Three
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Youth Cohort Study (YCS) is a major programme of longitudinal research designed to monitor the behaviour and decisions of representative samples of young people aged sixteen upwards as they make the transition from compulsory education to further or higher education, or to the labour market. It tries...
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...
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...
Developing Character Skills in Schools, 2015-2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Increasing emphasis has been placed on character education in recent years, including significant investment by the Department for Education (DfE) in projects aimed at developing desirable character traits in children and young people through the Character Innovation Fund. Character education can be...
Labour Force Survey Ad Hoc Module Eurostat Dataset, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Labour Force Survey Ad Hoc Eurostat Datasets form the UK component of the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU LFS), and consist of a subset of core variables from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey (held at the UK Data Archive under GN 33246), alongside primary and secondary derived variables...
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; 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...
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>...
Times Educational Supplement 16+ Enquiry, 1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data about the attitudes of pupils, students and teachers to recently proposed changes in the curriculum and to type of teaching establishment preferred.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
1. Pupils' Attitudes to Sixth Form and Colleges of Education (2...
Rural Industry Survey, 1987-1988; Employees Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to ascertain training needs and suggest how gaps might be filled for the following groups in Scotland:
rural Development and Training agents;
rural workers, including family members, employed and self-employed;
non-employed, whether registered unemployed or not, of working...
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...
Mathematical Images and Identities: Education, Entertainment and Social Justice, 2006-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This mixed methods study investigated how popular cultural images of mathematics and mathematicians were used, the relationships that learners constructed with the subject and their gendered/classed/ethnic identities as ‘mathematicians’ or ‘non-mathematicians’.
Using a discursive approach, the research...
Individual Commitment to Lifetime Learning : Individuals' Attitudes, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Employment Department have commissioned three studies of attitudes to individual commitment to learning. The first in the series examined individuals' attitudes to learning (SN:3305), the second was concerned with employers' attitudes to learning (SN:3445) while the third covered the providers of...
National Data on Rates of School Exclusion, Socio-Economic and Educational Circumstances of Some Local Education Authorities, 1992-1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the survey are:
to identify key variables associated with school exclusions;
to identify local authorities displaying a range of exclusion rates associated with key variables;
to examine in depth the policies and practices of four local education authorities and three schools displaying a...
Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 1992-1994; Cohort Six, Sweep One to Three
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Youth Cohort Study (YCS) is a major programme of longitudinal research designed to monitor the behaviour and decisions of representative samples of young people aged sixteen upwards as they make the transition from compulsory education to further or higher education, or to the labour market. It tries...
Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 1991-1993; Cohort Five, Sweep One to Three
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Youth Cohort Study (YCS) is a major programme of longitudinal research designed to monitor the behaviour and decisions of representative samples of young people aged sixteen upwards as they make the transition from compulsory education to further or higher education, or to the labour market. It tries...
Factors Influencing Choice of Higher Education; Technical College Pilot 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...
Problems of Overseas Students Follow-Up Study, 1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to ascertain examination attainments of a group of overseas students.Main Topics:Information collected for this survey concerned a group of overseas students taking courses in institutions of higher education of all types (470 nurses and 1180 students). Data comprise course...
Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 1987-1994; Cohort Three, Sweep One to Four
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Youth Cohort Study (YCS) is a major programme of longitudinal research designed to monitor the behaviour and decisions of representative samples of young people aged sixteen upwards as they make the transition from compulsory education to further or higher education, or to the labour market. It tries...
Scottish Young People's Survey, 1989/90 Cohort; S4 Cohort 1st Sweep, 1991
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...