Summary information
Study title
Streams for the Future, 1972-1977
Creator
Postlethwaite, K. C., University of Oxford, Department of Educational Studies
Denton, F. C. J., Banbury School
Study number / PID
1416 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-1416-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
To assess the effects of streaming and mixed ability teaching in the early years of schooling on later schooling, including friendship, attitude, subject choice, examination success and career aspirations.
Main Topics:
Variables
Data collected includes students' personal information on entry to school (date of birth, sex, primary school, socio-economic group), results of tests in early years of school (maths, science, languages, VRQ, attitudes, creativity, and later measurements including ASI, SSCS, differential aptitudes, subject choices, friendship groups, O and CSE results, 6th form choice.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1972 - 01/01/1977
Country
England
Time dimension
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Analysis unit
Individuals
Groups
Institutions/organisations
Subnational
Examination results
Pupils
Universe
Banbury school pupils who were in their fifth year at Banbury in 1976/77
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Kind of data
Not availableData collection mode
Psychological measurements
Educational measurements
Self-completion
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1981
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- Postlethwaite, K. and Denton, C. (1978) Streams for the future?: PUBANSNCO.
- Newbold, D. (1977) Ability grouping: the Banbury enquiry: NFER Publishing.