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Summary information

Study title

Top girls - young women in independent schools

Creator

Maxwell, C, Institute of Education, University of London

Study number / PID

851340 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-851340 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Semi-structured interviews with 91 young women aged between 14-18 years (with 56 interviewed twice) - total of 147 interviews. Interviews were undertaken in 4 different independent / private schools in one area of England - School A, B, C and D.

A three-year, longitudinal study was conducted in four private schools in England. The aim of the research was to examine how social location, measured in terms of social class and being educated in the private sector, shapes possibilities for agentic practice among young women. Ninety-one young women aged 14-18 years were interviewed, with 56 being re-interviewed 12-24 months later. The study facilitated the collection of narratives by young women about their experiences of education, peer and family.relationships, and their aspirations for the future.

Topics

Social stratification and groupingsEducationSociety and culture

Keywords

EDUCATIONCLASS CONSCIOUSNESSSCHOOLING2014

Methodology

Data collection period

01/10/2010 - 31/01/2014

Country

United Kingdom

Time dimension

Not available

Analysis unit

Group
Individual

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Audio

Data collection mode

Young women from Years 10-13 were invited to participate in an in-depth interview with the Principal Investigator - using a quiet space within the school grounds.A loosely-structured interview schedule was used for both interviews. The first interview (with 91 young women) asked young women to describe themselves and their families, explored reasons for choosing the particular school they were at, describing some experiences/moments/events where they felt good about themselves/proud of themselves and other events/experiences when they have felt less good in the past 6-12 months. Participants were also asked to discuss their future aspirations (short-, medium, and longer-term).During the second interview (with 56 of the 91 young women) - they were asked to reflect on the 12-24 months since they had last been interviewed and to comment on positive and negatives changes, elements of their lives they felt confident about and less confident about, their future aspirations and their reflections on their schooling experiences.All interviews were audio-recorded with permission and then transcribed and anonymised by the same professional transcriber.

Funding information

Grant number

ES/H043764/1

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2014

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.

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