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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 295 Curriculum Diffusion Research Project, 1972-1973 29510.5255/UKDA-SN-295-1 Nicodemus, R. B., Chelsea College, Centre for Science Education No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1977 AGECURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTCURRICULUM EVALUATIONCURRICULUM RESEARCHEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONEMPLOYMENT HISTORYTRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORKFIELDS OF STUDYGENDERINFORMATION SOURCESSCHOOLCHILDRENSCIENCE EDUCATIONSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSTEACHER ASSOCIATIONSTEACHER QUALIFICATIONSSCHOOLTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING MATERIALS Compulsory and pre-school education <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The dataset comprises three surveys (headteachers in an 8% national sample of secondary schools; headteachers in a 25% random sample of secondary schools; science teachers in a 25% random sample of secondary schools).<br> The main purpose was to determine the headteachers' and science teachers' familiarity with curriculum development projects and their use of them, and to correlate this with a variety of possible influential factors affecting familiarity and use.<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br> Questionnaires for headteachers:<br> Opinion of the influence of 25 curriculum development projects and awareness of aspects of the projects; the school's involvement with the projects; opinion of the influence of educational changes on the curriculum; the usefulness of information sources; facilitating and limiting factors which influence take-up of projects in the school; opinions of the effects of curriculum development projects.<br> Questionnaires for teachers:<br> Familiarity with and use of science curriculum development projects; facilitating and limiting factors related to their use of projects; information sources; opinions about the role of science advisers; personal opinions on the outcome of science teaching compared with those attributed to projects; opinions on the effects of curriculum projects.<br> Background Variables<br> Headteacher: age; sex; ability of pupils in school; qualifications and experience.<br> Teacher: appointment; training; subject taught; number of periods devoted to various subjects; experience. November 1972 - August 197301 November 197201 August 1973 England and Wales GroupsNationalTeachers 1. 8 % of head teachers of maintained secondary schools of England and Wales<br> 2. 25% of head teachers of maintained secondary schools in 17 local Education Authorities<br> 3. All science teachers in schools of 2. above Cross-sectional (one-time) study 1. Stratified, random sample<br> 2. Simple, random sample<br> 3. Cluster sample<br> Postal survey <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p> See <restrctn> Nicodemus, R. and Marshall, D. (1975) 'Familiarity of head teachers with twenty-five new curriculum projects'<i></i>, Educational Studies, 191-200 Familiarity of head teachers with twenty-five new curriculum projects Nicodemus, R. (1975) 'Measuring adoption of twenty-five new curriculum projects in seventeen local education authorities'<i></i>, Institutes Journal Measuring adoption of twenty-five new curriculum projects in seventeen local education authorities Ingle, R., Jenkins, E. and Nicodemus, R. (1975) 'Factors influencing the adoption of Nuffield O-level and A-level chemistry'<i></i>, Education in Chemistry Factors influencing the adoption of Nuffield O-level and A-level chemistry Jenkins, E. and Nicodemus, R. (1975) 'Influences on the familiarity of teachers with new science curriculum projects'<i></i>, British Journal of In-service Education, 30-40 Influences on the familiarity of teachers with new science curriculum projects Nicodemus, R., Harding, J. and Kelly, P. (1976) 'The study of curriculum change'<i></i>, Studies in Science Education, 1-30 The study of curriculum change Kelly, P. (1975) <i>Outline Report: Curriculum Diffusion Research Project</i> [Research report], London: Centre for Science Education, Chelsea College, University of London, Retrieved 01 Apr 1975 from <a href="http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED119968.pdf">http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED119968.pdf</a>. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED119968.pdf Nicodemus, R. (1975) 'Validating a questionnaire on aims and objectives in science teaching'<i></i>, Journal of Applied Educational Studies, 13-16 Validating a questionnaire on aims and objectives in science teaching https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 295 2024-11-28T07:22:37Z ddi:codebook:2_5