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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1658 Education and Career Choices of Fifth Form Pupils, 1977-1979 165810.5255/UKDA-SN-1658-1 Williams, G., University of Lancaster, Institute for Research and Development in Post Compulsory Education No information recorded Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1981 ABILITYACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTATTITUDESCERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONDAY RELEASE COURSESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONSEDUCATIONAL GRANTSEMPLOYMENTFAMILIESFAMILY SIZEFATHERSFIELDS OF STUDYFINANCIAL EXPECTATIONSHIGHER EDUCATIONHOUSEHOLDSINCOMEJOB HUNTINGMARRIAGEMOTHERSNEWSPAPER READERSHIPOCCUPATIONAL CHOICEOCCUPATIONSORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONSPARENTSPERSONALITYSATISFACTIONSCHOOL-LEAVINGCAREERS GUIDANCEWAGESWORK ATTITUDEWORKING MOTHERS Education <P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the changing influences on the educational and career decisions of young people at the minimum school-leaving age.<br> At the centre of the work was an adminstered questionnaire to about 3,000 fifth form pupils aimed mainly at assessing the extent to which perceptions of future career opportunities are directly or indirectly present in their minds when they decide whether or not to stay on in school. A number of small-scale follow-up surveys were undertaken and several different studies made, testing various sociological and economic hypotheses, using the empirical data collected in the surveys.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>Variables<br> Information on educational and career intentions and attitudes to school and work; perceptions of the labour market and expected life-time earnings for respondents themselves and in a range of occupations; standard demographic, social, educational and economic background material; a verbal reasoning test (AH4 Part I); examination results at 'O' level/CSE; and information on respondents' situation one year after the main survey. February 1977 - July 197901 February 197701 July 1979 England CumbriaLancashire IndividualsGroupsSubnationalEducational test dataExamination resultsPupilsSchool leavers Fifth-form pupils in secondary schools, primarily in the North West of England, (Lancashire and Cumbria Education Authorities) but also small samples in Avon, Essex, Sandwell and Sheffield Longitudinal/panel/cohortthree waves Multi-stage stratified random samplefour-stage sample:<br> 1) Region: purposive selection of Education Authorities<br> 2) Schools: stratified sampling p.p.s. within strata - (a) local authority, (b) school type - independent/direct grant: maintained selective; maintained comprehesive/secondary modern<br> 3) Classes within selected schools: simple random<br> 4) Pupils within classes: census Postal surveyEducational measurementsfollow-up questionnaire only; Self-completion for main questionnaire only <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> Gordon, A. (1980) 'Leaving school: : a question of money?'<i></i>, Educational Studies Leaving school: Gordon, A. and Williams, G. (1981) 'Perceived earnings functions and ex ante rates of return to post-compulsory education in England'<i></i>, Higher Education Perceived earnings functions and ex ante rates of return to post-compulsory education in England Fulton, O. and Gordon, A. (1979) 'The British pool of ability: : how deep and will cash reduce it?'<i></i>, Educational Studies The British pool of ability: Gordon, A. (1981) 'Self-described marginality and leaving school'<i></i>, Educational Studies Self-described marginality and leaving school Gordon, A. and Fulton, O. (1979) 'The impact of structural change on the demand for upper secondary and higher education'<i></i> The impact of structural change on the demand for upper secondary and higher education https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1658 2024-11-28T07:21:09Z ddi:codebook:2_5