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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 191 Political Socialisation and Authority in Schools, 1970 19110.5255/UKDA-SN-191-1 Hitchens, D. M., University of Essex, Department of Government No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1975 AGEATTITUDESAUTHORITYDECISION MAKINGEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEQUALITY BETWEEN THE SEXESFAMILIESFAMILY INFLUENCEFATHERSMOTHERSOCCUPATIONSPOLITICAL ATTITUDESPOLITICAL AWARENESSPOLITICAL INTERESTPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL SOCIALIZATIONPOLITICIANSPOLITICSPOLITICAL INFLUENCERESPONSIBILITYSOCIALIZATIONSTUDENT PARTICIPATIONTEACHER AUTHORITYCAREERS GUIDANCE Compulsory and pre-school educationPolitical behaviour and attitudesYouth Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data in order to discover the pupils' attitudes towards decision-making in their family life, in their schools and their attitudes towards political decision-making. To compare these attitudes to discover interrelations between the three spheres and also to analyse responses controlling for school, school type and other social and demographic variables.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions Whether respondent wished to stay on at school, career aspirations, importance of advice, most important adviser, whether politics and current affairs ever discussed at school/in social situations, interest in political discussion/political programmes, knowledge of teacher's political views. Opinion on pupil participation (reasons), opinion on influence pupils held at present/should have on school decisions, action open to pupils, expectation of efficacy of pupils, likelihood of respondent making personal complaint, opinion on who should hold responsibility for school decisions, positions of responsibility held/would like to hold/felt capable of holding at school. Involvement of family members in politics, person sought for advice about voting, projected voting behaviour, similarity of political opinions with parents, whether respondent considers politics to be complicated, assessment of parents' political efficacy, amount of attention the government should give to public opinion. Respondents were asked to agree/disagree with a number of statements about politics, type of person respondent would like to see hold political office. Action open to public, expectation of public efficacy, likelihood of respondent attempting to change laws. Opinion of influence respondent has at present/should have on family decisions, whether respondent considers him or herself capable and responsible enough to contribute to family decisions, how conflicting requirements resolved in home (e.g. television watching). Intention to vote, intention of political activity, assessment of political capability, opinion on reasons for election (whether good or bad), whether men and women capable of holding political office, knowledge of election outcomes since 1945, knowledge of present government. Background Variables Age, sex, name of school, form. Father's/mother's occupation and education. October 1969 - June 197001 October 196901 June 1970 England Southern England IndividualsSubnationalPupils Pupils in the third and fourth years of secondary schools in Southern England Cross-sectional (one-time) study One-stage stratified or systematic random sample Administered questionnaires 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>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> Hitchens, D. (0001) Political socialisation and authority in schools: an analysis of some English data, [Thesis], Colchester: University of Essex. Political socialisation and authority in schools https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 191 2024-11-28T07:21:41Z ddi:codebook:2_5