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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 1096 Pre-School Education and the Family : Relative Responsibilities of Local Authority Departments, 1974-1975 109610.5255/UKDA-SN-1096-1 Watt, J. S., University of Aberdeen, Department of Education No information recorded Economic and Social Research CouncilScottish Office, Education Department UK Data Service 01 January 1980 AGEATTITUDESCHILD CARECHILD PROTECTIONDISABLED PERSONSEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORSEDUCATIONAL ADMISSION AGEEDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONSEDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCEEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTEDUCATIONAL FEESEDUCATIONAL FINANCEFATHERSFINANCIAL SUPPORTGENDERHEALTH VISITORSLOCAL FINANCELOCAL GOVERNMENTOCCUPATIONSPARENT PARTICIPATIONPARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPPARENTSPLAYPLAY GROUPSPRE-PRIMARY EDUCATIONPRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERSPRE-PRIMARY SCHOOLSPRESCHOOL CHILDRENQUALITY OF EDUCATIONRESPONSIBILITYSIBLINGSSOCIAL WORKERSSOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDRENTEACHER QUALIFICATIONSTEACHER TRAININGTRAVELWORKING MOTHERS Compulsory and pre-school education Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine the relative contributions of various professional and voluntary groups to an integrated pattern of pre-school education in one Regional Authority.Main Topics: Variables Q1:pre-school groups Information was elicited on the number of groups for pre-school children in the area, their organisation and management structure and the number of children attending them. Questions also covered premises, finance, staffing, waiting lists, links with parents and with other agencies. Q2:children attending groups The following information was sought for each child: sex, age, age at entry to group, pattern of attendance, distance and method of travel from home to group; home background (number of parents at home, whether mother worked, father's occupation). Q3:all children in area aged 3-4 years Health visitors were asked to provide the following information from their records: age, sex, pre-school experience, parents at home, whether mother worked, provision for children of working mothers, whether handicapped, at risk, estimates of 'diet', 'mothering', `development', clinic attendance, whether member of 'problem family'. Q4:professionals This questionnaire examined attitudes towards pre-school education among teachers, nursery nurses, playgroup supervisors, chairmen of playgroup committees, health visitors, social workers, youth and community workers. Areas looked at in particular were: the importance of 'professionalism' in pre-school groups, parent involvement; co-operation between voluntary and professional groups and between individuals and agencies involved with pre-school children and their families. I1:parents Parents of 3-4 year old children in the area were interviewed to assess the kind of provision they would like for their children and, if they were already attending, whether they were satisfied with the provision received. Questions also covered the qualities looked for in those who run pre-school groups and the kind of involvement they would like in their children's groups. I2:professionals As in Q4, attitudes were again examined towards'professionalism', parent involvement, inter-departmental relationships and co-operation between voluntary and professional groups. Questions also covered patterns of parent demand and the proportional lack of children form the lower social groups in pre-school education. January 1974 - September 197501 January 197401 September 1975 Scotland Fife IndividualsGroupsSubnationalChild care professionalsChildrenParentsPre-school groups Pre-school children, their parents, and various professional and voluntary groups concerned with pre-school education in Fife Cross-sectional (one-time) study No sampling (total universe)Simple random sampleOne-stage stratified or systematic random sampleNo sampling was done for groups Q1, Q2 and Q4; a simple random sample was used for Q3 and I1, and a one-stage stratified or systematic random sample was used for I2. Face-to-face interviewPostal surveyGroups I1 and I2 had face-to-face interviews; Q1 to Q4 received postal surveys. 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> Watt, J. (1977) Co-operation in pre-school education, London: SSRC. Co-operation in pre-school education https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 1096 2024-11-28T07:20:45Z ddi:codebook:2_5