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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 832 People in Polytechnics : a Survey of Polytechnic Staff and Students, 1972-1973 83210.5255/UKDA-SN-832-1 Cox, C., Polytechnic of North London Whitburn, J., Polytechnic of North London Mealing, M., Polytechnic of North London No information recorded Department of Education and Science UK Data Service 01 January 1980 HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION TEACHING PERSONNELADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONSAGEFINE ARTS EDUCATIONATTITUDESCANTEENSCOMPUTERSDEGREESEDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORSEDUCATIONAL COURSESEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENTEDUCATIONAL STANDARDSEDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNELEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYFATHERSFINANCIAL SUPPORTGENDERGRADUATESHIGHER EDUCATIONIN-SERVICE TRAININGINTERGROUP RELATIONSJOB DESCRIPTIONLABORATORY EQUIPMENTLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESLIBRARY SERVICESMARITAL STATUSMEMBERSHIPMOTHERSMOTIVATIONOCCUPATIONAL CHOICEOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSOCCUPATIONSOFFICE SERVICESORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONSORGANIZATIONSPARENTSPART-TIME COURSESPOLYTECHNICSQUALIFICATIONSRECREATIONAL FACILITIESRESEARCHRESEARCH CENTRESRESEARCH FACILITIESRESEARCH WORKRESEARCH WORKERSROLESSANDWICH COURSESSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSOCIAL BEHAVIOURSTUDENT HOUSINGSTUDENT ORGANIZATIONSSTUDENT PARTICIPATIONSTUDENTSSTUDYTEACHER QUALIFICATIONSSCHOOLTEACHERSTEACHING Higher and further education Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect information to allow an evaluation of the developing role of the polytechnic in the tertiary education sector.Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions 1. Staff (a distinction was made between staff teaching on degree courses and those on non-degree courses). Reasons for teaching in a polytechnic, allocation of time between teaching, administration and research, attitude to CNAA degrees, evaluation of course taught - academic content, teaching and assessment methods, staff/student relationships. Evaluation of facilities, research involvement, membership of academic boards, contact with other polytechnics, universities, industry, research and professional organisations, attendance on outside courses, attitude to student involvement in administration and the planning and running of courses, opinion of polytechnic functions and future development, career expections. 2. Students (a distinction was made between students on degree courses, those on non-degree and part-time students). Source of information about and reasons for choosing course and polytechnic, whether applied for university place (degree students only), post-school experience, evaluation of course - content, structure, teaching and assessment methods, student/staff relationships. Allocation of time between lectures, classes, group discussions and private study, evaluation of placement (sandwich students only), evaluation of facilities, society membership, contact with universities, other polytechnics, views on role and future development of polytechnics, career aspirations, preferred type of, and assessment of own accommodation, type of help polytechnic should provide, attitude to living at home and to student involvement in administration and the planning and running of courses. 3. Research Workers (a distinction was made between research assistants and research (postgraduate) students). Source of information about and reasons for choosing post/course, evaluation of post/course, use and assessment of facilities, society membership, views on role and future development of polytechnics, career expectations. Background Variables 1. Staff Institution, major subject, grade (present and at appointment), length of service, age, sex, marital status, educational history, educational and professional qualifications, previous employment, father's occupation. 2. Students Institution, course details, age, sex, marital status, home area, educational history and qualifications, parents' occupations and educational levels, source of financial support. 3. Research Workers Institution, type of work, length of service, age, sex, marital status, home area, educational history and qualifications, previous employment, parents' occupations and educational levels, source of financial support. January 1972 - April 197201 January 197201 April 1972 England and Wales IndividualsGroupsNationalStudentsTeachers All full-time teachers, all full-time and part-time students and all research assistants and students in polytechnics in England and Wales Cross-sectional (one-time) study Staff: 20% random sample, stratified by degree course/non-degree course Students: 15% random sample-degree course; 10% random sample-full-time and part-time non-degree course Research workers: 10% random sample, stratified by research assistants/research (postgraduate) students Postal survey 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.Additional conditions of use apply:ConfidentialityTo agree not to identify individual polytechnics in any analysis. See <restrctn> Cox, C., Mealing, M., Robinson, S. and Whitburn, J. (1975) Report on the Polytechnic Survey [Research report], : Whitburn, J., Mealing, M., Cox, C. and Robinson, S.. Report on the Polytechnic Survey Mealing, M., Whitburn, J. and Cox, C. (1976) People in polytechnics [Research report], (SRHE Monograph), . People in polytechnics Whitburn, J., Cox, C. and Mealing, M. (1975) Polytechnics: a better tomorrow? [Research report], (SRHE Monograph), . Polytechnics https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 832 2024-11-28T07:31:35Z ddi:codebook:2_5