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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1993

Variable Listing for Module: Education

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PSOPP: Are there enough opportunities for nursery education?

PSADV: Do children who have some sort of pre-schooling do better in adult life?

HEDOPP: Should opportunities for higher education be increased?

HEFEES: Who should pay teaching fees for university students?

EDSPEND1: Which of these groups would be your highest priority for extra government spending on education?

EDSPEND2: Which of these groups would be your second highest priority for extra government spending on education?

FUTURE16: Would you advise a 16 year old to stay in education?

VOCVACAD: Do education or skills give people more opportunities and choice in life?

CHOICEPS: Do parents have enough choice about which primary school their children attend?

CHOICESS: Do parents have enough choice about which secondary school their children attend?

PUBRES: Is it useful for state secondary schools to publish their exam results?

PSTESTS: How useful is it for parents to have results of tests for 7 and 11 year olds at primary schools?

PARINF1: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know truancy records?

PARINF2: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know class sizes?

PARINF3: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the choice of subjects at different ages?

PARINF4: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the importance given to religion?

PARINF5: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the importance given to sports?

PARINF6: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the availability of music teaching?

PARINF7: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the number of school-leavers going to university?

PARINF8: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the educational background of pupils entering the school?

PARINF9: For each state secondary school, is it helpful for parents to know the social background of pupils?

CHILDSCH: Do you have any children living in this household who are at school?

SCHLMEET: In the past year, have you attended any school meeting to which parents were invited?

TCHMEET: In the past year, have you arranged to meet any teacher to talk about your child's/children's progress?

PARRUN: How satisfied are you that parents have enough say in the running of your (eldest) child's school?

SECSCHL1: Are formal exams the best way of judging the ability of pupils?

SECSCHL2: Are pupils too young when they have to decide which subjects to specialise in?

SECSCHL3: Does the present law allow pupils to leave school when they are too young?

SECSCHL4: Is so much attention given to exam results that a pupil's everyday classroom work counts for too little?

STATSEC1: How well do secondary or grammar schools prepare young people for work?

STATSEC2: How well do secondary or grammar schools teach young people basic skills such as reading, writing and maths?

STATSEC3: How well do secondary or grammar schools bring out young people's natural abilities?

SCHLLEAV: Compared with 10 years ago, are school-leavers are better qualified nowadays?

TEACHPAY: Compared with 10 years ago, are teachers are better paid nowadays?

CLASSBEH: Compared with 10 years ago, is classroom behaviour better nowadays?

TEACHBET: Compared with 10 years ago, is the standard of teaching better nowadays?

PARTEACH: Compared with 10 years ago, do parents have more respect for teachers nowadays?

PUPTEACH: Compared with 10 years ago, do pupils have more respect for teachers nowadays?

TEACHDED: Compared with 10 years ago, are teachers are more dedicated to their jobs nowadays?

TEACDDIF: Compared with 10 years ago, is the job of a secondary or grammar school-teacher is more difficult nowadays

SKILLIMP: When recruiting school-leavers, employers pay too much attention to practical skills and training, and too little t exam results?

EXAMIMP: When choosing students, do universities pay too much attention to exam results, and too little to practical skills and training?

PREPCHLD: Is it more important for a child to be obedient or to think for themselves?



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