Northern
Ireland Young Life and Times Survey
Education
Listed below are
the questions asked in the Education module, and the years in which
they were asked. If you want to see how young people actually answered
the questions in a particular year, you can click on the year beside
every question.
Publications and further information on Education can be found on the
Education Resources page.
- Q11PLUS1: Does
the 11+ put too much pressure on 10 and 11 year olds? 1999
- Q11PLUS2: Does
selection have to happen at some time in a child's education? 1999
- Q11PLUS3: Is
a system of separate secondary and grammar schools unfair? 1999
- Q11PLUS4: Do
grammar schools provide the best standard of education? 1999
- Q11PLUS5: Does
the 11+ system mean that most children feel that they are failures?
1999
- Q11PLUS6: Is
the 11+ a good measure of ability? 1999
- Q11PLUS7: Are
children aged 10 or 11 too young for selection tests? 1999
- Q11PLUS8: Do
children not at grammar school still get a first class education?
1999
- CHANGE11: Does
the 11+ and then secondary/grammar school system work? 1999
- GRAMOR11: Change
11+ test, the secondary/grammar school system, or both 1999
- CHG111: Have
11+ test at end of Primary 7? 1999
- CHG112: Have
selection test at age 14? 1999
- CHG113: Have
selection test at age 16? 1999
- CHG114: Have
children assessed by teachers? 1999
- CHG115: Have
a different kind of test? 1999
- CHGGRAM1: Same
school until 14, and then secondary/grammar school? 1999
- CHGGRAM2: Same
school until 16 and then 'A' levels or vocational training? 1999
- CHGGRAM3: Secondary
schools select a third of pupils for 'grammar stream'? 1999
- PASS11: Did
you pass 11+? 1999
- GOVMXSCH: Should
the government encourage more mixed schooling? 1999
- SLFEVINT: Have
your children ever attended an integrated school? 1999
- SEPDIV: Do separate
schools for Protestants and Catholics fuel community divisions? 1999
- INTDKCLT: Do
children at integrated schools learn enough about their own culture
and traditions? 1999
- GVNOFUND: Should
the government fund schools taking only Catholic or only Protestant
pupils? 1999
- IRSHLANG: Should
all secondary level pupils study Irish language and culture? 1999
- ULSTLANG: Should
all secondary level pupils study Ulster-Scots language and culture?
1999
- PROTRELG: Should
all secondary level pupils study Protestant religious beliefs? 1999
- CATHRELG: Should
all secondary level pupils study Catholic religious beliefs? 1999
- NONDRELG: Should
all secondary level pupils study religious beliefs in general? 1999
- PLURAL1: Should
children at school learn about the religious festivals of all religions
and ethnic groups? 1999
- PLURAL2: Should
religious education be left to parents and their churches? 1999
- PLURAL3: Should
Catholic schools offer cricket and rugby? 1999
- PLURAL4: Should
Protestant schools offer gaelic football, hurling and camogie?
1999
- EDGAIN1: Schools
aim towards skills and knowledge which will help get a good job?
1999
- EDGAIN2: Schools
aim towards good exam results? 1999
- EDGAIN3: Schools
aim towards self-confidence? 1999
- EDGAIN4: Schools
aim towards knowledge that equips them for life in general? 1999
- EDGAIN5: Schools
aim towards an ability to live among people from different backgrounds?
1999
- EDGAIN6: Schools
aim towards skills that allow them to adapt to the changing needs
of the world of work? 1999
- EDGAIN7: Schools
aim towards an ability to speak and write clearly? 1999
- EDGAIN8: Schools
aim towards a readiness to challenge other people's ideas? 1999
- CITIZN1: Is
it the job of schools to teach about politics and human rights? 1999
- CITIZN2: Is
it about time schools started to openly tackle such difficult issues?
1999
- CITIZN3: Is
teaching children about politics and human rights just trying to brainwash
them 1999
- CITIZN4: Do
you doubt that the people teaching this kind of thing would do it
fairly? 1999
- CITIZN5: Will
children never be effective members of society unless they learn about
human rights and politics when they are young? 1999
- CITIZN6: Should
schools should be a place where children can get away from political
problems? 1999
- CITIZN7: Will
teaching about human rights and politics help young people become
active members of their own communities? 1999
- CITIZN8: Will
teaching about human rights and politics risk encouraging children
towards extreme political views? 1999
- CITIZN9: Will
discussions about politics and human rights help children understand
why other traditions feel hard done by? 1999
- CITIZN10: Will
discussions about politics and human rights be too painful for children
who have suffered during the Troubles? 1999
- CITIZNGD: Is
it a good idea to teach about politics and human rights in schools?
1999
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