NOP/TES Survey of Political Attitudes of Teachers, Lecturers and Post-Graduate Students, 1974

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this study was to examine the educational field's voting intentions at the October 10th General Election and their attitudes to a number of educational issues. In addition, it was decided to re-interview those asked about their voting intentions immediately after the election to determine how they actually voted.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions<br>
There were three types of questionnaire:<br>
1. University lecturers, polytechnic lecturers and post-graduate students<br>
2. College of education/further education lecturers<br>
3. Secondary/primary school teachers<br>
Issues covered in all three:<br>
Years of teaching experience, voting intention, political support and previous voting pattern, opinion of a Coalition Government.<br>
Educational issues: role of parents, statutory incomes policy, elimination of grammar schools, direct payment of education staff by central government, raising the school leaving age.<br>
Questions asked only in:<br>
1. Faculty/subject(s) taught/studied, occupational grade, opinion on control of universities/polytechnics by an oligarchy (professionals and heads of departments).<br>
2. Faculty/subject(s) taught/studied, occupational grade.<br>
3. Subject taught, occupational grade.<br>
Background Variables<br>
Age, sex, type of institution.