The School as Reflected in Public Opinion (1979)

Attitude to school and school development.

Topics: the following information was surveyed for the oldest
school-age child: year of birth; sex of child; type of school attended;
level of eductional aspiration; class size; judgement on the
possibilities for pedagogical support with such a class size; judgement
on cooperation with teachers; class year or school year; looking after
children with homework; judgement on the interest of the child in
school; burden on the family from homework; attitude to doing homework
under pedagogical supervision at school; perceived relief from a
full-time school. Judgement on the need for reform of the school
situation; attitude to the integrated comprehensive school; giving
grades to the various school types; judgement on school achievement
demands; judgement on the efforts of the school in educating children
to discipline and order as well as to supporting the children;
neglected school objectives; attitude to an increased hiring of
teachers and reasons for this decision; attitude to various items from
the area of school development and school reform (scale); political
interest; union membership; religiousness; residential status; presence
of respondent in residence within the last few days; employment in the
civil service; size of household; number of children under 14 years or
between 14 and 17 as well as over 18 years; number of school-age
children; size of municipality class.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; religious denomination;
frequency of church attendance; school education; occupational
position; employment; household income; household size; household
composition; respondent is head of household; residential status;
state; union membership.