Probationary Teachers, 1968-1969; Sample 1
Sample 1
Creators: name: University Of Bristol, School Of Education
Publisher: name: UK Data Service
Year: 1973

description: The purpose of this study was to collect information about the conditions, opportunities, problems and needs of teachers at the beginning of their career and to assist in the development of services to them.&lt;br&gt;
&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;National Survey of Teachers in Their First Year of Service, 1966-1967&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; (SN:66031,66032,66033,67032,67033)&lt;br&gt;
This group of surveys serves both as a demographic study of probationary teachers and as a longitudinal study in which characteristics of the teachers at the beginning and at the end of the year were related to each other and to characteristics of the school and of the employing authority. It covers seven main areas: probationary background and training; their distribution; appointment and placement; in-service guidance; probationers in the classroom; in the school community; outside school; and career intentions.&lt;br&gt;
Arising from findings of this group of surveys, a further research and development project was undertaken by the University of Bristol to investigate the needs, problems, and advantages associated with the mounting of in-service courses for probationers. The data from this project are held as SN:14 &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Probationary Teachers, 1968-1969&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; and SN:15 &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Probationary Teachers, 1969-1970&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;.&lt;br&gt;
The phasing of the enquiry followed the timetable:&lt;br&gt;
Spring 1966: Survey of Directors of Education in the 162 LEA's in England and Wales (SN:66031)&lt;br&gt;
June 1966: Survey of Head Teachers (SN:66032)&lt;br&gt;
Sept 1966: First survey of probationers (SN:66033)&lt;br&gt;
March 1967: Oral interviews with sub-sample of probationers (SN:67032)&lt;br&gt;
May 1967: Follow-up questionnaire to probationers who responded to first questionnaire (SN:67033)&lt;br&gt;
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SN:14 includes two questionnaires (A1 and B1) distributed to probationers in one rural and three urban areas in July 1969. These probationers had completed their probationary year and had experienced only traditional forms of in-service guidance; they formed a control group for the project.&lt;br&gt;
SN:15 includes nine questionnaires, distributed between September 1969 and July 1970 in conjunction with a series of project-organized induction courses and discussion meetings. The questionnaires were administered according to the following timetable:&lt;br&gt;
Sept 1969: Questionnaire A2 and B2 to all probationers&lt;br&gt;
Sept-Oct 1969: Questionnaire C1 to those attending induction conference&lt;br&gt;
Oct-Dec 1969: Questionnaire C2 to those attending discussion meetings&lt;br&gt;
Jan-June 1970: Questionnaire C3 to those at optional topics courses&lt;br&gt;
July 1970: Questionnaire C4 to those at overview conference&lt;br&gt;
July 1970: Questionnaire C5 to all probationers&lt;br&gt;
July 1970: Questionnaire A3 to all probationers&lt;br&gt;
(Questionnaire A1, A2 and A3 were essentially identical, B1, B2 and B3 completely identical.)&lt;br&gt;
The questionnaires therefore measured both response to various course programmes and discussion meetings, and the overall effect of such courses on the professional judgements, opinions and actions of probationary teachers.