Year: 1995
Module: Education
Variable: PRIMIMP1
Question: Here are a number of things that some people think would improve education in our schools. Which do you think would be the most useful one for improving the education of children in primary schools - aged 5-11 years?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| More information available about individual schools | 1 |
| More links between parents and schools | 9 |
| More resources for buildings, books and equipment | 16 |
| Better quality teachers | 10 |
| Smaller class sizes | 44 |
| More emphasis on exams and tests | 2 |
| More emphasis on developing the child's skills and interests | 16 |
| Other | 0 |
| Don't know | 2 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| More information available about individual schools |
1 |
1 |
| More links between parents and schools |
10 |
7 |
| More resources for buildings, books and equipment |
18 |
15 |
| Better quality teachers |
11 |
10 |
| Smaller class sizes |
45 |
43 |
| More emphasis on exams and tests |
1 |
3 |
| More emphasis on developing the child's skills and interests |
13 |
18 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
1 |
2 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| More information available about individual schools |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| More links between parents and schools |
7 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
14 |
| More resources for buildings, books and equipment |
20 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
17 |
13 |
| Better quality teachers |
7 |
6 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
| Smaller class sizes |
40 |
44 |
52 |
52 |
42 |
30 |
| More emphasis on exams and tests |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| More emphasis on developing the child's skills and interests |
22 |
18 |
13 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Don't know |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| More information available about individual schools |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| More links between parents and schools |
7 |
9 |
16 |
| More resources for buildings, books and equipment |
18 |
15 |
18 |
| Better quality teachers |
12 |
9 |
8 |
| Smaller class sizes |
40 |
46 |
44 |
| More emphasis on exams and tests |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| More emphasis on developing the child's skills and interests |
18 |
15 |
12 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don't know |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
