The School as Reflected in Public Opinion (1979)

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.