CLOSER Discovery

Variable Description

Representation

Type

Code List

Selection Style

SelectOne

Codes

IFUINTU1

• -9999

  Unknown (blank on rubric card)

• -9899

  Unknown (blank on rubric card)

Aggregation Method

Unspecified

Temporal

False

Geographic

False

Source Questions

14 i(a-o)

• 1964 University Questionnaire

41 questions before...

13

If you hadn't been accepted by a University, what career would you have wanted to take up?

Generic text

14 i(a-o)

We are interested to know what you think about the functions of a University course and their relative importance. How would you rate the importance of the following aspects or functions of such a course?

Please tick the appropriate column.

	-
	1 - very important 2 - important 3 - not very important 4 - unimportant
to broaden one's outlook
to help one socially
to train one for a specific job or profession
to enjoy oneself
to meet a wide variety of different people
to give one a chance to read widely
to train one's mind
to improve one's knowledge and conversation
to improve one's earning capacity
to give one time to decide on one's career
to join many societies
to get a good degree
to meet people who may be useful in later life
to give one a chance to meet and talk with students reading other disciplines
to meet lecturers who have a profound knowledge of your subject

14 ii

We are also interested to know which of these functions you think is most important to you in getting a good job. Please write the letters of the three you regard as the most important -

Letter 1

Letter 2

Letter 3

89 questions after...

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1964 University Questionnaire

Lineage

• 1964 Cohort Member at University Dataset - IFUJOB

  Importance of job preparation function of university
  • qg_14_i_a-o

    We are interested to know what you think about the functions of a University course and their relative importance. How would you rate the importance of the following aspects or functions of such a course?

Variable Groups