Growing Up in Great Britain: Papers from the National Child Development Study

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-7
A Study of the Response Rates of 16-Year-Olds in the National Child Development Study....Pages 9-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Social Class and Family Size....Pages 21-55
Housing....Pages 56-76
Immigrants....Pages 77-89
Single-Parent Families....Pages 90-108
Families on Low Incomes....Pages 109-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Speech....Pages 127-148
Vision....Pages 149-164
Hearing....Pages 165-173
Other Handicaps and Defects....Pages 174-203
Other Aspects of Physical Development and Health....Pages 204-229
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Ability-Grouping in the Secondary School....Pages 233-253
Other School Characteristics....Pages 254-270
Guidance, Careers and Further Education....Pages 271-286
Sex Education and Preparation for Parenthood....Pages 287-298
Other Aspects of Schooling....Pages 299-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Measuring Behaviour in The School and Home....Pages 329-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Written Language....Pages 341-352
Overview....Pages 353-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-374