Michael Youngman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5240147 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Youngman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Youngman |
| SIGNATURE | YOUNGMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The relationship between personality and attainment in 16‐19 year‐old students in a sixth form college. I: Construction of the Student Self‐Perception Scale
Background. Of the research that has been undertaken into the relationship between personality and attainment, relatively little exists relating to the 16‐19 age range. In a substantive study examining the relationship between academic self‐concept, attainment and personality in sixth form students, a first requirement was to design a self‐perception instrument. Aims. The psychometric element of the study aimed to construct a Student Self‐Percept…
The relationship between personality and attainment in 16‐19‐year‐old students in a sixth form college. II: Self‐perception, gender and attainment
Background. A related paper (Summerfield & Youngman, 1999) has described the development of a scale, the Student Self‐Perception Scale (SSPS) designed to explore the relationship between academic self‐concept, attainment and personality in sixth form college students. Aims. The study aimed to identify groups of students exhibiting varying patterns of relationship using a range of measures including the SSPS. Issues of gender are also examined. Sa…
Career experiences of contract researchers in Education
Contract researchers comprise a substantial element in all areas of academic research, but numerous reports have exposed major concerns over status, security and conditions. As part of a larger review of its research activities, the ESRC in 1991 commissioned a quick survey of contract researchers on ESRC projects. This report summarizes that survey. The sample of 44 researchers consisted of 80 per cent of the eligible personnel. Its constitution …
Research and Policy: The Uses of Qualitative Methods in Social and Educational Research
Dispositional Associates of Gce Performance in Sixth Form and Further Education College Students
S ummary . A great deal of research effort has sought to identify factors associated with successful academic performance. The more consistent findings suggest generally that intellectual ability and previous examination performance are the strongest determinants of attainment, whilst within the dispositional domain of personality, extraversion and emotional stability claim some importance, albeit that findings in the latter area have been surpri…
Further Validation of the Behaviour in School Inventory
S ummary . Youngman's (1979) Behaviour in School Inventory is used as part of a counselling and guidance programme in an Australian secondary school. The sample comprises the complete year 7 intake (12‐ to 13‐year‐olds) of 96 boys and 37 girls. The results demonstrate good convergent and discriminant validity with correlations in the range 0.42 to 0.63 with the objective behavioural adjustment criterion, times sent out of class. It is argued that…
Intrinsic Roles of Secondary School Teachers
S ummary . In a study whose prime objective was to develop a self‐report job description instrument for secondary school teachers it was also possible to use the descriptions obtained to define actual teaching roles. The following report opens with an extended discussion of the principles underlying the design and analysis of this study of teachers' roles, emphasising the naturalistic stance adopted. It then presents the results of a centroid rel…
Natural Groups And Centroid Clusters Of Mother-Child Dyads Observed In The Home
Cluster analysis (Wishart, 1972) was applied to the interactive behavior of 136 2 1/2-year-old male twins and singletons with their mothers. The clustering was based on the Facilitating Power (FP) that various forms of maternal control exerted on child compliance and non-compliance. The clustering process generated clusters that reflected the pre-existing division of the sample into twins and singletons. In general, singletons seem to be less dep…
Some Determinants of Early Secondary School Performance
S ummary . This paper reports further analyses of a study of primary/secondary transfer for which certain findings have already been published (Youngman and Lunzer, 1977; Youngman, 1978; Youngman, 1979). Here the concern is to examine the various pupil characteristics that might determine subsequent academic performance in secondary school. It employs covariance regression models rather than the more customary stepwise or complete models and cons…
Assessing Behavioural Adjustment to School
S ummary . The development of a 34‐item self‐report measure of behavioural adjustment to school is described in detail. Analysis identified three distinct scales—studiousness, compliance and teacher contact. All three scales and the total score are shown to have acceptable reliability and well‐defined construct validity within a normal lower secondary school population. Various applications of the instrument, including the use of a teacher form, …
Six Reactions to School Transfer
S ummary . TWO samples representing rural (N = 390) and city (N =454) children were tested before and after transferring to secondary school in an attempt to determine the nature of individual reactions to school transfer. Measures used included ability, achievement, attitude to school, and personality. Cluster analysis applied independently to these two samples identified six subgroups showing different patterns of adjustment. Two of these react…
A Computerized and Categorized Bibliography on Locus of Control
Since the introduction of locus of control in 1954 by Rotter, interest in the dimension has expanded considerably. The present authors have categorized and put on computer over 1,200 published and unpublished references
Personality and Behaviour in School
S ummary . The responses of first and second year secondary pupils on the JEPI and a Behaviour in School Inventory were cluster analysed. Four clusters emerged which were internally homogeneous and stable over time. These are described and related to ability, achievement and motivation measures. It is postulated that two dimensions underlie the cluster pattern—adjustment and compliance. This is interpreted in terms of previous research. The meani…
Six Reactions to School Transfer
S ummary . TWO samples representing rural (N = 390) and city (N =454) children were tested before and after transferring to secondary school in an attempt to determine the nature of individual reactions to school transfer. Measures used included ability, achievement, attitude to school, and personality. Cluster analysis applied independently to these two samples identified six subgroups showing different patterns of adjustment. Two of these react…
Career experiences of contract researchers in Education
Contract researchers comprise a substantial element in all areas of academic research, but numerous reports have exposed major concerns over status, security and conditions. As part of a larger review of its research activities, the ESRC in 1991 commissioned a quick survey of contract researchers on ESRC projects. This report summarizes that survey. The sample of 44 researchers consisted of 80 per cent of the eligible personnel. Its constitution …
Research and Policy: The Uses of Qualitative Methods in Social and Educational Research
Personality and Behaviour in School
S ummary . The responses of first and second year secondary pupils on the JEPI and a Behaviour in School Inventory were cluster analysed. Four clusters emerged which were internally homogeneous and stable over time. These are described and related to ability, achievement and motivation measures. It is postulated that two dimensions underlie the cluster pattern—adjustment and compliance. This is interpreted in terms of previous research. The meani…
A Computerized and Categorized Bibliography on Locus of Control
Since the introduction of locus of control in 1954 by Rotter, interest in the dimension has expanded considerably. The present authors have categorized and put on computer over 1,200 published and unpublished references
Six Reactions to School Transfer
S ummary . TWO samples representing rural (N = 390) and city (N =454) children were tested before and after transferring to secondary school in an attempt to determine the nature of individual reactions to school transfer. Measures used included ability, achievement, attitude to school, and personality. Cluster analysis applied independently to these two samples identified six subgroups showing different patterns of adjustment. Two of these react…
Assessing Behavioural Adjustment to School
S ummary . The development of a 34‐item self‐report measure of behavioural adjustment to school is described in detail. Analysis identified three distinct scales—studiousness, compliance and teacher contact. All three scales and the total score are shown to have acceptable reliability and well‐defined construct validity within a normal lower secondary school population. Various applications of the instrument, including the use of a teacher form, …
Natural Groups And Centroid Clusters Of Mother-Child Dyads Observed In The Home
Cluster analysis (Wishart, 1972) was applied to the interactive behavior of 136 2 1/2-year-old male twins and singletons with their mothers. The clustering was based on the Facilitating Power (FP) that various forms of maternal control exerted on child compliance and non-compliance. The clustering process generated clusters that reflected the pre-existing division of the sample into twins and singletons. In general, singletons seem to be less dep…
Some Determinants of Early Secondary School Performance
S ummary . This paper reports further analyses of a study of primary/secondary transfer for which certain findings have already been published (Youngman and Lunzer, 1977; Youngman, 1978; Youngman, 1979). Here the concern is to examine the various pupil characteristics that might determine subsequent academic performance in secondary school. It employs covariance regression models rather than the more customary stepwise or complete models and cons…
Intrinsic Roles of Secondary School Teachers
S ummary . In a study whose prime objective was to develop a self‐report job description instrument for secondary school teachers it was also possible to use the descriptions obtained to define actual teaching roles. The following report opens with an extended discussion of the principles underlying the design and analysis of this study of teachers' roles, emphasising the naturalistic stance adopted. It then presents the results of a centroid rel…
Further Validation of the Behaviour in School Inventory
S ummary . Youngman's (1979) Behaviour in School Inventory is used as part of a counselling and guidance programme in an Australian secondary school. The sample comprises the complete year 7 intake (12‐ to 13‐year‐olds) of 96 boys and 37 girls. The results demonstrate good convergent and discriminant validity with correlations in the range 0.42 to 0.63 with the objective behavioural adjustment criterion, times sent out of class. It is argued that…
Dispositional Associates of Gce Performance in Sixth Form and Further Education College Students
S ummary . A great deal of research effort has sought to identify factors associated with successful academic performance. The more consistent findings suggest generally that intellectual ability and previous examination performance are the strongest determinants of attainment, whilst within the dispositional domain of personality, extraversion and emotional stability claim some importance, albeit that findings in the latter area have been surpri…
Research and Policy: The Uses of Qualitative Methods in Social and Educational Research
Career experiences of contract researchers in Education
Contract researchers comprise a substantial element in all areas of academic research, but numerous reports have exposed major concerns over status, security and conditions. As part of a larger review of its research activities, the ESRC in 1991 commissioned a quick survey of contract researchers on ESRC projects. This report summarizes that survey. The sample of 44 researchers consisted of 80 per cent of the eligible personnel. Its constitution …
The relationship between personality and attainment in 16‐19 year‐old students in a sixth form college. I: Construction of the Student Self‐Perception Scale
Background. Of the research that has been undertaken into the relationship between personality and attainment, relatively little exists relating to the 16‐19 age range. In a substantive study examining the relationship between academic self‐concept, attainment and personality in sixth form students, a first requirement was to design a self‐perception instrument. Aims. The psychometric element of the study aimed to construct a Student Self‐Percept…
The relationship between personality and attainment in 16‐19‐year‐old students in a sixth form college. II: Self‐perception, gender and attainment
Background. A related paper (Summerfield & Youngman, 1999) has described the development of a scale, the Student Self‐Perception Scale (SSPS) designed to explore the relationship between academic self‐concept, attainment and personality in sixth form college students. Aims. The study aimed to identify groups of students exhibiting varying patterns of relationship using a range of measures including the SSPS. Issues of gender are also examined. Sa…
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Personality (6 works) · Cluster (spacecraft) (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Locus of control (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Statistics (3 works)