A Heath
Biographic Data
| ID | 55191 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Heath |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Heath |
| SIGNATURE | HEATH A |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1137-6110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Education under New Labour, 1997-2010
This article reviews the evidence on New Labour’s educational achievements. It focuses on those aspects of policy that Labour itself highlighted in its manifestos, such as the raising of educational standards. A major issue, particularly on the issue of standards, is the methodological weaknesses of the statistics used. No firm conclusion can be drawn on whether standards rose or not: they probably merely kept pace with those in other countries. …
Cross-national Comparability of Survey Attitude Measures
Many international surveys include batteries of questions which are combined to form scales by secondary analysts who often treat these scales as unproblematic. However, to be able to make valid cross-national comparisons of values on scales such as these, we need to be sure that the variations genuinely reflect differences in populations rather than being due to various forms of error. In order to illustrate the kinds of problems that can occur,…
Participation bias in a sexuality survey
BACKGROUND: Few studies of sexual attitudes and behaviour have quantified the direction and magnitude of participation bias, primarily because information on non-responders is difficult to obtain in cross-sectional surveys. METHOD: Australian adult twins (n = 9112) aged 17-52 years enrolled in a national, longitudinal research register were asked to participate in a postal survey concerning their sexual behaviour and attitudes. Individual consent…
The Educational Progress of Children In and Out of Care
Results are reported from the first of three rounds of testing associated with a longitudinal study comparing the educational progress and behaviour of a group of foster children with that of a “control” group. The latter comprised youngsters who have never been in care but whose families have received social work help. The educational attainment of both groups was generally found to fall below the national average. Both groups also manifested re…
Rational Choice and Social Exchange
Themes in Economic Anthropology
Rational Choice and Social Exchange
Cross-national Comparability of Survey Attitude Measures
Many international surveys include batteries of questions which are combined to form scales by secondary analysts who often treat these scales as unproblematic. However, to be able to make valid cross-national comparisons of values on scales such as these, we need to be sure that the variations genuinely reflect differences in populations rather than being due to various forms of error. In order to illustrate the kinds of problems that can occur,…
The Educational Progress of Children In and Out of Care
Results are reported from the first of three rounds of testing associated with a longitudinal study comparing the educational progress and behaviour of a group of foster children with that of a “control” group. The latter comprised youngsters who have never been in care but whose families have received social work help. The educational attainment of both groups was generally found to fall below the national average. Both groups also manifested re…
Themes in Economic Anthropology
Rational Choice and Social Exchange
The Educational Progress of Children In and Out of Care
Results are reported from the first of three rounds of testing associated with a longitudinal study comparing the educational progress and behaviour of a group of foster children with that of a “control” group. The latter comprised youngsters who have never been in care but whose families have received social work help. The educational attainment of both groups was generally found to fall below the national average. Both groups also manifested re…
Participation bias in a sexuality survey
BACKGROUND: Few studies of sexual attitudes and behaviour have quantified the direction and magnitude of participation bias, primarily because information on non-responders is difficult to obtain in cross-sectional surveys. METHOD: Australian adult twins (n = 9112) aged 17-52 years enrolled in a national, longitudinal research register were asked to participate in a postal survey concerning their sexual behaviour and attitudes. Individual consent…
Cross-national Comparability of Survey Attitude Measures
Many international surveys include batteries of questions which are combined to form scales by secondary analysts who often treat these scales as unproblematic. However, to be able to make valid cross-national comparisons of values on scales such as these, we need to be sure that the variations genuinely reflect differences in populations rather than being due to various forms of error. In order to illustrate the kinds of problems that can occur,…
Education under New Labour, 1997-2010
This article reviews the evidence on New Labour’s educational achievements. It focuses on those aspects of policy that Labour itself highlighted in its manifestos, such as the raising of educational standards. A major issue, particularly on the issue of standards, is the methodological weaknesses of the statistics used. No firm conclusion can be drawn on whether standards rose or not: they probably merely kept pace with those in other countries. …
Sociology (4 works) · Economics (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work)