§ Mr. SwinneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each project of over £10,000 the education research programmes commissioned by his Department in(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99 and (c) 1999–2000; what is the total proposed budget for education research projects for each of the next three financial years; and what percentage of this will be under the control of the Scottish Parliament. [65931]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 18 January 1999]: A list of the education research projects commissioned over £10,000 in (a) 1997–98, and (b) 1998–99 is set out. No projects have yet been commissioned for 1999–2000:
Projects Commissioned over £10,000: 1997–98
- School Improvement in Deprived Areas
- Cost of Pre-school Education Provision
- Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) (2nd Stage)
- The Effectiveness of Careers Services
- Teachers Knowledge Needs of Information and Communications Technology
- Commitment and Barriers to Learning
- Quality in Pre-school Education Provision: The Role of Parents
- Quality in Pre-school Education Provision: Staffing and Staff Development
- Research Studentship—Improving School Effectiveness
- Pre-school Education: Supply and Demand
- Assessment Practice for Special Training Needs
- Scottish School Leavers Survey—Special Studies
- Survey of Career Destinations of Contract Researchers
- Evaluation of the Early Intervention Programme
- Institutional Support for Overseas Students (SETEG)
Projects Commissioned over £10,000: 1998–99
- Impact of Higher Still on Attainment in Core Skills
- Teachers' Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Literature Review for the Beattie Committee
- Costs of FE Provision in Rural, Remote and Island Areas in Scotland
- Costs of Partnerships in Initial Teacher Training
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- Higher Still Evaluation—Survey of HE Staff, Careers Officers, Trainers and Employers
- Pre-school Provision in Rural Areas
- New Entrants to FE
- Distribution of FE Provision
- Impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Initiatives
- OECD Survey of Student Achievement in Reading, Maths and Science at Age 15
- Higher Still Evaluation—Survey of School and FE Staff
- Higher Still Evaluation—Cohort Study
- Developments in Pre-school Education
- Review of Partnership in Pre-school Education
- Scottish School Leavers Survey of 22/23 Year Olds in 1999
- Baseline Survey of Parents Demand for Childcare.
The total proposed budget for education research projects over each of the next three financial years is £947k per annum. This budget will come under the control of the Scottish Parliament.