Preserve Dataset for single column and single result instead of returning List

Question

For consistency I would like the results of Select and similar operation on Datasets to always return a Dataset object. If you query a Dataset and the result is a single column or a single value a List is returned.

data = {{"ID", "Variable1", "Variable2"}, {"Alpha", 1, 0}, {"Beta", 1,1}, {"Alpha", 1, 0}};
assoc = AssociationThread[First@data -> #] & /@ Rest@data;
ds = Dataset[assoc];

This returns a Dataset

ds[Select[#"ID" == "Alpha" &], {"ID", "Variable1"}]

This returns a List

ds[Select[#"ID" == "Alpha" &], "ID"]
(* Result {Alpha,Alpha} *)

This returns a list

ds[Select[#"ID" == "Beta" &], "ID"]
(* Result {Beta} *)

Answer 1

In 10.0.2 under Windows all three operations return an object with the Head Dataset. I presume you mean that within this Dataset you want Association lists rather than plain lists? Perhaps your goal is achieved with:

ds[Select[#"ID" == "Alpha" &], {"ID"}]

ds[Select[#"ID" == "Beta" &], {"ID"}]