Research Methods Festival Programme
Programme for: Thursday 1st July am
Venue: See conference programme
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Longitudinal data for qualitative and quantitative research (FULL)
This session is now fully booked
9:30 – 12:45
Chair: Jean Martin, Office for National Statistics
This session will provide an introduction to the research value of longitudinal data and analysis, highlight some of the data resources available and discuss the relationship between qualitative and quantitative longitudinal data. The final session will report on an ESRC consultancy to assess the need for a qualitative longitudinal study.
| 9:30 – 10:30 | The research value of longitudinal data Vernon Gayle, University of Stirling Handout Event History Terminology Slides Discussion |
| 10:30 | Longitudinal data resources A
broad overview of key longitudinal data sources in the UK |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee |
| 11:30 | Using quantitative and qualitative longitudinal data to understand women’s careers Jane Elliott, University of Liverpool Discussion |
| 12:05 | ESRC study into the feasibility of a possible qualitative longitudinal study Janet Holland and
Rachel Thomson, South Bank University Discussion
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| 12:45 | Lunch |
| On Thursday afternoon in the Mary Sunley Seminar Room there is a drop-in session to provide more information about the availability of longitudinal data in the UK and how to analyse it. | |
