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The power and perils of narrative : making the best use of the British Birth Cohort studies /

By: Elliott, Jane.
Series: Professional lecture series.Publisher: London : Institute of Education Press, 2013Description: 35 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1782770747(pbk.); 9781782770749:; 9781782770749.Subject(s): National Child Development Study (1958 Cohort) | Cohort analysis | Great Britain -- PopulationDDC classification: 304.61
Contents:
Biography -- Acknowledgements -- The power and perils of narrative : making the best use of the British Birth Cohort studies.
Summary: Britain is unique in the world in having a portfolio of national birth cohort studies that follow individuals from birth through childhood and into adult life. These studies have already been instrumental in providing evidence relevant to a wide range of policy issues particularly in the areas of health, child development, education, and employment. In this lecture Jane Elliott uses a vivid narrative case study to illustrate the detailed information that the British Birth Cohort studies collect about individuals and their circumstances.
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Biography -- Acknowledgements -- The power and perils of narrative : making the best use of the British Birth Cohort studies.

"Based on an Inaugural Professorial Lecture delivered at the Institute of Education, University of London, on 10 December 2013."

Britain is unique in the world in having a portfolio of national birth cohort studies that follow individuals from birth through childhood and into adult life. These studies have already been instrumental in providing evidence relevant to a wide range of policy issues particularly in the areas of health, child development, education, and employment. In this lecture Jane Elliott uses a vivid narrative case study to illustrate the detailed information that the British Birth Cohort studies collect about individuals and their circumstances.

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