Education Outcomes Linkage - Online
Date:
26/03/2025
Organised by:
NCRM, ADRUK and NISRA
Presenter:
Peter Wilgar, Nichola McCullough, Eoin Norris, Chris Snoddy and Megan McAlister
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
Jacqui Thorp
Training and Capacity Building Coordinator, National Centre for Research Methods, University of Southampton
Email: jmh6@soton.ac.uk
Venue: Online
Description:
This short online course provides an introduction to the Education Outcomes Linkage (EOL) 2018/19-2021/22, which is a longitudinal relational database comprised of a range of tables containing post primary schools’ data for pupils aged 14 and over in Northern Ireland. The course will include a mixture of lectures and interactive discussions with experts.
The course covers:
Accessing the data share
Overview of available data
Northern Ireland Education system and demography
Successfully clearing outputs
Case studies using the linked dataset
Q & A with expert users and data owners
By the end of the course participants will:
- Be aware of the application process to access the data share
- Be familiar with the content of the data including some strengths and limitations
- Understand the Demography and the Education system in Northern Ireland
- Know how to create successful outputs for clearance
- Have knowledge of previous and current research using the EOL dataset
This course will suit anyone interested in conducting quantitative data analyses using Northern Ireland post primary school data for pupils aged 14 years and over. This may include, but is not limited to, quantitative researchers in academic, government, or third sector settings. People at any stage in their research career would be welcome, but the course most likely be of interest to master’s and PhD students, early career researchers, and mid-career researchers.
No specialist prior knowledge of the EOL, or statistical software is needed to attend, but a basic knowledge of research design and quantitative data analysis would be beneficial.
Background reading on the EOL is recommended:
Programme 10:00-14:30 - TBC
- Introduction/housekeeping (lecture) (10 mins)
Overview of the EOL and available data (35 mins)
- Accessing the data (35mins)
Comfort Break (15 mins)
- Demography and Education system in NI (20 mins)
- Successfully clearing outputs (25 mins)
- Summary of morning and Q&A (15 mins)
- Break (50 mins)
Case studies using the linked dataset (25 Mins)
Future plans for the EOL and the LEO NI (15 mins)
Q&A with expert users and data owners (30 mins)
THIS COURSE EQUATES TO HALF A DAYS TRAINING FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES.
Cost:
The fee is:
• £35 per day for registered students at any University.
• £75 per day for staff at academic institutions, Research Councils researchers, public sector staff, staff at registered charity organisations and recognised research institutions.
• £250 per day for all other participants
In the event of cancellation by the delegate a full refund of the course fee is available up to two weeks prior to the course. No refunds are available after this date.
If it is no longer possible to run a course due to circumstances beyond its control, NCRM reserves the right to cancel the course at its sole discretion at any time prior to the event. In this event every effort will be made to reschedule the course. If this is not possible or the new date is inconvenient a full refund of the course fee will be given. NCRM shall not be liable for any costs, losses or expenses that may be incurred as a result of the cancellation of a course.
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Website and registration:
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Data Quality and Data Management , Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Education Data, Analysis of administrative data, Data Linkage
Related publications and presentations from our eprints archive:
Data Quality and Data Management
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Longitudinal Data Analysis