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Research on adolescent development and relationships (young cohort)
The RADAR Young study (RADAR-Y) is a population-based prospective cohort study in which adolescents are followed from age 12 to 18 years. RADAR-Y focuses on the development of (1) adolescent parent and peer relationships, (2) personality and identity, (3) psychopathology and delinquency, (4) substance use, and (5) academic achievement. RADAR-Y has a full family design: 497...
New Students in Universities 2011: First Impressions
The study charted the experiences and impressions of new students who started their studies in universities in Finland in the autumn of 2011. The respondents were asked whether they had moved to another town because of studies and what moving had felt like, how they had been received in their place of study, what they thought about tutoring (provided by other students to...
Tampere University Survey for First-year International Students 2022
The Tampere University survey for first-year international students collects information about their first-year study experience and their attachment to their studies and the university. In addition to the above, the survey focuses on personal study plans, student and faculty mentoring, study skills and well-being. The survey started by asking how the respondent's studies...
Tampere University Survey for Second-year and Fourth-year International Students 2022
The survey is conducted among second-year and fourth-year international students at the Tampere University to collect information on the success of their studies, the development of their skills and expertise, and their well-being. In addition to the above, the survey focuses on experiences of study and learning environments, student services, inclusion and equality, and...
Guides for Immigrants and Immigration Services 2005
The archived data consist of 55 written documents that were available on the website of the Ministry of Labour of Finland in 2005. The documents provided information for public officials working with immigrants or information for immigrants on life in Finland. The majority of the documents had been created by the ministry, although some in cooperation with other actors such...
Survey and Follow-Up of ERRC Clients, 1977-1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey was undertaken in order to evaluate the effectiveness of Employment Rehabilitation Centres and to make recommendations concerning their improvement or further development.Main Topics:Variables
Backgrounds, personal and social circumstances, ERC course experiences and post-course experiences...
TAPS Study of Long-term Non-demented Patients, 1985-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.TAPS was established by the North East Thames Regional Health Authority (NETRHA) to evaluate their policy of closing two of the region's six psychiatric hospitals, Friern and Claybury, and replacing them with district-based services.
The main aim of the project was to determine whether the quality of life...
Deprived White Community? Social Action in Three Norwich Estates, 1940-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection.
The project charted changes since 1940 in the interface between official descriptions of three Norwich council estates (North Earlham, Larkman and Marlpit) as deprived, and residents' own social and spatial identity practices.
It looked critically at the extent to...
Problems of Overseas Students Follow-Up Study, 1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to ascertain examination attainments of a group of overseas students.Main Topics:Information collected for this survey concerned a group of overseas students taking courses in institutions of higher education of all types (470 nurses and 1180 students). Data comprise course...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Pupils, 1964-1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
National Child Development Study: Age 33, Sweep 5, 1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the...
Social Experience of Transition to School: Learning and Health Outcomes, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The overall aim of this study was to look at how children respond to the experience of starting school and their adaptation after six months of the start of their first term. The primary aim was to explore physical stress responses of children before, during and after starting school, measured via morning...
Manchester language study: Young adulthood
Dataset of interview and questionnaire data resulting from the age 24 wave with the original participants of the Manchester Language Study in adulthood (24 years of age). The Manchester Language Study is a longitudinal study of a national random sample of all children who were attending language units. The study covers a 20 year period. It began in 1995 when the children...
The Ready or Not Study: Connecting Viewpoints on Child and Family Wellbeing and Identifying Commonalities Across Diverse Groups, 2021-2023
The over-arching aim of this multi-method study was to investigate the relations between children’s wellbeing and ‘school readiness’. There were four specific objectives:
1. To enrich understanding of the overlap between ‘school readiness’ and child wellbeing.
2. To examine characteristics that shape children’s wellbeing and ‘school readiness’.
3. To examine how family...
Interviews of Foreign Students in Finland's Higher Education Institutions 2002
This qualitative dataset is part of a study charting the integration of foreign university and university of applied sciences students into the Finnish society. In the individual semi-structured interviews, the interviewees were asked whether they had visited Finland before starting their studies and the reason for choosing Finland and their university. Satisfaction with...
Foreign Students in Finland's Higher Education Institutions 2002
The survey charted foreign students' experiences when studying in higher education institutions in Finland and their integration into Finnish society. Respondents were asked whether they had visited Finland before starting their studies and the reason for choosing Finland and their university/polytechnic. Satisfaction with the teaching, guidance, services, progression of...
Ingrian-Finnish Remigrants 2008-2013
The study examined Ingrian-Finnish remigrants and their social adjustment in Finland. Main themes included, among others, the respondents' motives for moving from Russia to Finland, integration into Finnish society, social well-being, and perceptions of Finnish and Russian culture and values. The data consist of four surveys conducted between 2008 and 2013. The study follows...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Pupils, 1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
Psychological Adjustment of Immigrants, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to relate psychological social adjustment to factors which influenced the decision to migrate in the first place, to adjustment prior to migration, and to expectations about life in Britain held before migration.Main Topics:200 Pakistani, 200 Indian, and 200 Irish immigrants to...
Job Search Module Project, 1978-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to evaluate the effects of job search training on the post-course job seeking behaviour of former Employment Rehabilitation Research Centre clients. The survey reports the results of interviews with a sample of approximately 200 Employment Rehabilitation Centre clients on their...
National Child Development Study: Childhood Data from Birth to Age 16, Sweeps 0-3, 1958-1974
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Child Development Study (NCDS) is a continuing longitudinal study that seeks to follow the lives of all those living in Great Britain who were born in one particular week in 1958. The aim of the study is to improve understanding of the factors affecting human development over the...
1970 British Cohort Study: Age 5, Sweep 2 1975
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Pupils, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
Class and Ethnicity: Polish Migrant Workers in London, 1996-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The study examines recent Polish migrations to London and the socio-cultural consequences for Poland and the UK as well as individual narratives about ethnicity, class, migration and multicultural Britain.
This dataset consists of 57 qualitative, semi-structured face-to-face interviews with Polish...
Life After a Death: a Study of the Elderly Widowed, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The elderly widowed are likely to have a variety of medical and social needs and may have difficulty in mobilising appropriate services. This study aims to identify the needs of elderly widowed people, to describe the ways in which some needs are met and others are not met and to ascertain ways in which...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Pupils, 1965
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
Student Loneliness and Social Connectedness Data, 2021
We took a sequential mixed-methods approach. First, drawing upon the principles of Participatory Action Research, we conducted stakeholder-led (i.e. student-led) focus groups with a diverse group of 13 students to explore their experiences of social connectedness at university before, during, and beyond the pandemic (Study 1). We conducted three rounds of focus groups (3-5...
Streaming Longitudinal Study; Teachers, 1964
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of streaming and non-streaming on the personality, and social and intellectual development of junior school pupils. The data are held under nine separate study numbers; one for each of the eight surveys and one for the merged file. The study covers a...
Association of Children's Officers Boarding-Out Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To keep a record of children in foster homes during a two year period, including history, behaviour and eventual disposition of each child.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Information is given on the process of placing the child in the foster home. Details include: child's natural parent(s)'...