Introduction to the National Pupil Database

Description:

Course places are limited and registration by 12 Sept 2014 is strongly recommended.

Course number: ADRCE-training008 Dearden

The course is part of a series of three consecutive 1-day courses taking place on 22-24 Sept 2014. It can be taken individually or as one 3-day course. Please register for each course separately.

The following describes all three courses:

Aims and learning outcomes:

These three courses provide a practical opportunity to explore the National Pupil Database (NPD), using SPSS or Stata.  On the first day participants can learn how to access, merge and code up the raw NPD data and given guidance about what variables are available.

On the second day students learn more about the structure of NPD, types of survey and administrative data that can be merged into the dataset, other data that has been linked to the NPD, and strategies for dealing with measurement error and missingness in the data.

The third day gives an introduction to non-experimental evaluation methods that can be used with administrative data for identifying the impact of policy initiatives.  The course will focus on three methodological approaches used in program evaluation: Difference in Differences, Regression Discontinuity Design and Matching Methods.

Target Audience:

Participants may be academic researchers in the social and health sciences or may work in government, survey agencies, official statistics, for charities or the private sector.

Course Material:

Participants will receive course notes.

The Instructors:

Prof Lorraine Dearden is Professor of Economics and Social Statistics at the Institute of Education, University of London and Director of the NCRM Programme Evaluation and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Node at the IFS.  Lorraine has wide experience of using the National Pupil Database to evaluate government initiatives and policies and is an expert on non-experimental evaluation methods.

Dr Rebecca Allen is a Reader in Economics of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.  Her research into school choice and school effectiveness makes extensive use of the National Pupil Database.

Course Fees:

Thanks to continued ESRC funding we are able to offer this course at reduced rates as follows:

• £30 per day for UK registered students
• £60 per day for staff at UK academic institutions, RCUK funded researchers, UK public sector staff and staff at UK registered charity organisations
• £220 per day for all other participants (concessions may apply here too please contact adrce@southampton.ac.uk ).

The course fee includes course materials, lunches and morning and afternoon refreshments. Travel and accommodation are to be arranged and paid for by the participant.

Location:  

The course will be held at: 

UCL Economics Department, Drayton House, 30 Gordon Street, London, WC1H OAX

Queries:

In case you have any further queries please contact Yangna Li at adrce@southampton.ac.uk

Cost:

Thanks to continued ESRC funding we are able to offer this course at reduced rates as follows:

£30 per day for UK registered students
£60 per day for staff at UK academic institutions, RCUK funded researchers, UK public sector staff and staff at UK registered charity organisations
£220 per day for all other participants (concessions may apply here too please contact adrce@southampton.ac.uk ).
The course fee includes course materials, lunches and morning and afternoon refreshments. Travel and accommodation are to be arranged and paid for by the participant.

Website and registration:

http://store.southampton.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=5&deptid=39&catid=113&prodid=498

Region:

Greater London

Keywords:

Analysis of administrative data, Data Quality and Data Management (other), Data linkage, Quantitative Approaches (other)

Related publications and presentations:

Analysis of administrative data
Data Quality and Data Management (other)
Data linkage
Quantitative Approaches (other)

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