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Training
courses | On-line research resources | Other
organisations Software | References
Training courses
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The
Association for Survey Computing (ASC)
The Association for Survey Computing (ASC), originally known as the Study
Group on Computers in Survey Analysis (SGCSA), was formed in 1971 in order to
improve knowledge of good practice in survey computing and to disseminate information
on techniques and survey software.
Centre
for Applied Social Surveys (CASS)
CASs aims
to strengthen skills in survey design and analysis within the UK social science
research community.
Centre
for Research on Simulation in the Social Sciences
CRESS, the Centre
for Research on Simulation in the Social Sciences aims to support the use of
simulation by social scientists. It draws together and promote current research
on the application and benefits of simulation methods across the social sciences.
Day Courses in Social Research, University of Surrey
One-day courses where social researchers can update their skills and learn
new techniques with practical high quality courses.
Essex
Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection
The Essex Summer School takes place annually. Courses deal with techniques
of data collection, analysis, and model building and also non-statistical but
innovative approaches to social science.
Evidence-Based
Child Health Unit , University of Liverpool
The Unit was established in collaboration with the University of Liverpool
to be a centre of excellence, both nationally and internationally, to produce
systematic reviews in the field of Child Health and to be a centre of development
and training in this innovative area.
Inter-University
Center for Educational Research
ICO is the Dutch
Interuniversity Center for Educational Research. Participants in the center
are faculty departments and research centres from ten Dutch universities. ICO
is recognised by the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences. The general mission of
ICO is to promote fundamental and applied scientific research in the field of
education.
Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science
data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative methods
to facilitate effective data use.
National
Centre for Social Research, Survey Methods Centre (SMC)
The creation of the SMC laid down a recognition for a formal structure within
which the institute's activity and interest in all areas of survey methodology
could flourish.
SdG
Associates
SdG Associates provide training and project consultancy on using software
for qualitative analysis.
On-line research
resources
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The
CASS Question Bank
The CASS
Question Bank is an ESRC funded resource aimed at the social science
research community, survey professionals and students and teachers of
social research methods.
The
Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning
The Wider
Benefits of Learning Research Centre has been established by the Department
for Education and Skills to investigate the non-economic benefits that
learning brings to the individual learner and to society as a whole.
Database
of Social Science Assessment Instruments
Helen Hough, the Health Sciences Librarian at the University of
Texas at Arlington, has compiled a free and useful index to many assessment
instruments as found fulltext in printed texts.
Health
& Social Care Research Support Unit for South East Wales
The Unit is committed to Research Support, Research Dissemination, Research
into Practice.
Qualidata
Qualidata provides a national service for the acquisition, dissemination
and re-use of social sciences qualitative research data. It is a specialist
unit housed within the UK Data Archive (UKDA) at the University of Essex.
Other organisations
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The
Campbell Collaboration
The international Campbell Collaboration (C2) is a non-profit
organization that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about
the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and educational
arenas.
Marketing
Sciences
Marketing Sciences is a major full service market research company,
conducting research in the UK and internationally.
National
Teacher Research Panel
The TTA is committed
to promoting teaching as a research and evidence-informed profession.
Software
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The
Association for Survey Computing (ASC)
The Association for Survey Computing (ASC), originally known as the Study
Group on Computers in Survey Analysis (SGCSA), was formed in 1971 in order to
improve knowledge of good practice in survey computing and to disseminate information
on techniques and survey software.
SdG
Associates
SdG Associates provide training and project consultancy on using software
for qualitative analysis.
sphinx
survey
The latest version of this integrated, one-stop software program will help
you to create the ideal questionnaire and explore and display your findings
with the minimum of time and effort.
Publications
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The
Association for Survey Computing (ASC)
The Association for Survey Computing (ASC), originally known as the Study
Group on Computers in Survey Analysis (SGCSA), was formed in 1971 in order to
improve knowledge of good practice in survey computing and to disseminate information
on techniques and survey software.
The
Curriculum, Evaluation and Management Centre (CEM)
The CEM Centre is committed to applying the best standards of science to
the development and evaluation of policies.
Evidence
Network
The Evidence Network is a focus point for evidence based policy and practice
research in the UK.
NHS
Health Technology Assessment
The HTA programme is a national programme of research established and funded
by the Department of Health's Research and development programme.
National
Centre for Social Research, Survey Methods Centre (SMC)
The creation of the SMC laid down a recognition for a formal structure within
which the institute's activity and interest in all areas of survey methodology
could flourish.
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