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Methods Workshop: Approaches to Secondary Comparative Analysis (European Social Survey)

Date: Thursday 6 March 2008, 3-5pm

Location: Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester

Workshop Content

The workshop has a slightly different format to others in this series.

The European Social Survey (ESS) is an academically-driven social survey designed to chart and explain the interaction between Europe's changing institutions and the attitudes, beliefs and behaviour patterns of its diverse populations. It now covers over 30 nations. This two-hour workshop provides a beginners introduction to comparative research, the ESS data and to some of the more advanced analytical methods.

Programme

3.00	Welcome
3.05 - 3.30	Getting started with the ESS (data access, sample, coverage, weighting, translation, waves 2002-2006) Kingsley Purdam (CCSR, University of Manchester)
3.30 - 3.45	International comparisons as a methodology Colette Fagan (EWERC, University of Manchester)
3.45 - 4.00	Civic engagement: the concept of “Help” Kingsley Purdam (CCSR, University of Manchester)
4.00 - 4.30	Multi level Modeling with the ESS (why, how and example analysis of “Help”) Mark Tranmer (CCSR, University of Manchester)
4.30 - 5.00	Discussion led by Colette Fagan.

To view the PDF of the PowerPoint Presentations - please click here.

Registration

Academics, researchers working outside academia, and postgraduate students are all welcome. There is no charge for attending.

This workshop is NOW FULL. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please continue to register for the workshop and you will be notified should a place become available.