Education Outcomes Linkage - Online

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 will be delivered in three interactive sessions, with breakout rooms in each session, as well as opportunities to engage with conference facilitators, expert users and data owners.

Session 1:

• Introduction/housekeeping 

• The demography and education system in NI

• The datasets: 

• the datasets included

• how they are linked 

• coverage and variables in the EOL 

• inclusion and exclusion criteria

Session 2: 

• Case studies using the linked dataset

• Accessing the data – Application

• An overview of the EOL user guide and metadata

• Summary of morning sessions and Q & A

Session 3:

• Output Clearance – statistical disclosure controls

• The future of EOL

• Q & A with expert users and data owners

• Summary of the course

By the end of the course participants will:

• Have an awareness of the demography and education system in Northern Ireland
• Be familiar with the content of the data including some strengths and limitations
• Understand the application process to access the data share
• Know how to successfully create outputs for clearance
• Have knowledge of previous and current research using the EOL dataset, and future plans for the EOL and the LEO NI

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:

Education Outcomes Linkage (EOL) 2018/19 - 2021/2022 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

THIS COURSE EQUATES TO HALF A DAYS TRAINING FOR PAYMENT PURPOSES.

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Course Description

Programme 10:00-14:30 - TBC

Session 1 (10-11.05):

• Introduction/housekeeping (lecture) (10 mins)

• The demography and education system in NI (20 mins)

• The datasets (35 mins): 

• the datasets included

• how they are linked 

• coverage and variables in the EOL 

• inclusion and exclusion criteria

• Comfort Break (10 mins, 11.05 – 11.15)

Session 2 (11.15– 12.30): 

• Case studies using the linked dataset (25 mins)

• Accessing the data – Application (15 mins)

• An overview of the EOL user guide and metadata (20 mins)

• Summary of the morning and Q & A (15 mins)

• Lunch Break (50 mins) (12.30 – 13.20)

Session 3 (13.20 – 14:30):

• Output Clearance – statistical disclosure controls (20 mins)

• The future of EOL (15 mins)

• Q & A with expert users and data owners (25 mins)

• Summary of the course (10 mins)