The potentials of re-using 'Dad Data' (online)

Spread across three days, this online short course introduces participants to sources of quantitative and qualitative data about fathers, or ‘dad data’, in the UK for research about children, young people, interparental relationships and families. Featuring discussion of both quantitative and qualitative datasets, the training will provide hands on experience of using ‘dad data’ and explore the potential and the value of re-using different data sources for advancing new knowledge. The course will showcase existing datasets in the UK; six national longitudinal studies about children and families that contain ‘dad data’ for the purpose of quantitative analysis, as well as the qualitative longitudinal datasets that feature the voices and experiences of fathers, that are stored in the Timescapes Archive at the University of Leeds. 

Via a mix of synchronous presentations and an asynchronous ‘data dive’, participants will be supported to develop their knowledge and hone their skills in identifying, accessing, reusing, and analysing existing quantitative and/or qualitative data about fathers. There will also be opportunities to explore the relevance of ‘dad data’ for your own work, as well as identifying new research questions and future directions. A group Q&A session on the last day will support exploration of challenges, new questions, and future opportunities for research with ‘dad data’.

Course Description

 

The course covers: 

• An exploration of why data generated both with and about dads are often overlooked as important sources of insight,

• A showcase of existing sources of data about fathers, both quantitative and qualitative, including what data have been collected and are available for re-use, examples of re-use, where there are data collection and analysis gaps, and opportunities for future secondary analysis,

• ‘Hands-on’ engagement with sources of quantitative and qualitative ‘dad data’ to explore existing and new research and policy/practice relevant questions and themes.

By the end of the course participants will:

• Have considered the importance of ‘dad data’ for secondary analysis about children, young people, interparental relationships and families,
• Have utilised and explored ‘dad data’ generated through major quantitative and qualitative studies exploring fatherhood,
• Have an improved understanding of key quantitative and qualitative data sources about fathers in all their diversity, with a particular focus on UK datasets about young fathers and fathers during the infancy and adolescence of their children,
• Have increased knowledge about how UK qualitative and quantitative longitudinal data relating to fathers have been collected and preserved,
• Discover the potential of UK longitudinal study data (both quantitative and qualitative) about fathers including its value for exploring a much wider set of substantive themes,
• Hear about father-related issues in study designs and data collection,
• Benefit from engaging with different sources of data, as well as space to consider future secondary analysis projects.

Format

Day 1: 10am - 1pm : Synchronous teacing online with some group discussion

Day 2: Asynchronous unsupervised 'data dive' - course leaders will be on hand via email for queries/questions

Day 3: 10am - 1pm : Synchronous online workshop with Q&A