The resources below are those which have been identified as being of particular interest and use within the context of learning and teaching.
Most of the datasets held in the Data Catalogue are suitable for teaching and learning purposes, both in terms of
analysing data and making use of user guides which usually include questionnaires and detailed methodological
information such as sampling and data collection.
- Collection of Historical and Contemporary Census Data (CHCC) - access materials that support the use of census data in teaching and learning
- Countries and Citizens: Linking International Macro and Micro Data
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ESDS Using ESDS survey data and documentation for learning and teaching
- ESDS International - Learning and teaching resources
- ESDS Nesstar Catalogue - browse, analyse and visualise data,
including teaching datasets, online
- ESDS Qualidata - Learning and Teaching - find resources for teaching and learning using qualitative data
- European Social Survey Education Net (ESS EduNet) - explore theoretical questions using high quality empirical data
- Exploring online research methods in a virtual training environment - access modules, resources and case studies for online research methods
- ICPSR Online Learning Center - data-driven learning guides
- Internet for Social Statistics - practise internet information skills
- Intute: Virtual Training Suite - free internet tutorials
- Longitudinal Data Analysis for Social Science Researchers - training for social science researchers, with a focus on longitudinal survey data examples
- Politics Active Research Learning Environment (PARLE) - access a multi-media teaching resource aimed at politics postgraduates
- Practical Exemplars on the Analysis of Surveys (PEAS) - learn to analyse surveys and appreciate how aspects of design affect results
- Project on the Use of Numeric Data
in Learning and Teaching - access results and recommendations, including a survey on the use of national
data resources by teachers and learners
- Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers - datasets and links to accompany an associated book of the same name
- Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (SETUPS) - access an
instructional module that offers students the opportunity to
analyse an accessible dataset drawn from the 2004 National Election Study (US) online
- Teaching datasets in the UK Data Archive online catalogue - discover and access teaching datasets, some of which were prepared solely for
the purpose of teaching and student use
- TimeWeb - access time-series databanks and materials to help develop effective data-handling skills
- Teaching Resources and Materials for Social Scientists (TRAMSS) - develop skills in finding data, event history analysis and multilevel modelling
- Understanding Social Statistics - access online textbook for courses on statistics and quantitative research, inlcluding access to teaching datasets online
- X4L Survey Data in Teaching Project - learn about using
datasets in the classroom, using crime and social order as a substantive theme
See Restrictions on use for information on giving access
to data obtained via UKDA/ESDS as part
of a taught course.
Also see Use of data in learning and teaching.