Teaching and learning resources

Useful teaching and learning resources from ESDS include:

• sampler survey datasets for teaching purposes
• guides to datasets and data series
• methods guides such as survey and qualitative data analysis and qualitative methods
• thematic pages, e.g. on health and crime
• guidance on data sharing and data management
• guidance on confidentiality, consent and ethics
• case studies of re-using data
• training events and workshops

The following external resources may be of interest for use in teaching and learning. Some are older and data may be out of date, but still remain a useful insight into how you can teach with data.

• Survey Resources Network - access resources on survey methods, including an online survey question bank and survey skills training
• X4L Survey Data in Teaching Project - learn about using datasets in the classroom, using crime and social order as a substantive theme
• European Social Survey Education Net (ESS EduNet) - explore theoretical questions using high quality empirical data
• ICPSR Online Learning Center - data-driven learning guides
• Intute: Virtual Training Suite - free internet tutorials providing help on how to get the best from the web for education and research purposes, including tutorials on social research methods and social statistics
• Exploring online research methods in a virtual training environment - access modules, resources and case studies for online research methods (University of Leicester)
• Longitudinal Data Analysis for Social Science Researchers - training for social science researchers, with a focus on longitudinal survey data examples
• Practical Exemplars on the Analysis of Surveys (PEAS) - learn to analyse surveys and appreciate how aspects of design affect results
• Collection of Historical and Contemporary Census Data (CHCC) - materials that support the use of census data in teaching and learning
• ESRC Social Science for Schools - bringing social science to the classroom