About the Society
The decision to establish the International Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies was taken at the September 2009 conference of Longview in Clare College, Cambridge. The Society will be established formally at the Society's inaugural conference - see here for more details.
The unique feature of the Society is its multi-disciplinary nature, bringing together members across the health, behavioural and social sciences, with a shared interest in longitudinal and life course research. Apart from the opportunity to bridge disciplinary boundaries, the benefits the Society offers are:
The opportunity to participate in on-line policy debates and forums linked to the Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Journal and to make collaborative contacts throughout the longitudinal research community.
Access to, and opportunity to develop, new capacity building initiatives including PhD summer schools, on-line master classes and methodological and longitudinal practice workshops, for which resource material will be made available by members.
A reduced fee for the annual conference scheduled to take place in September each year.
To become a member of the Society please click here
News
Congratulations!
Paul Boyle, currently at St Andrews University, Scotland, where he is Head of the School of Geography and Geosciences, will be taking up on September 1st 2010 the post of Chief Executive of the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). As Director of the ESRC funded Longitudinal Studies Centre – Scotland, and the founder of the census-based Scottish Longitudinal Study, much of Paul's career has been in Longitudinal Research, including writing a major report for ESRC on administrative data linkage. Paul has worked with Longview on two major projects – the ESRC Strategic Review of Panel and Cohort Studies and the Evaluation of the Scottish Government’s National Outcomes. He is also an elected member of the society's recently established Executive Committee and a trustee of Longview.
All members will want to wish Paul every success in his new post.
To view details of the appointment please click here
SLLS Conference
Developments and Challenges in Longitudinal Studies from Childhood
The Society's inaugural conference and AGM will take place at Clare College, Cambridge, UK - 22nd, 23rd & 24th September 2010
For conference details please click here
SLLS Executive Committee Election
After a closely fought election SLLS now has its first Officers and Executive Committee in place. The results can be viewed here.
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
The latest issue is now available of the on-line international journal, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies is a Special Issue devoted to Cognitive Capital (Guest Editors: Marcus Richards and Ingrid Schoon). Content includes:
Indidvidual papers
Cognitive capital in the British birth cohorts: an introduction
Settng the Scene
Family hardship and children's developent: the early years
Progress and attainment during primary school: the roles of literacy, numeracy and self-regulation
Childhood cognitive ability and adult academic attainment: evidence from three British cohort studies
Family income,education and cognitive ability in the next generation: exploring income gradients in education and test scores for current cohorts of youth
Health returns to cognitive capital in the British 1946 birth cohort
Cognitive capital: the case for a construct
Notes, Comment and Debate
Historical note: early years of the 1946 British birth cohort study
Respose to: 'Historical note: the early years of the 1946 British birth cohort study
News, Events and Resources
To view an on-line copy of the Journal please visit www.journal.longviewuk.com
