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Understand the purpose of undertaking Longitudinal Studies

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That longitudinal studies are a series of observations made over an extended period of time
About significant longitudinal studies like the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education Project (EPPE)
The challenges that may occur in carrying out a longitudinal study

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Laser Learning reading text: The purpose of longitudinal studies
‘Methods of studying children: the background’ webpage on the Open University website
‘Study of Early Education and Development: Experiences of the Early Years Pupil Premium' from the Department for Education
‘What are longitudinal studies and how do they work?’ on the UCL Institute of Education website
'The value of longitudinal studies during the early years' from the Centre for Early Childhood.

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