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Teaching quantitative methods: the challenge and how to meet it

By Daniel James Lewis - Last updated: Monday, October 5, 2009 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment

The Royal Statistical Society are hosting a workshop on developing undergraduate quantitative methods teaching in sociology, social policy, politics and international relations, social anthropology and other social science subjects beyond economics and psychology.

It will take place on Friday 23rd October at the Royal Statistical Society, Errol St, London from 09.30 to 16.30.

Those speaking at the workshop include ESRC Chief Executive Ian Diamond, Sharon Witherspoon MBE, Nuffield Foundation and Patrick Sturgis of the National Centre for Research Methods. The leaders of the pilot projects established by the ESRC to explore ways of encouraging undergraduate social science students to make greater use of quantitative methods and improve their skills will also present their results

There is no charge for attending the workshop, but places are limited and prior registration is required. A buffet lunch will be provided.

To register please return the attached registration form by email to:

john.macinnes@ed.ac.uk

Travel expenses up to a maximum of £75 can be reimbursed for a limited number of participants from outside the Greater London area unable to find funding from their own institutions.

If you would like to apply for this funding please indicate this on the registration form.

More information: Workshop programme and Workshop registration form

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