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SUMMARY:The Power and Peril of Narrative: Policy-relevant research using t
 he British Birth cohort studies - Professor Jane Elliott
DTSTART:20140506T160000Z
DTEND:20140506T173000Z
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CONTACT:Lucy Cavan
DESCRIPTION:Britain is unique in the world in having a portfolio of nation
 al  birth cohort studies that follow individuals from birth through  child
 hood and into adult life. These studies\, the first of which was  establis
 hed in 1946\, have already been instrumental in providing  evidence releva
 nt to a wide range of policy issues particularly in the  areas of health\,
  child development\, education and employment.\n\nIn this inaugural DTC le
 cture\, Professor Jane Elliott will use a vivid  narrative case study to i
 llustrate the detailed information that the  British Birth Cohort studies 
 collect about individuals and their  circumstances. She will draw on an ec
 lectic range of literature both  to give an insight into the types of rese
 arch that can be conducted  using Britain's unparalleled portfolio of birt
 h cohort studies\, and  also to explore the narrative properties of the st
 udies. She argues  for the importance of examining individual life stories
  in order to complement the detailed quantitative information collected by
  the  studies\, and demonstrates how individual narratives can provide an 
 appealing and compelling way to communicate the findings from quantitative
  analyses.\n\nHowever Professor Elliott will also highlight some of the da
 ngers of  focussing only on the individual\, and make a broader case for u
 sing  narrative methods to understand the social world and the  intersubje
 ctive structures within which individuals try to make sense  of their own 
 lives and experiences.\n\n\nThis lecture is open to interested researchers
  in the social sciences\, and will be followed by a drinks reception.\n\n*
 To book\, please contact esrcdtc@admin.cam.ac.uk*
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Site\, Sidgwick Avenue\, Cambridge\
 , CB3 9DA
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