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NEPS-SC1-ADIAB
Start. Cohort Kindergarten
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Start. Cohort Grade 5
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Start. Cohort Grade 9
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NEPS-SC4-ADIAB
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Start. Cohort Students
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Start. Cohort Adults
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Add. Study Baden-Wuertt.
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NEPS
Research Data Center
The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) provides longitudinal data on educational processes and competence development.
The Research Data Center at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (RDC-LIfBi) prepares and disseminates the survey data of the German National Educational Panel Study in the form of Scientific Use Files to the scientific community. The continuously growing NEPS research data infrastructure is supplemented by comprehensive documentation, information, and service offers.
Project
General information
Overview of the background, framework concept and network of the NEPS study.
Survey Design
Overview of the NEPS multicohort sequence design.
Management and Units
Overview of the NEPS management, pillars, stages, and further working units.
Research Data Center
The RDC at LIfBi prepares the NEPS survey data and makes them available as Scientific Use Files.
Data
Data and Documentation
The NEPS data portfolio and detailed information on all available NEPS studies including citation rules and documentation.
Data Access
Options and requirements for NEPS data access including application forms and instructions.
Overview and Assistance
The SUF release schedule, regional data, campus files, tools for Stata, and further assistance for NEPS data handling.
Variable Search
The online tool to search for items, variables and constructs in the instruments of all available NEPS data.
Research
Projects
List of all registered NEPS research projects with title and short description.
Publications
List of NEPS based publications including NEPS Survey Papers and LIfBi Working Papers.
Publication Award
Competitive award for excellent scientific publications based on NEPS data.
NEPS Conference
2024
Information regarding the 9th International NEPS Conference on December 5 and 6, 2024 at LIfBi in Bamberg.
Service
Trainings
Overview of current NEPS user trainings with dates and topics.
Newsletter
The mailing list and the newsletter of the Research Data Center.
Contact Form
The contact form can be used to send questions to the Research Data Center by e-mail.
Online Forum
Link to the discussion platform Forum4MICA for questions and answers about research data.
News
New Scientific Use File of Starting Cohort 6 (Adults) released
10/22/2024
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New Scientific Use File of Starting Cohort 5 (First-Year Students) released
9/30/2024
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New Scientific Use File of Starting Cohort 1 (Newborns) released
8/26/2024
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