Citizenship Education Longitudinal Study (CELS)
The CELS is a longitudinal survey of civic learning, behaviours, and attitudes across secondary schools in England, United Kingdom. The study consisted of both cross-sectional and longitudinal components. The first longitudinal component was a longitudinal survey of over 18,000 students across 112 schools, beginning when participants were in Year 7. The second longitudinal component was a qualitative case study including 10 schools from the longitudinal survey and a further 10 schools involved in a separate cross-sectional component. Data has also been collected from school leaders and teachers at the schools involved.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
18,583 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 - 12 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1990 - 1991 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The sample of schools included in the longitudinal survey is closely representative of the national school population.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
University College London (UCL)
Links
llakes.org/the-citizenship-education-longitudinal-study-cels/
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- None
Engagement
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