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APPENDIX 3 TOPIC GUIDE FOR INTERVIEWS
1. Purpose and design
- what do you see as the purposes of a longitudinal study of young people's transitions?
- topics/issues that would benefit from a longitudinal vs cross-sectional approach
- if you are familiar with SSLS, any views on extent of change needed to SSLS?
2. Which young people should be included?
- which groups and sub - groups are of interest to you?
- key characteristics would want to disaggregate on?
- any views on what would be an adequate sample size?
3. Timing and frequency
- at what age should the study start/end?
- how frequently should young people be surveyed and at what age/stage?
- how often should a new cohort of young people be recruited to take part?
4. What topics do you need information on?
- factual and/or attitudinal?
- individual level/household/community/ LA/ TTW etc?
5. How might you use the data?
6. Changing data needs and uses
- have your data needs re young people's transitions changed over recent years - how/why?
- are there any new/emerging data needs that a longitudinal study should consider?
7. Comparability
- how interested are you in comparability of data - over time; inter UK; internationally?
8. Analysis and dissemination
- any preferences in respect of data analysis eg pre-determined analyses on regular cycle; availability of staff to carry out analysis at the request of stakeholders; availability of data to carry out own analysis etc?
- any preferences in terms of how the results should be disseminated?
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