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Description | Agendas, minutes and papers for National Child Development Study (NCDS) Steering Group meetings. Also contains associated correspondence. Topics covered in the meetings include: Procedure for obtaining consent of parents Arrangements for future meetings Government support for specific subjects/areas of studies Frequency of sweeps and proposals re follow-ups over a 15 year period Methods of data collection - testing, school report, interviews Staffing, budget and costs Intensive clinical follow-up of 'vulnerable' groups Organisation and staff structure 'Proposals for a National study of children in care', M L Kellmer Pringle, 21/8/1964 Progress reports Negotiations with Dr Stott re use of Bristol Social-Adjustment Guides 'Intensive clinical follow-up studies of 'vulnerable' or 'handicapped' groups', N R Butler & M L Kellmer Pringle, March 1966 'Proposals for repeated educational, psychological and medical follow-ups of the 1958 cohort', N R Butler & M L Kellmer Pringle, April 1966 Various proposals re follow-ups 'handicapped' and 'vulnerable' children Publication of first report Financial support for the main sweep Checking, editing and amending the punched cards for each child Collation of the cards Computing Revising and updating data from the first report Report on NCDS sub-studies NCDS one-day conferences in London & Edinburgh, 1967 Statement on the future of the Study (11th meeting) Second follow-up of the Cohort Publication based on the first follow-up Proposed third follow-up (1972) and preparations for the third follow-up (1973)
Dates of meetings: 4th meeting of the Steering Committee, 29/10/1964 1st meeting of the Consultative Committee, 25/1/1964 5th meeting of the Steering Committee, 23/6/1965 6th meeting of the Steering Committee, 5/1/1966 7th meeting of the Steering Committee, 26/4/1966 8th meeting of the Steering Committee, 11/10/1966 9th meeting of the Steering Committee, 7/3/1967 10th meeting of the Steering Committee, 5/7/1967 11th meeting of the Steering Committee, 24/1/1968 12th meeting of the Steering Committee, 4/10/1968 13th meeting of the Steering Committee, 7/2/1969 14th meeting of the Steering Committee, 2/10/1969 15th meeting of the Steering Committee, 20/10/1970 16th meeting of the Steering Committee, 26/10/1971 17th meeting of the Steering Committee, 10/10/1972 18th meeting of the Steering Committee, 10/6/1973 19th meeting of the Steering Committee, 27/6/1974 20th meeting of the Steering Committee, 26/6/1975
Correspondence between the National Birthday Trust Fund, NCDS staff, various health organisations and trusts, and Government Departments regarding: Dates and arrangements for meetings Enquiry from J A Ward (Scottish Home & Health Department) to Dr Kellmer Pringle re any links they have found between 'At risk' perinatal factors and 'backwardness', March 1968 Invitations to join the Steering Committee List of Committee Members, October 1969 and OCtober 1971
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