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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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