This page introduces you to sources of UK and International statistical information.
For information on collecting your own statistics as part of empirical research go here.
A recording is available introducing the sources and searching Education Research Complete/ERIC; for more in depth support you can book a Finding Information and Referencing Tutorial.
Online support is available in understanding and being critical with statistical information; for more in depth support you can book a Statistics Tutorial.
The Explore education statistics portal is for accessing Department for Education and Office of National Statistics data.
Create your own data tables on a variety of themes to explore data via levels of education at National, Regional and Local Authority area, including:
Citing and Referencing
When referencing a data table you have created from Explore education statistics follow this format:
ONS and DfE (Publication Date) Data table title. Available at: Permalink from Ees website (Accessed: date you created the table).
The citation will then look like this:
(ONS and DfE, Publication Date)
For detailed instructions to do this open this document:
The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects, assures and disseminates data about higher education (HE) in the UK.
Data and analysis is available, which includes these themes:
The Office for Students is an independent public body working with HE providers to make sure students succeed.
Data and analysis is available, which includes these themes:
Search with your subjects terms on our research databases Education Research Complete and ERIC, and include the terms quantitative or qualitative.
You will find studies in Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles using those forms of research methodology.
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