Weighting Panel Cohorts in Institutional Contexts

The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) surveys and tests, next to adults, undergraduates, and newborns, Kindergarten children and students within their institutional contexts. Individuals who decided to participate in the panel study can refuse parti

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Hans-Peter Blossfeld • Jutta von Maurice Michael Bayer • Jan Skopek (Eds.)

Methodological Issues of Longitudinal Surveys The Example of the National Educational Panel Study

Editors Hans-Peter Blossfeld European University Institute Florence, Italy

Michael Bayer LIfBi Bamberg, Germany

Jutta von Maurice LIfBi Bamberg, Germany

Jan Skopek European University Institute Florence, Italy

ISBN 978-3-658-11992-8 ISBN 978-3-658-11994-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-11994-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016932501 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, speci¿cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on micro¿lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a speci¿c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper

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Content

Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Jutta von Maurice, Michael Bayer and Jan Skopek Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Introduction

Jutta von Maurice, Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Hans-Günther Roßbach The National Educational Panel Study: Milestones of the Years 2006 to 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Frank J. Infurna, Denis Gerstorf, Nilam Ram and Jutta Heckhausen Analytic Strategies for the Study of Adaptation to Major Life Events: Making the Most of Large-Scale Longitudinal Surveys . . . . . . . . . . .

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II. Sampling, Recruiting, and Fieldwork Management Hans Walter Steinhauer and Sabine Zinn and Christian Aßmann Weighting Panel Cohorts in Institutional Contexts . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Sabine Zinn Variance Estimation with Balanced Repeated Replication: An Application to the Fifth and Ninth Grader Cohort Samples of the National Educational Panel Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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André Müller-Kuller, Sonja Meixner and Michaela Sixt Challenges in Gaining Access: The School Cohorts of the National Educational Panel Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Ina-Sophie Ristau and Stephanie Beyer Cooperation and Communication Within