- Conference: Mixed-method Research Design for a National Longitudinal Study on Child Development
- The organizer: Global Asia Research Center, National Taiwan University; Taiwan Social Resilient Research Center, National Taiwan University; Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University
- Registration:https://myppt.cc/9s7R4G
- Dates: 24 June, 2024 (Monday) 1400-1530
- Venue: Room 319, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University
- Speaker: We-Jun Jean Yeung(Professor, National University of Singapore and the Agency of Science, Technology and Research, Singapore)
Abstract:
This talk will illustrate the value of mixed-method design in social science research with the example of a longitudinal study based on a nationally representative sample of households with young children in Singapore – Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG-LEADS). Different methods used in the study include national surveys, personal assessments, laboratory observations, experimental intervention, ethnography, electroencephalogram method (EEG), and eye-tracking method. Some research findings will be highlighted.
Bio:
Wei-Jun Jean Yeung is a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, and Director of Social Sciences at the Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science,Technology and Research (A*STAR). She was a Provost-Chair Professor in the Department of Sociology from 2008-2023. Professor Yeung is a leading expert in social demography, family studies, population health, and social stratification, and is cited widely in academic and high-impact global media. She is the President of the Population Association of Singapore and the founding Director of the Center for Family and Population Research at NUS. She has led national surveys on family and children’s well-being in the USA, China, and Singapore. She has. She is the Principal Investigator of the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG LEADS).