In many countries, the quality of (large-scale quantitative) educational research is threatened by data challenges. In this article, we present an innovative data research project from the Netherlands in which many of the challenges that come forward in previous literature are addressed. The Netherlands Cohort Study on Education [in Dutch abbreviated as NCO (Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs)] uses longitudinal register data on track placement of cohorts of pupils in primary and secondary education from Statistics Netherlands, which will be combined with school admin data on pupils’ performance and data from the major (inter)national surveys. NCO maps pupils’ pathways and performances through primary and secondary education and their trajectory into tertiary education. NCO so far covers more than 10 complete cohorts and is complemented with the newest data every year. These registers are made available at Statistics Netherlands. A major contribution of NCO is that data from school administrative systems and additional research projects are linked with administrative register data, thereby creating a unique data set that enriches not only research, but also policy and practice. This data brief elaborates on the possibilities of this database by exploring and following one of the cohorts over time.

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使用数据推进教育研究、政策和实践：荷兰教育队列研究的设计、内容和研究潜力

在许多国家，（大规模定量）教育研究的质量受到数据挑战的威胁。在本文中，我们提出了一个来自荷兰的创新数据研究项目，其中解决了以前文献中提出的许多挑战。荷兰教育队列研究 [荷兰语缩写为 NCO (Nationaal Cohortonderzoek Onderwijs)] 使用来自荷兰统计局的关于小学和中学学生队列安置的纵向登记数据，该数据将与学校管理部门关于学生表现的数据相结合以及来自主要（国际）国家调查的数据。NCO 描绘了学生通过小学和中学教育的途径和表现以及他们进入高等教育的轨迹。到目前为止，NCO 涵盖了 10 多个完整的队列，并且每年都会补充最新的数据。这些登记册可在荷兰统计局获得。NCO 的一个主要贡献是来自学校行政系统和其他研究项目的数据与行政登记数据相关联，从而创建了一个独特的数据集，不仅丰富了研究，还丰富了政策和实践。该数据简介通过随着时间的推移探索和跟踪其中一个队列，详细说明了该数据库的可能性。还有政策和实践。该数据简介通过随着时间的推移探索和跟踪其中一个队列，详细说明了该数据库的可能性。还有政策和实践。该数据简介通过随着时间的推移探索和跟踪其中一个队列，详细说明了该数据库的可能性。