Technical report with Growing independence: Competent learners @14 Authors Hilary Ferral and Rachel Dingle DOWNLOADS File 14603.pdf Project Competent Learners Technical report on a research study of the participants in the project, at aged 14, from late 2002 to late 2003. Publication type Research report Publication year 2006 Keywords Secondary education Statistical analysis Longitudinal studies Secondary education Secondary school students Early childhood education Adolescents Independent living Competence Longitudinal studies Transition to secondary school Family relationship Peer relationship Leisure time Learning readiness Achievement Tags Longitudinal projects Secondary education