Child poverty and educational outcomes

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Experience of poverty is significantly related to poorer educational outcomes. This event will present new research that examines the mechanisms through which persistent poverty in childhood is linked to cognitive development and educational attitudes. Five sets of factors are considered – family relations, home learning environment, out-of-school activities, neighbourhood effects, and school/teacher factors. The study draws on Growing Up in Ireland Cohort ‘08 data and focuses on outcomes at age 9 and 13 years.

Agenda

11:30am

Welcome

Martina Lawless (Director, ESRI)

11:35am

Introduction

Ciara Pidgeon (Department of Children, Disability and Equality)
 

11:40am–12:10pm

Presentation by ESRI Authors

Bertrand Maitre, Prof Helen Russell and Prof Emer Smyth

12:10pm–12:35pm

Panel Discussion

  • Ciarán Madden (Head of the Research Unit, Department of Education and Youth)
  • Stephanie Whyte (Director of Services, Barnardos)

12:35pm–1:00pm

Q&A