Research Projects Using Growing Up Data
What promotes and hinders school readiness and the school readiness gap in NZ children: consideration of child, family, environmental, demographic and early childhood education factors
Publication Date:
2017
Lead Organisation:
Growing Up in New Zealand
Lead Researcher:
Elaine Reese
Access Type:
Internal
Primary Classification:
Education
Secondary Classification:
Family and Whanau
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This research will describe the factors that both promote and hinder school readiness and contribute to the school readiness gap in NZ. We will consider a number of individual and contextual factors including:
- child factors (temperament, number of languages spoken, early behavioural problems, socio-emotional development, self-concept),
- parent factors (parent-child interactions, beliefs, expectations, mental health, work and relationship status),
- early childhood education (attendance, type, timing, duration, intensity) and
- environment (media exposure, home and family learning environment), and socio-demographic variables (ethnicity, socio-economic status).