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RESEARCH


UK

The impact of poverty on young children's experience of school

"The UK Government is trying to break the link between child poverty and educational disadvantage. This study examines the extent to which poverty impacts on younger children's experience of school and looks at life in primary schools in Northern Ireland from a child-centred perspective." November 2007

• This research is notable because it shows how boys as young as 9 were starting to disengage with school in disadvantaged communities.

CANADA

From the Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities:

A Background Paper on Socioeconomic Disadvantage: Health and Education Outcomes for School-Aged Children and Youth, May2006
This document explores the links in research between health outcomes, educational outcomes, and socioeconomic disadvantage, and outlines the effects of disparity on outcomes for children of school age.

The report includes Insights derived from academic, government and other research literature present a clear picture of the interrelationship of disadvantage,health and education:

• Increased risk of injury and negative health outcomes are associated with lowsocioeconomic status.

• Mental health concerns, including hyperactivity, inattention and other behaviour issues, aremore common among children from families with lower incomes.

• Mortality differences are pronounced along gradients of socioeconomic status (SES).
• A variety of SES indicators have been linked to poor self-perceived health.
• Higher SES groups have better access to health care, and are more likely to make use ofpreventive services within the health care system, therefore mediating health risks.
• Socioeconomic disparity has a negative impact on healthy lifestyle such that disadvantagedyouth are more at risk due to higher prevalence of obesity and smoking.
• Neighbourhood effects of socioeconomic disadvantage are an important consideration interms of comprehensive school health, as the health outcomes of school-age youth areclearly affected by the community and school environments to which they are exposed.
• There are clear, negative, and cumulative impacts of poverty and low SES on educational attainment and grades.

• Parental involvement and expectations are both positively associated with educationalsuccess for children. Both of these parental variables, however, are affected by incomesuch that poorer parents tend to have lower educational expectations of their children andless time and resources to devote to school involvement.
• Grade failure and greater numbers of absences from school have also been found to beassociated with socioeconomic risk. Educational attainment, in turn, affects futuresocioeconomic circumstances.
• Poverty and unstable financial hardship for families predicts delinquency, negativepsychosocial adjustment, and serious manifestations of adolescent antisocial behaviour.