Aspirations.
Paul Gregg and Elizabeth Washbrook, researchers on this IFSSOCA project, were funded by the Jospeph Rowntree Foundation to do a piece of work around aspirations in childhood. The research carried out has many cross overs with the work being carried out on the IFSSOCA grant. Below are the documents published as a result of this work:
How much do affluence and disadvantage influence educational attainment?
This research focuses on a range of factors under the umbrella term 'aspirations, attitudes and behaviours', encompassing a wide variety of influences throughout childhood. This study:
- uses a number of large-scale longitudinal data sources capturing groups of children in the UK from early childhood through to late adolescence;
- examines attainment gaps between richer and poorer children and influences on these, from pre-school through to secondary school;
- considers the importance of expectations and aspirations for higher education;
- looks at the intergenerational picture; and
- suggests some policy conclusions relating to parents and the family home, and children's own attitudes and behaviours.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation document provided the groundwork for this report.
Appendices (pdf 179 kB).