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Children's School Lives
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First longitudinal cohort study of children's school lives in Ireland funded by NCCA and led by researchers at UCD School of Education. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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🚨 Today, we launch Report 9 from the #CSLstudy, ‘Experiences of the Transition to Post-Primary Schooling’
🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...
🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –
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September 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🚨 We recently launched Report 8c from #CSLstudy – the third in our series on equalities in children’s school lives.

🔗 Download the report at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...

🧵 The report includes a spotlight on Irish Traveller children.

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May 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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@cslstudyucd.bsky.social has published the 3rd report of its #Equalities series, from the ground-breaking study examining the experience of #PrimarySchool children in Ireland.

The latest report looks at the impact of increasing migrant, ethnic & linguistic diversity
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May 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Delighted to release our latest report from #CSLstudy. Highlights the significance of migration and ethnicity in children’s school lives. #edchatie @ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
🚨 Today, we launch Report 8c from the #CSLstudy, ‘Migration and Ethnicity in Children’s School Lives.’

🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...

🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –

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May 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
'Children's School Lives' report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity - UCD Research

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Children's School Lives report on impact of Migration and Ethnicity | UCD Research
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May 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Experiences of Traveller children in school more negative as they progress through system - Irish Examiner

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Experiences of Traveller children in school more negative as they progress through system
Irish Traveller children also report experiencing bullying, both being bullied and bullying others, at higher rates than any other ethnic group
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May 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds - Irish Times

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Second-generation immigrants more likely to aspire to go to university, study finds
Landmark study finds immigrant families feel strengths of education system include support and culture of care
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May 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
🚨 Today, we launch Report 8c from the #CSLstudy, ‘Migration and Ethnicity in Children’s School Lives.’

🔗 Download the report from our website at: cslstudy.ie/downloads/CS...

🧵 Read about some of the key findings below –

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May 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🚨 New #CSLstudy policy paper published on PublicPolicy.ie highlighting how patterns & norms within society in relation to gender & sexualities influence children’s experience of primary school.

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April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Dr Melissa Bohnert, brining #CSLstudy contributions at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social to a close with her paper examining digital generations, social media, and children’s educational outcomes.

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April 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wonderful presentation by Dr Barbara Moore at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social

Barbara’s paper draws on #CSLstudy data to explore children’s un/doing of gender in primary schools

@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
April 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Seán Gleasure, sharing our #CSLstudy participatory research method, ‘A School Day’ board game, at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social

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April 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Excellent paper presentation by Morten Greaves at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social on the currere lived experiences of a low-socioeconomic status boy in primary school.

@ucddublin.bsky.social #edchatie
April 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Kyla Smith, opening #CSLstudy contributions at ESAI Conference 2025 @esai-irl.bsky.social with a wonderful roundtable session on primary teachers’ burnout during the pandemic years.

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April 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨 Join researchers from #CSLstudy at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference.

📆 10th-12th April 2025
📍 Sheraton Hotel, Athlone

🧵 Details below:

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April 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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📏 Girls from the poorest families are most likely to be placed in the lower attaining maths groups by 5th & 6th class, increasing over time.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
🚨 Advice for policy makers on the impact of social background on children's school lives

📄 Policy brief published on PublicPolicy.ie by @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social

🔗 Read policy brief at publicpolicy.ie/education/so...

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Social Inequality in Children’s School Lives - Public Policy
This policy brief focuses on findings of the Children’s School Lives Study in relation to the impact of social background on children’s primary school experience.
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March 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🔢 Boys rate themselves higher in maths than girls do. Girls are more likely to be worried about their learning in general & especially in maths.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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📕 Boys tend to rate their abilities in reading similarly to girls despite girls’ higher performance in literacy. Gender differences in literacy attainment have levelled out by 6th class.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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📣 Girls in all girls’ schools in cohort A (2nd class) are the most likely to say the teacher thinks they are smart, but they are also most likely to say they do not have a voice in school.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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🏆 Boys report higher academic concept than girls, perceiving themselves to do better & learn more quickly. These differences begin in 2nd class & increase through to 6th class.

However, when asked if their teacher thinks they are smart, there is no gender difference.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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✨ Girls’ friendships are closer, while boys are more likely to emphasise popularity in their social networks. These patterns are strongest in single-sex schools.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friendships are central to the experiences of boys & girls in schools. Complex gender dynamics were evident in children’s friendships & these were influenced by gendered norms.

Children have more friends in co-educational than single-sex schools.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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📊 Girls in all girls’ schools have the most gender equal views while boys in all boys’ school the least.

Case study interviews highlighted children’s awareness of gender inequalities, in addition to changing gender roles in society.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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🏐🎭 There is less gender stereotyping evident among younger children & girls across both cohorts.

Girls were more likely to comment on identities that cut across gender boundaries (‘girly girls’ to ‘tomboys’), with more evidence of gender stereotyping among boys.

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December 6, 2024 at 7:36 AM