Growing Up in Ireland. National Longitudinal Study of Children. Technical Series Number 2019-4

Williams, James and Thornton, Maeve and Quail, Amanda and Murray, Aisling (2019) Growing Up in Ireland. National Longitudinal Study of Children. Technical Series Number 2019-4. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

Growing Up in Ireland is the national longitudinal study of children. It was established in 2006 and has followed two groups of Irish children – an older group who were recruited into the study at 9 years of age (the Child Cohort, now called Cohort ‘98) and a younger group who were recruited into the study at 9 months of age (the Infant Cohort, now called Cohort ‘08). The Growing Up in Ireland study is funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA), and is overseen by the DCYA in association with the Central Statistics Office. The project has been designed to describe and analyse what it means to be a child in Ireland today and to understand the factors associated with three major areas of children’s development over time: their physical health and growth; their social, emotional and behavioural well-being; and their educational achievements and cognitive development. The longitudinal nature of the project allows researchers and analysts to examine the developmental trajectories and the factors which affect development over time. Providing evidence to inform Government policy relating to children, youth and families is a core objective.

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