Growing Up in Ireland. National Longitudinal Study of Children. Literature Review Series Number 2019-6

Murray, Aisling and Morgan, Mark (2019) Growing Up in Ireland. National Longitudinal Study of Children. Literature Review Series Number 2019-6. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

Growing Up in Ireland is the National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland. It is funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and one of its core objectives is to provide evidence to inform government policy and service provision in relation to children and young people. Hence this literature review discusses a number of core research questions that are particularly relevant to the well-being and life-stage of 5-year-olds and to which data from Growing Up in Ireland might reasonably be expected to contribute. Policy relevant topics arose from discussions with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) and the Scientific Advisory Committee. In contrast to previous literature reviews, this review of child development at age 5 years focuses in greater detail on a selection of research questions that are of particular relevance at this age, reflect changes in contemporary context in comparison to the older Growing Up in Ireland Child Cohort, or represent novel avenues of research possibilities with this cohort given the new information that was collected in the age 5 sweep. For a broader longitudinal review on a more diverse range of topics, the reader is advised to consult the literature review for the Infant Cohort at 3 years (Greene, Morgan, McCrory & McNally, 2014) which continues to be of relevance to the children at age 5 years.

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