| Title |
Growing Up in Ireland – National Longitudinal Study of Children
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| Keywords |
Children
Families
Health
Leisure time activities
Life satisfaction
Neighbourhoods
Parent-child relationship
Parental role
Peer-group relationship
Personal identity
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| Description of Project/Abstract |
Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) is the national longitudinal study of children in Ireland, launched in 2006. The main aim of the study is to describe the status of two representative samples of children in Ireland and how they are developing in the current social, economic, and cultural environment. This information will be used to assist in policy formation and in the provision of services which will ensure that all children will have the best possible start in life. The study incorporates a mixed methods approach, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods, to gain a holistic understanding of children’s lives in Ireland. The first phase of the study extends over seven years and follows the progress of two groups of children: 8,500 nine-year-olds and 10,000 nine-month-olds. During this time two sweeps of quantitative data will be conducted with each group of children. Smaller scale qualitative studies, each involving 120 families drawn from the main cohorts, take place shortly after each sweep. The data in this archive are from the first wave of qualitative research conducted between April and August 2008 with a sample of 120 families from the nine-year cohort of GUI.
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| Language |
English
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| Publications / Bibliography |
Greene, S., & Harris, E. (2011). Growing Up in Ireland: Qualitative Research Methodology: A review of the current literature and its application to the qualitative component of the Growing Up in Ireland. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Greene, S., Williams, J., Layte, R., Doyle, E., Harris, E., McCrory, C., et al. (2010). Growing Up in Ireland: Background and conceptual framework. Dublin: Stationery Office.Growing Up in Ireland. (November, 2009). Key Findings 9-year-olds: No. 1: Being 9 years old. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (November, 2009). Key Findings 9-year-olds: No. 2: The families of 9-year-olds. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (November, 2009). Key Findings 9-year-olds: No. 3: The education of 9-year-olds. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (November, 2009). Key Findings 9-year-olds: No. 4: The health of 9-year-olds. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (April 2011). Key Findings: Infant cohort (at 9 months): No. 1: Pregnancy and birth. Available from: www.growingup.ie/infantpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (April 2011). Key Findings: Infant cohort (at 9 months): No. 2: Infant health. Available from: www.growingup.ie/infantpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (April 2011). Key Findings: Infant cohort (at 9 months): No. 3: Childcare and parenting support. Available from: www.growingup.ie/infantpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (September 2011). Qualitative Key Findings: No. 1: Nine-year-olds and their families. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (September 2011). Qualitative Key Findings: No. 2: Nine-year-olds on their health and well-being. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Growing Up in Ireland. (September 2011). Qualitative Key Findings: No. 3: Nine-year-olds’ expectations of their futures. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Harris, E., Doyle, E., & Greene, S. (2011). Growing Up in Ireland: The Findings of the Qualitative Study with 9-year-old children and their parents. Available from: www.growingup.ie/childpublications.Williams, J., Greene, S., Doyle, E., Harris, E., Layte, R., McCoy, S., et al. (2009). Growing Up in Ireland: The lives of 9-year-olds. Dublin: Stationery Office.Williams, J., Greene, S., McNally, S., Murray, A., & Quail, A. (2010). Growing Up in Ireland: The infants and their families: Report 1. Dublin: Stationery Office.
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| Country |
Ireland
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| Geographical Location |
Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan, Sligo)
Dublin Region (Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin)
Mid East (Kildare, Meath, Wicklow)
Mid West (Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary)
Midland (Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath)
South East (Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary. Waterford, Wexford)
South West (Cork, Kerry)
West (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon)
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| Name of Researchers |
James Williams
Sheila Greene
Erika Doyle
Elaine Harris
Rory McDaid
Sinéad McNally
Brían Merriman
Elizabeth Nixon
Lorraine Swords
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| Publisher |
Irish Qualitative Data Archive
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| Time Period |
April to August 2008
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| Funder |
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Department of Social Protection
Central Statistics Office
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| Method of Data Collection |
Face to Face Interview
Self Completion
Telephone Interview
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| Type of Data Collected |
Interview Notes
Observation Field Notes
Semi Structured Interview Transcripts
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| Sample |
122 nine-year-old children and their parents selected by stratified random sampling from the Child Cohort of Growing Up in Ireland. See Section 2 of the Technical Report for more details.
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| Series |
n/a
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| Access Conditions And Restrictions |
Access restricted to bona fide researchers who have returned a user license: See here for user license: http://na-srv-1dv.nuim.ie/iqda/archive/licence.php
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| Terms and Conditions |
Terms and conditions are outlined in the user license: See here for user license: http://na-srv-1dv.nuim.ie/iqda/archive/licence.php
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| Availability |
Digital download available to bona fide researchers who have returned a user license.
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| Distributor Contact Details |
Distributed by the Irish Qualitative Data Archive
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| Date of Release |
22/09/2011
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| How to Cite |
Williams J., Greene, S., Doyle, E., Harris E., McDaid, R., Mc Nally, S., Merriman, B., Nixon, E., & Swords, L., Growing Up in Ireland – National Longitudinal Study of Children [collection]. Maynooth, Co. Kildare: Irish Qualitative Data Archive [producer], ID10027. Irish Qualitaitve Data Archive [distributor].
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