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ERIC Number: EJ1257528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-764X
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Interrogating the Relationship between Poverty, Attainment and Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Importance of Social Networks and Support -- A Scottish Case Study
Mowat, Joan G.
Cambridge Journal of Education, v50 n3 p345-370 2020
The poverty-related attainment gap is an internationally recognised problem. It resides within a culture of performativity in which international comparators, underpinned by neo-liberal ideology, drive national policy. This conceptual paper interrogates the relationship between poverty, attainment and children's mental health and wellbeing to inform public policy and practice in Scotland and beyond. A key theme identified from the analysis of the literature is the nature, quality and strength of social and support networks around schools, families and children. This is contextualised within a discussion of the nature of childhood poverty and mental health in children in Scotland and the response of the Scottish Government. A focus on educational policy and schools alone will not in itself address the poverty-related attainment gap. What is required is a holistic focus on public policy, informed by interdisciplinary research, and a focus on building a strong infrastructure of support around schools, families and communities.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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