Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference 2014 Wednesday 26th November 2014 Croke Park Conference Centre CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 8.00am Registration MORNING SESSION Chair: Professor Frances Ruane, Director, ESRI 9.00am Introduction and Welcome 9.10am Launch of latest Growing Up in Ireland findings TBC 9.40am Opening of Conference Dr James Reilly T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Session A. Hogan Mezzanine 2 Chair: TBC Session B. Nally Suite Chair: TBC 10.00am One of the gang? Peer relations Does time spent watching among students with special television in early childhood affect educational needs in mainstream socio-emotional development? primary schools 10.30am Joanne Banks, Selina McCoy and Denise Frawley Parents’ educational expectations of children with and without Special Educational Needs (SEN): In-depth analysis using Wave I of the Growing Up in Ireland Child Cohort Jude Cosgrove Suzanne Egan and Aisling Murray Are classroom internet use and academic performance higher after government broadband subsidies to primary schools? Seán Lyons, Marie Hyland, Richard Layte, Selina McCoy and Mary Silles Session C. Davin Suite Chair: TBC Use of the Public Health Nurse Service in Ireland during the first nine months of life Anne-Marie Brooks and Sinead Hanafin Planned home birth and breastfeeding in Ireland Clare Quigley, Cristina Taut, and Lina Zgaga 11.00am Tea and Coffee Session D. Hogan Mezzanine 2 Chair: TBC Session E. Nally Suite Session F. Davin Suite Chair: TBC Chair: TBC 11.20am Identifying factors contributing to school disaffection among primary school pupils Friendship and well-being among children with chronic physical and mental health conditions in Growing Up in Ireland On the construction of a healthwellbeing index for 9-month-old Irish infants Maeve Thornton and Merike Darmody 11.50am Age or stage? Influences on the transition to junior cycle education Sophie Gallagher, Eilis Hennessy and Ela Polek Not difficult, just sick: The relationship between temperament and early childhood illness Cristina Taut, Alan Kelly and Lina Zgaga Disability and the holding of a medical card Emer Smyth 12.20pm An maith leat Gaeilge?: An analysis of variation in primary pupil attitudes to Gaeilge in the Growing Up in Ireland study Brían Merriman The effect of a disability on siblings Cathal O’Toole Prevalence of longstanding health conditions among three-year-old children Ann Devitt, Joe Condon, Gene Dalton, Jane O'Connell and Melanie Ní Dhuinn Grainne Collins and Cliona Doherty Steve Barron, Kevin Balanda and Lorraine Fahy CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (CONTINUED) 12.50pm Lunch in Hogan Mezzanine 1 AFTERNOON SESSION 1.50pm Keynote Address – Hogan Mezzanine 2 Chair: TBC Professor Susan McVie – ‘The impact of educational experience and school exclusion on criminal careers: Findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime’ Professor McVie is Professor of Quantitative Criminology at the University of Edinburgh, Co-Director of the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions & Crime, and Director of the Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) Research Centre. 3.00pm Tea and Coffee Session G. Hogan Mezzanine 2 3.20pm 3.50pm 4.20pm 4.50pm Session H. Nally Suite Session I. Davin Suite Chair: TBC Chair: TBC Chair: TBC Maternal and child psychosocial factors associated with dentalproblems during early childhood Involved fatherhood – The Quiet revolution Exploring the association between sleep duration and overweight and obesity in infants Barbara Moore How open are the Irish? Exploring inter-cultural family formation in Ireland Laura Mangan and Lina Zgaga Where you live matters: The local environment and physical activity among children Michael Crowe, June Nunn , Colman McGrath, Lorraine Swords, Alan Kelly , Michael O’Sullivan Inter-relationships in domains of development: The contribution of well-being Mark Morgan, Maeve Thornton and James Williams Social Capital among 13 year old children using the Growing Up in Ireland data Carmel Hannan, Antje Roeder and Merike Darmody Cash poor/time poor? Maternal employment dynamics and adolescent outcomes in the UK, Ireland and Denmark Oona Kenny Patricia Keilthy Conference Close Mark Ward TBC THE CONTEXT – ABOUT GROWING UP IN IRELAND Growing Up in Ireland is the national longitudinal study of children. It is the most significant study of children ever to have taken place in this country and will help us to improve our understanding of all aspects of childhood and child development. The study is following the progress of two groups of children: a Child Cohort of 8,500 children who were interviewed at nine and thirteen years of age and an Infant Cohort of 11,100 children who were interviewed at nine months, three years and five years of age. The main aim of the study is to paint a full picture 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, with a view to ensuring that all children living in Ireland have the best possible start in life. Growing Up in Ireland is a government study. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is funding it in association with the Department of Social Protection and the Central Statistics Office. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs is overseeing and managing the study, which is being carried out by a group of researchers led by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Trinity College Dublin. CONFERENCE AIMS This is Growing Up in Ireland’s sixth annual research conference and has been organised by the joint ESRI/TCD Study Team. Dr James Reilly T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs will launch the latest major report from the study at the start of the conference. With 25 papers being presented, the conference will also provide a platform for discussion on a broad range of research from both the Infant and Child Cohorts. KEYNOTE SPEAKER The keynote address will be given by Professor Susan McVie on “The impact of educational experience and school exclusion on criminal careers: Findings from the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime.” Professor McVie is Professor of Quantitative Criminology at the University of Edinburgh, CoDirector of the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions & Crime, and Director of the Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) Research Centre. Susan’s research interests and published work predominantly focus on: youth crime and justice; crime patterns and trends; criminal careers and developmental-criminology. PRESENTERS Joanne Banks, Economic and Social Research Institute. Cliona Doherty, National Disability Authority. Mark Morgan Trinity College Dublin; (Growing Up in Ireland). Steve Barron, Institute of Public Health in Ireland. Suzanne Egan, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick. Aisling Murray Economic and Social Research Institute; (Growing Up in Ireland). Anne-Marie Brooks, Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Sophie Gallagher, University College Dublin. Cathal O’Toole, National Disability Authority. Grainne Collins, National Disability Authority. Carmel Hannan, University of Limerick. Clare Quigley, Trinity College Dublin. Joe Condon, Dublin Institute of Technology. Patricia Keilthy, University College Dublin. Emer Smyth, Economic and Social Research Institute. Jude Cosgrove, Educational Research Centre, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. Oona Kenny, Trinity College Dublin. Cristina Taut, Trinity College Dublin. Michael Crowe, Dublin Dental University Hospital. Seán Lyons, Economic and Social Research Institute. Maeve Thornton, Economic and Social Research Institute; (Growing Up in Ireland). Gene Dalton, Trinity College Dublin. Laura Mangan, Trinity College Dublin. Mark Ward, Trinity College Dublin. Merike Darmody Economic and Social Research Institute. Brían Merriman, Educational Research Centre, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. James Williams, Economic and Social Research Institute; (Growing Up in Ireland). Ann Devitt, Trinity College Dublin. Barbara Moore, University College Dublin. HOW TO GET THERE The Croke Park Conference Centre is located on Jones Road, Dublin 3. There is complimentary parking available for conference delegates in the Davin Car Park. More information can be found at http://www.crokepark.ie/getmedia/1b674a23-edd6-4761-bd9dc8970e10eac3/non_match_parking_map.pdf The Conference Centre is also accessible by Dublin Bus routes 11, 11A, 16, 16A and 41 via Drumcondra Road and routes 16 and 16a from the Airport. The Conference Centre is a 20-25 minute walk from Connolly Station and Busaras which are both served by the Red Line Luas. ACCESS The venue is accessible for people with disabilities. Please indicate on the booking form if you have special needs, require sign language or have particular dietary requirements. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Please note there is a limited number of places available and early booking is encouraged. In the event of a high demand, late-booking participants may be placed on a waiting list. There is no registration fee for the conference. Bookings should be made by Wednesday 5th November via https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GUIconference2014 or by post: Fiona Burke, ESRI, Whitaker Sq., Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2. All conference queries should be directed to Ms. Burke by email at [email protected] or by phone, 01 8632050.