Webinar launch: The changing social worlds of 9-year-olds

This report, conducted as part of a research programme with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), draws on the Growing Up in Ireland study to document changes in the lives of 9-year-olds over a decade, covering their relationships with family and peers, day-to-day activities, and engagement in learning. The report is being launched by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Dr Roderic O'Gorman, TD.

Registration is now closed. Please email events@esri.ie to receive a link. 

12:00

Welcome/introduction

Anna Visser, Principal Officer, DCEDIY

12:05

Launch

A prerecorded address from Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D.

12:15

Presentation of key findings

Emer Smyth, Research Professor, ESRI

12:40

Policy response

Tomás Ó Ruairc, Assistant Secretary, Department of Education

13:00

Q&A