Educational engagement,expectation and attainment of children with disabilities: Evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study

Government statistics show that children with special educational needs and disabilities do not achieve as well academically as their peers, which impacts on later employment and socioeconomic circumstances. Addressing these inequalities is a key policy area which currently lacks a satisfactory evidence base. To explore the issue, the present study used data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study which contains data from the 1991, 2001 and 2011 censuses along with other administrative data, from a representative sample of the Scottish population. Using this large and longitudinal sample, the present study examines educational engagement, expectations and attainment for children with self-reported disability, controlling for other early childhood factors. The results show that children with mental health problems were at higher risk of leaving school early, and that children with learning difficulties were less likely to gain advanced qualifications. Neither limiting long-term illness in early childhood nor disability in adolescence were significant predictors of engagement, however, they did predict measures of academic expectation and attainment. Results suggest there is a critical phase for attainment, with area deprivation in early childhood but not adolescence being important for later educational inequalities.     

给我的朋友

You have such a
positive outlook on life
Your words are always encouraging
Your face is lit up with excitement
Your actions are so straightforward     

菲利普的彩蛋

那年他9岁，在一所主日学校上学。他所在的班级由8岁的学生组成。8岁的孩子也会很残忍。     

海地之声：“他想和家人一起死去”

2010年1月12日,海地遭遇一场突如其来的大地震。这是这一地区200多年来最严重的一次地震,海地首都受灾严重,大部分建筑物倒塌。据估计,海地1/3的人口——3百万人——受此次地震的影响,死亡人数已突破20万、世界各国纷纷组织救援,但这一毁灭性的灾难给救援工作带来了极大的困难。     

成功竞聘跨国公司

近年来,跨国公司对应届生的吸引力越来越大,而进入跨国公司就职却并非易事。跨国公司往往会投入大量资金来招聘并培训其所需人才。而招聘何种人才就要视不同的职位空缺、具体国家的国情和公司的具体情况而定。本期“工作职场”,我们为您提供自我营销的小贴士,让您根据招聘的不同阶段来调整应聘策略。     

大学竞出奇招，舒缓终考压力

期末考试临近,为舒缓同学们的紧张情绪．减轻学习压力,美国各大学竞出奇招,以期为枯燥的学习生活带来些许乐趣。     

怎样才能摆脱高中生的形象——避免太学生气的打扮

大学校园里,到处洋溢着青春的气息,同学们都尽力将最美的一面展现出来,有的优雅,有的帅气,有的淑女,有的休闲……这都体现着当代大学生的美。那么,怎样的穿衣打扮才是最符合大学生风貌的呢？怎样才能摆脱高中生的形象呢？请听专家细细道来……     

我们需要感觉更多

We need to feel more to understand others We need to love more to be loved back We need to cry more to cleanse ourselves We need to laugh more to enjoy ourselves