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. (2020) Interrogating the relationship between poverty, attainment and mental health and wellbeing : the importance of social networks and support - a Scottish case study. Cambridge Journal of Education, 50 (3). pp. 345-370. ISSN 0305-764X

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    Abstract

    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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    Mowat, Joan G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6034-2518;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:70720
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      3 May 2020
      Published
      10 January 2020
      Published Online
      5 December 2019
      Accepted
      Keywords:poverty, attainment, mental health and wellbeing, social support, social networks, Education, Education
      Subjects:Education
      Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Education > Education
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:06 Dec 2019 12:55
      Last modified:11 Sep 2021 02:49
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      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/70720
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