Self-regulated learning: a literature review
(2009) Kathryn Duckworth, Rodie Akerman, Alice MacGregor, Emma Salter and John Vorhaus
Wider Benefits of Learning Research Report No.33
You need Acrobat Reader installed in order to view this file.
Within the framework of risk and resilience, this report focuses on changes in wellbeing from middle childhood to early adolescence. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), we investigate trajectories and drivers of change across psychological, behavioural, social and subjective school wellbeing. We also examine those children who have a large number of risks in their lives, identifying those factors which may help protect their wellbeing.
Findings suggest that the course of wellbeing for the individual child is varied and complex. Factors either support or undermine changes in wellbeing, but while some appear universal for both high- and low-risk children, others are differentiated by risk level and/or gender. Nonetheless, a few key factors are highlighted, including the importance of children’s environments – in terms of their relationships with parents, friends and school – as well as their experiences and capabilities in terms of attainment and SEN, rather than their social background and where they live.
Dr Kathryn Duckworth is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Quantitative Social Science and a Research Associate at the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning, both at the Institute of Education.
Rodie Akerman is Policy Research Officer at the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning.
Alice MacGregor is a Research Officer at NRDC, the National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, at the Institute of Education.
Emma Salter is a Research Officer at the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning.
Dr John Vorhaus is Director of the Centre for Research on the Wider Benefits of Learning.
Please contact the Institute of Education bookshop on +44 (0)20 7612 6050 / ioe@johnsmith.co.uk if you wish to purchase hard copies.
