Ingrid Schoon

Ingrid Schoon is Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at the Institute of Education, University of London. She is a member of the International Collaborative for the Analysis of Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood (CAPCA) organised by the University of Michigan, a visiting scientist at The Center for Applied Developmental Science (CADS) at the University of Jena, a Member of the ESRC Scientific Advisory Committee for the British Birth Cohort Studies, and a Member of the British Birth Cohorts Scientific Committee. She is member of the editorial board of the ‘European Psychologist’, ‘Advances in Life Course Research’, and ‘Longitudinal and Life Course Studies: International Journal’. Her research interests are focused on issues of human development across the life span, in particular the transition from dependent childhood to productive adulthood, the study of risk and resilience, the realization of individual potential in a changing socio-historical context, and the intergenerational transmission of (dis)advantage. She has led numerous research projects and is currently involved in two major UK research networks, the Priority Network on Gender Inequality and Production (GeNet) and the Centre for the Study of Learning and Life Chances in the Knowledge Economies (Llakes). Her research has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, and the Jacobs Foundation. She has published two monographs, one edited book, and over 100 scholarly articles, book chapters and reports.

 

Recent Publications

Papers

Schoon, I & Cheng, H. (in press) Determinants of political trust: A lifetime learning model. Development Psychology

Schoon, I & Polek, E. (in press).Teenage career aspirations and adult career attainment: The role of gender, social background and general cognitive ability. International Journal of Behavioural Development.

Schoon, I & Polek, E. (2011).Pathways to Economic Well-Being Among Teenage Mothers in Great Britain. European Psychologist 16(1), 11-20

Schoon, I. & Duckworth, K. (2010). Leaving school early – and making it! Evidence from two British Birth Cohorts. European Psychologist 15(4), 283-292

Schoon, I., Hope, S., Ross, A. & Duckworth, K. (2010). Family hardship and children's development: the early years. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 1(3), 209-222

Schoon, I. (2010). Childhood cognitive ability and adult academic attainment: evidence from three British cohort studies. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, 1(3), 241-258. Full Text

Schoon, I., Parsons, S., Rush, R., & Law, J. (2010). Children’s language ability and psychosocial development: A twenty-nine year follow-up study.Pediatrics,126: 73-80. Full Text

Schoon, I., Parsons, S., Rush, R., & Law, J. (2010). Childhood language skills and adult literacy: a twenty-nine year follow-up study. Pediatrics, 125: 459-466 Full Text

Schoon, I., Cheng, H., Gale, C. R., Batty, G. D., & Deary, I. J. (2010). Social status, cognitive ability, and educational attainment as predictors of liberal social attitudes and political trust. Intelligence, 38: 144-150. Full Text.

Schoon, I. (2010). Planning for the future. Changing education expectations in three British cohorts. Historical Social Research, 35(2): 99-119

Ashby, J. S. & Schoon, I. (2010). Career Success: The role aspirations, ambition and gender in predicting adult social status and earnings. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77(3), 350-360

Duckworth, K., & Schoon, I (2010). Progress and attainment during primary school: the roles of literacy, numeracy and self-regulation . Longitudinal and Life Course Studies , 1(3), 223-240

Salmela-Aro, K., & Schoon, I. (2009). Youth development in Europe transitions and identities. European Psychologist, 14(4), 372-375. Full Text

Evans, G. W., Ricciuti, H. N., Hope, S., Schoon, I., Bradley, R. H., Corwyn, R. F., et al. (2009). Crowding and cognitive development. The mediating role of maternal responsiveness among 36-month-old children. Environment and Behavior, 42(1), 135-148.

Parsons, S., Schoon, I., Rush, R., & Law, J. (2009). Long-term outcomes for children with early language problems: Beating the odds. Children and Society, 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00274.

Ross, A., Schoon, I., Martin, P., & Sacker, A. (2009). Family and Nonfamily Role Configurations in Two British Cohorts. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 71(1), 1-14.

Books

Schoon, I. & Silbereisen, R. K. (Eds.) (2009). Transitions from School to Work: Globalisation, Individualisation, and Patterns of Diversity. New York: Cambridge University Press

Book chapters

Schoon, I. (2010). Becoming adult: the persisting importance of class and gender. In: J. Scott, R. Crompton & C. Lyonette : Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century. New Barriers and Continuing Constraints. (pp.19-39) Cheltenham: Edgar Elgar

Schoon, I., Cheng, H. & Jones, E. (2010). Resilience in children’s development: early influences. In: K. Hansen, S. Dex & H. Joshi (Eds.). Children of the 21st Century. Bristol: Polity Press

Schoon, I. (2010). Social change and transition experiences among young adults in Britain. In R. K. Silbereisen & X. Chen (Eds.), Social change and human development: concepts and results (pp. 245-270). London: Sage.

Schoon, I. (2009). High hopes in a changing world: social disadvantage, educational aspirations, and occupational attainment in three British Cohort Studies. In C. Raffo, A. Dyson, H. Gunter, D. Hall, L. Jones & A. Kalambouka (Eds.), Education and poverty in affluent countries(pp.97-110). London: Routledge.

Schoon, I., Ross, A. & Martin, P. (2009). Sequences, patterns and variations in the assumption of work and family related roles: Evidence from two British Birth Cohorts. In: I. Schoon & R. K. Silbereisen (Eds.). Transitions from School to Work. Globalisation, Individualisation, and Patterns of Diversity. (pp. 219-242). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Research Reports
Evans, K., Schoon, I. & Weale, M. (2010). Life chances, learning and the dynamics of risk throughout the life course. LLAKES Research Paper No9.

Schoon, I. (2009). Measuring Social Competencies. Berlin: Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD). Working paper 58.

Schoon I. & Polek E. (February, 2009). Pathways to economic and psychological well-being among teenage mothers in Great Britain: GeNet Newsletter 4.

 

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