Research unit for quantitative research on children and education

The reference group for EduQuant has been constituted to provide feedback and advice for the research unit’s work and progress.

University of Copenhagen holds the presidency of the group. The members of the reference group are:

• Dorte Grinderslev, senior consultant, Danish Economics Councils
• Bjarke Hartkopf, interim manager, The Danish Evaluation Institute
• Lars Kirkebøen, Researcher, Statistics Norway
• David Dreyer Lassen, Prorector for research, University of Copenhagen
• Christian Vittrup, Leading Chief Adviser, Statistics Denmark
• Lars Videbæk, Head of division, the Danish Ministry of Children and Education

The group meets twice a year.

Over the next four years, the research unit will launch no less than nine subprojects, which from various angles will study the significance of parent background and explore the many choices and circumstances that may affect children and youth’s education throughout life:

1. Work harder! Social background, skills and choice of education
2. Age when starting daycare and chances in education
3. Effects of nurseries being mandatory in children in vulnerable neighborhoods
4. Investments in daycare institutions with disadvantaged children
5. Allocation of preschool children
6. Interaction between parents and institutions/schools
7. School choice in a Danish context
8. Education and young people with mental health illnesses
9. Machine learning and big data in education policies