Research Assistant

Office of Education Research

, Science of Learning in Education Centre.

Project Title: Understanding the Development and Drivers of Adolescents’ Educational Pathways: The Singapore Longitudinal Cohort Study (Phase 1 of Year 1)

Project Introduction: This study seeks primarily to understand (a) the nature of educational pathways made by students through secondary education, (b) the drivers of the decisions made about educational pathways through secondary education (especially self-identity and agency, school and career aspirations, and social and relational contexts), (c) the stability and change patterns of educational pathways as well as factors that may be associated with change. We expect the drivers of educational pathways to be interrelated, and (d) through retrospective investigation, the factors at early childhood and primary school that contribute to educational pathways. Furthermore, this study will allow focus on educational pathways of specific subgroups to understand the differential impact of educational pathways for (e) students with special educational needs (SEN) and (f) for students from financially disadvantaged environments.

Project 3 Introduction

Social relationships refer to meaningful connections that exist between individuals. Social relationships are influential in the development of behaviours, attitudes, and well-being of individuals. In particular, peer relationships during adolescence serve as a training ground for social relationships in adulthood and larger groups settings. The primary goal of Project 3 is to examine how the students’ social relationships change over four or five years in secondary school and how these changes are linked to students’ functioning in varied domains. The proposed study also seeks to examine the contextual factors and processes linked to students’ peer relationships. For the first year of the study, the main goals are to explore the nature and structure of students’ peer relationships and examine how such aspects of peer relationships are associated with the focal outcomes
- academic, motivational, social and emotional
- of secondary students.

**Requirements**:
Essential
- Familiar with the Singapore education system (mainstream / special education)
- Familiar with survey data collection and management
- Familiar with social network analysis
- Able to perform statistical analysis confidently (e.g., factor analysis, regression)
- Possess strong interpersonal communication, writing and language skills
- Possess knowledge of qualitative and quantitative statistical software programs
- Able to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Able to work cooperatively in both small
10 Pax)
- Preferred_
- Proficiency in R and social networks analysis
- Experience in working with databases.
- Familiar with major theories in educational social psychology (e.g., motivation, self and identity, social and cultural capital)
- Possess relevant experience in educational or psychological research.

**Responsibilities**:

- Liaise with participating schools/parents/teachers and other researchers involved in the project
- Prepare for, and implement data collection
- Maintain records and document research progress
- Assist with data preparation, entry, and analysis
- Assist in the administration and management of project related matters
- Assist in writing of reports and papers for publication
- Conduct and summarise academic literature reviews
- Learn and perform statistical analysis independently
- Other tasks as assigned by the Principal Investigator / Co-PIs

Application

Please include your name in your CV file name.

Closing Date

Closing date for advertisements will be set to 14 calendar days from date of posting.

Other Information

Hiring Institution: NIE