Henrik Zachrisson, professor at the Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo is the Principal Investigator of the "EQOP-Socioeconomic gaps in language development and school achievement: Mechanisms of inequality and opportunity" project.
Zachrisson will present «Merging psychometrics with econometrics» at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) on behalf of the entire project team.
About SRCD and its Biennial Meetings.
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is an international, multidisciplinary, nonprofit professional association whose primary goal is to promote the understanding of child development through research and dissemination. Members conduct theoretical studies, basic and applied research, and policy analyses to understand and enhance child development. Since the first meeting held in 1934, SRCD has hosted a biennial meeting on odd numbered years for its members and the developmental science community at large. Through its biennial meetings, which draw attendees from countries throughout the world, SRCD strives to meet the goal of understanding child development through research while serving as a network and forum for its members and attendees, as stated in SRCD’s strategic goals. Members and attendees include professionals and graduate students in psychology, human development, family studies, education, public policy, sociology, social work, psychiatry, pediatrics, and public health. Attendance at the biennial meetings averages 6,500.
