Open AccessAnother brick in the wall – improving statistical literacy in Ireland
Author(s) -
Steve MacFeely,
Eoin McCuirc
Publication year - 2013
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.52041/srap.13801
Subject(s) - irish , outreach , medal , statistics education , statistical analysis , literacy , political science , public relations , library science , computer science , sociology , psychology , mathematics education , statistics , pedagogy , geography , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , archaeology , law
In May, 2007 the Irish Central Statistics Office embarked on an Education Outreach Programme. The programme is driven by the desire to increase the awareness and effective use of statistics in Ireland. Educating CSO data customers is seen as a key driver in this goal. Since 2007, the CSO has fostered key partnerships at a national and international level to develop and implement a number of key projects. Seminar Series, Statistical Liaison groups, Oireachtas briefings, CensusAtSchool, the John Hooper Medal For Statistics, the Professional Diploma in Official Statistics for Policy Evaluation, the International Statistical Literacy Poster Competition and YouTube video production, are some of the projects developed under the umbrella of the Education Outreach Programme. This paper outlines the rationale behind the development and implementation of the Irish Education Outreach Programme with illustrations drawn from the Irish experience to date.