Abstract
In 2007, with the aim of improving statistical literacy and effective use of statistics, the Central Statistics Office in Ireland launched an Education Outreach Programme. To achieve these objectives, the CSO has fostered key academic partnerships at a national and international level. Seminar Series, Statistical Liaison groups, Oireachtas briefings, CensusAtSchool, the John Hooper Medal for Statistics, the Apps4Gaps competition, the Professional Diploma in Official Statistics for Policy Evaluation, the International Statistical Literacy Poster Competition are some of the key projects developed under the umbrella of the Education Outreach Programme. This paper outlines a number of key lessons learned in the Irish Education Outreach Programme with illustrations drawn from the Irish experience to date.
Highlights
In 2007, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland launched their outreach programme ‘Investing in the Future’
The CSO recognised it could not address all of the educational ‘gaps’ in statistical literacy and that each ‘gap’ might require a bespoke approach, so the Education Outreach Programme targeted three limited or specific cohorts: 1. Primary and Post-Primary Education; 2
A proposal, before the Board, argued that CSO should develop an ‘Education Outreach Programme’ that collaborated with the Department of Education and Science (Department of Education and Science 2005) and other recognised national and international experts to improve statistical literacy
Summary
In 2007, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland launched their outreach programme ‘Investing in the Future’. In 2007, the Senior Management Board of CSO found itself deliberating the role of a national statistics office in improving statistical literacy. A proposal, before the Board, argued that CSO should develop an ‘Education Outreach Programme’ that collaborated with the Department of Education and Science (Department of Education and Science 2005) and other recognised national and international experts to improve statistical literacy. The proposal argued that the programme should be designed to promote the statistical outputs of the office. This would be done by ‘Creating real life projects that enhance the learning process and nurture the life skills needed in our knowledge based society, while supporting the Irish education system in developing its youth as future policy makers, entrepreneurs and statisticians’. The Board endorsed the proposal to establish an education outreach programme, viewing it as a long term investment
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