Effective interventions in residential areas to improve schooling and education for children and readiness for the labour market for adults

The Danish National Centre for Social Research (SFI) has collected international studies showing positive effects of measures to improve schooling and education for children and readiness for the labour market of adults in marginalised residential areas. The objective of the report is to contribute inspiration for social-housing work in Denmark and to bring greater focus on evidence-based and targeted work.

Firstly, the report contains a systematic review to contribute knowledge about interventions aimed at schools and education that can be implemented in a social-housing context. The objective of the interventions is to improve the school-related competences of children and young people via activities aimed at both parents and children.

Secondly, the report contains a systematic review to contribute knowledge about employment-oriented interventions that can be implemented in a social-housing context. The interventions entail education and general upgrading of skills, but also other types of activity such as job-seeking and mentoring.

These are the second and third of a total of four reviews about international social-housing interventions which: 1) prevent crime, 2) improve schooling and education for children and readiness for the labour market for adults, and 3) improve children’s wellbeing and parenting competences. The reports are part of the overall assessment of the use of 2011-14 funding allocated by Landsbyggefonden (the national social housing fund) to marginalised housing areas.