New Challenges for Measuring Multidimensional Educational Poverty in Official Statistics
摘要
This paper outlines the work of a Scientific Commission led by Istat, which involved multiple institutions working together to assess and map educational poverty in Italy. The Commission has developed a theoretical framework that identifies two critical aspects of educational poverty that must be addressed simultaneously: poverty in outcomes and poverty in drivers (resources). The Commission’s ultimate goal is to validate a dashboard of multisource indicators, uncover data gaps, and define the most appropriate methodology to synthesize the information. To support the Commission in finalizing its work, we carried out an exploratory exercise synthesizing and mapping indicators selected from a preliminary list of indicators defined by the Commission. We calculated two composite indicators, one for the outcomes and one for the drivers. This process has provided valuable insights into the challenges the Commission will face going forward.