Browsing Sociology by Author "Smyth, Emer"
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Engaging Young People? Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied
(ESRI/NCCA, 2010)Whether to have a comprehensive schooling system or to provide different tracks or curricular programmes has been a central focus of international policy debates on second-level education. The Leaving Certificate Applied ... -
From Leaving Certificate to Leaving School: A Longitudinal Study of Sixth Year Students
(The Liffey Press in association with ESRI, NCCA and Department of Education & Skills, 2011)Current debates about senior cycle education in Ireland have raised a number of crucial questions: What effect does the Leaving Certificate exam have on young people?s learning experiences? What helps students to do well ... -
Governance and Funding of Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland
(ESRI, 2013)This study presents a comprehensive picture of educational governance and financing across the three different sectors of second-level schools in Ireland, namely, voluntary secondary schools, vocational schools, and ... -
High Stakes Testing and Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in the Republic of Ireland
(2012)There is now a well developed literature on the impact of high stakes testing on teaching approaches and student outcomes. However, the student perspective has been neglected in much research. This article draws on a mixed ... -
Review of the Droichead Teacher Induction Pilot Programme
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School Sector Variation among Primary Schools in Ireland
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'There Was Never Really Any Question of Anything Else': Young People's Agency, Institutional Habitus and the Transition to Higher Education
(2012)International research into educational decision-making has been extensive, focusing on the way in which young people and their families assess the different options open to them. However, to what extent can we assume that ...
