Overview
- Draws on the perspectives of young people to explore their experiences of the secondary school system
- Examines how gender, social class and a culture of high stakes examinations affect experiences of schooling
- Utilises a rich study of both survey data and in-depth interviews to highlight the variety of experiences involved
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Book Title: Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education
Book Subtitle: Institutions, Transitions and Policy
Authors: Emer Smyth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-49385-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49384-2Published: 31 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49385-9Published: 18 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 240
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations
Topics: Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Educational Policy and Politics, Gender and Education