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Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education

Institutions, Transitions and Policy

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Emer Smyth

    1. Social Research Division, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland

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  • 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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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 1-26

  3. Structuring Student Experience

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 27-62

  4. Educational Decision-Making

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 63-94

  5. School Climate

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 95-114

  6. The Democratic Climate of the School

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 115-143

  7. Ability Grouping

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 145-166

  8. Teaching, Learning and Assessment

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 167-199

  9. Conclusions

    • Emer Smyth
    Pages 201-219

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 221-240
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About this book

This book explores the experiences of young people as they move through the Irish secondary educational system. Drawing on a rich study which combines survey data with in-depth interviews with students, it addresses the key facets of schooling which influence young people's experiences. With chapters organised thematically, including ability grouping, school climate and the impact of high stakes examinations, the central dimensions of school structure and process is explored. Placing young people's voices centre stage, it explores how they respond to the school context and make decisions that will profoundly affect their future. This book contrasts different types of school settings and examines how gender and social class play out at the school level.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Social Research Division, Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, Ireland

    Emer Smyth

About the author

Emer Smyth is Research Professor, and Head of the Social Research Division, at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland. She is also Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She has published widely on school effects and student experiences, and recently co-edited Religious Education in a Multicultural Europe. 

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