Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education : Institutions, Transitions and Policy / by Emer Smyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smyth, Emer., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistics.

Education and state.

Sex.

Statistics in Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Gender Studies.

Local Subjects:

Statistics in Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Gender Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 240 p. 29 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

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. .

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Structuring Student Experience

Chapter 3. Educational Decision-making

Chapter 4. School Climate

Chapter 5. The Democratic Climate of the School

Chapter 6. Ability Grouping

Chapter 7. Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Chapter 8. Conclusions. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137493859

1137493852