This report reports the main results of analyses of the likely impact of the introduction of ?Foundation? levels in the Junior Certificate examination in 1992 on school leavers? educational achievements and employment chances one year after they had completed their second level education. By...

This paper explores the way in which truancy levels are structured by individual social class and the social mix of the school within the Republic of Ireland. Drawing on a national survey of young people, truancy levels are found to be higher among working-class and Traveller students. Truancy...