at higher education (qualification differentiation). The paper considers the individual and school level influences on … manual groups. Furthermore, school effects have a particular influence on those who do not obtain their preference of higher …

Many young people have short spells of unemployment during their transition from school to work; however, some often … factors that influence unemployment risk for young people during their school-to-work transition. However, very little is …-term unemployment risk in Ireland. The research, which is conducted using multivariate statistical analysis, uses a combination of …

In Ireland, the decision to introduce personal electronic devices (tablet computers) is made at the school level. This … pertinent. Students also discuss how their school teaches the importance of online safety. Qualitative focus group interviews … were undertaken with students from lower and upper secondary levels based on a theoretical sample (to capture schools of …

An increasing amount of research now relates to full-time higher education students who work part-time during their … students. It aims to establish the profile of full-time higher education students engaged in part-time work during term … satisfaction. It is argued in this paper that inadequate policy attention to the changing profile of higher education students …

-primary students. In order to explore the profile of students granted such exemptions, the study utilises data from a national … longitudinal study, Growing Up in Ireland. Additional information is provided by administrative data collected by the Department of … being exempt include gender, social class, having a special educational need at primary school and being born outside …

increased study-related travel, and the development of policies to attract international students. Nevertheless, in the context … of a strong drive to recruit international students, little is known about how they are faring during their study abroad …. This paper addresses the gap in research, analysing the experiences of international students studying in Irish Higher …

the lives of secondary school students of different social backgrounds and in different school settings, in a high …-stakes context. It draws on multilevel analysis of longitudinal Growing Up in Ireland data, alongside narratives from in-depth case … higher socio-economic student intakes. SE is viewed as an investment, particularly among students with average and above …

administrative data from Ireland, we explore the performance in college of different types of students. We find that post … first-class honours or a 2.1 degree. However, once we control for post-primary school achievement, these students actually … requirements for students who come from school types that convey advantages in the post-primary exams that determine college entry. …

We use administrative data from Ireland to study differences in college application behaviour between students from … completely on grades in the terminal high school examinations. Thus, we can compare the application choices of students who have … disadvantaged versus advantaged high schools. Ireland provides an interesting laboratory for this analysis as applicants provide a …

We estimate a pooled travel model for the destination choice of tourists from the Republic of Ireland in 2006. We …