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Em e r Smy t h STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES ON SECONDARY EDUCATION Institutions, Transitions and Policy Students’ Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education Emer Smyth Students’ Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education Institutions, Transitions and Policy Emer Smyth Social Research Division Economic and Social Research Institute Dublin , Ireland ISBN 978-1-137-49384-2 ISBN 978-1-137-49385-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-49385-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016946829 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2 016 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identifi ed as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the pub- lisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © CSA Images/Printstock Collection/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. London. To my mother, Jean, for all she taught me A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS This book draws on a decade-long research study. I would like to acknowl- edge the contribution of the other researchers involved in the study— Selina McCoy, Joanne Banks, Merike Darmody, Delma Byrne, Emma Calvert and Allison Dunne. The study would not have been possible with- out the vision and determination of Anne Looney, CEO of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. I am very grateful to Anne and her colleagues, John Hammond and Majella O’Shea, for their support and constructive feedback throughout the course of the study. The book began life during a sabbatical at the University of Edinburgh, kindly facili- tated by the late David Raffe and Sheila Riddell. The sabbatical gave me the time and space to refl ect on the research, and I am very grateful to David and Sheila for making this possible. Most importantly, I owe an immense debt to the school staff who gave generously of their time over a protracted period and to the young people whose openness about their experiences was fundamental to the research. vii C ONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 2 Structuring Student Experience 2 7 3 Educational Decision-Making 6 3 4 School Climate 9 5 5 The Democratic Climate of the School 1 17 6 Ability Grouping 1 45 7 Teaching, Learning and Assessment 1 67 8 Conclusions 2 01 References 221 Index 235 ix
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