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Behind the Scenes? A Study of Parental Involvement in Post-Primary Education

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  • Byrne, Delma
  • Smyth, Emer

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Behind the Scenes is the first systematic study in Ireland to examine parental perceptions of the educational system and their satisfaction with the information they receive about their children's schooling. This book draws on a survey of, and in-depth interviews with, the parents of the cohort of young people involved in the Post-Primary Longitudinal Study, placing parents' accounts in the context of the perspectives of school personnel and young people themselves. This book provides unique insights into parents' involvement in their children's education and the information flow between school and home. It highlights important issues for policy, suggesting ways to support the parental role and thus enhance student choices and outcomes.

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  • Byrne, Delma & Smyth, Emer, 2011. "Behind the Scenes? A Study of Parental Involvement in Post-Primary Education," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT178.
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    1. Shelly Lundberg, 2005. "Sons, Daughters, and Parental Behaviour," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 21(3), pages 340-356, Autumn.
    2. Robson, Karen, 2003. "Teenage time use as investment in cultural capital," ISER Working Paper Series 2003-12, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
    3. Byrne, Delma & Smyth, Emer, 2010. "No Way Back? The Dynamics of Early School Leaving," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT163.
    4. Smyth, Emer & Dunne, Allison & Darmody, Merike & McCoy, Selina, 2007. "Gearing Up for the Exam?: The Experience of Junior Certificate Students," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT101.
    5. Smyth, Emer & McCoy, Selina & Darmody, Merike, 2004. "Moving Up. The Experiences of First-Year Students in Post-Primary Education," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT36.
    6. McCoy, Selina & Kelly, Elish & Watson, Dorothy, 2007. "School Leavers' Survey Report 2006," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BMI198.
    7. Breen, Richard, 1986. "Subject Availability and Student Performance in the Senior Cycle of Irish Post-Primary Schools," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number GRS129.
    8. McCoy, Selina & Smyth, Emer & Darmody, Merike & Dunne, Allison, 2006. "Guidance for All? Guidance Provision in Second-Level Schools," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT83.
    9. Smyth, Emer & Dunne, Allison & McCoy, Selina & Darmody, Merike, 2006. "Pathways through the Junior Cycle: the Experience of Second Year Students," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT75.
    10. Smyth, Emer & Darmody, Merike & McGinnity, Frances & Byrne, Delma, 2009. "Adapting to Diversity: Irish Schools and Newcomer Students," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number RS8.
    11. Hannan, Damian F. & Breen, Richard & Murray, Barbara & Hardiman, Niamh & Watson, Dorothy & O'Higgins, Kathleen, 1983. "Schooling and Sex Roles: Sex Differences in Subject Provision and Student Choice in Irish Post-Primary Schools," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number GRS113.
    12. Murnane, Richard J & Maynard, Rebecca A & Ohls, James C, 1981. "Home Resources and Children's Achievement," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 63(3), pages 369-377, August.
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