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Attitudes to Irish as a School Subject among 13-year-olds

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  • Darmody, Merike
  • Smyth, Emer

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of background and school factors on second-level students’ attitudes toward Irish as a school subject drawing on the Growing Up in Ireland study. The study focuses on the perceptions of the core subjects, English, Mathematics and Irish, and presents a profile of students who find the Irish language interesting or difficult. The study enables us to investigate the attitudes of teenagers towards the language in a systematic way, including personal, school and other characteristics that may have an impact on attitudes towards the Irish language.

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  • Darmody, Merike & Smyth, Emer, 2016. "Attitudes to Irish as a School Subject among 13-year-olds," Papers WP525, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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    1. McCoy, Selina & Smyth, Emer & Banks, Joanne, 2012. "The Primary Classroom: Insights from the 'Growing Up in Ireland' Study," Research Series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), number BKMNEXT205.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
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