Browsing Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) by Author "Banks, Joanne"
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Educational and Employment Experiences of People with a Disability in Ireland: An Analysis of the National Disability Survey
Watson, Dorothy; Banks, Joanne; Lyons, Seán (ESRI, 2015-07-16) -
Engaging Young People? Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied
Mc Coy, Selina; Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne (ESRI/NCCA, 2010)Whether to have a comprehensive schooling system or to provide different tracks or curricular programmes has been a central focus of international policy debates on second-level education. The Leaving Certificate Applied ... -
Evaluation of the National Youthreach Programme
Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne; O'Sullivan, Jessica; McCoy, Selina; Redmond, Paul; McGuinness, Seamus (ESRI, 17/06/2019) -
From Leaving Certificate to Leaving School: A Longitudinal Study of Sixth Year Students
Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne (The Liffey Press in association with ESRI, NCCA and Department of Education & Skills, 2011)Current debates about senior cycle education in Ireland have raised a number of crucial questions: What effect does the Leaving Certificate exam have on young people?s learning experiences? What helps students to do well ... -
Further Education and Training in Ireland: Past, Present and Future
McGuinness, Seamus; Bergin, Adele; Kelly, Elish; McCoy, Selina; Smyth, Emer; Whelan, Adele; Banks, Joanne (ESRIDublin, 2014) -
Further Education and Training in Ireland: Past, Present and Future
Mc Coy, Selina; Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne (ESRI, 2014)The establishment of An Seirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) has prompted an assessment of the nature of current further education and training (FET) and an exploration of future directions. This ... -
High Stakes Testing and Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in the Republic of Ireland
Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne (2012)There is now a well developed literature on the impact of high stakes testing on teaching approaches and student outcomes. However, the student perspective has been neglected in much research. This article draws on a mixed ... -
Parental Educational Expectations of Children with Disabilities
Banks, Joanne; Maître, Bertrand; McCoy, Selina; Watson, Dorothy (ESRI, 2016-05-12)The report, commissioned by the National Disability Authority, used data from the Growing Up in Ireland study to investigate the extent to which the educational outcomes of children with disabilities, which are poorer than ... -
Playing senior inter-county Gaelic games: experiences, realities and consequences
Kelly, Elish; Banks, Joanne; McGuinness, Seamus; Watson, Dorothy (ESRI, 18/09/2018) -
Review of the Droichead Teacher Induction Pilot Programme
Smyth, Emer; Darmody, Merike; Banks, Joanne; Watson, Dorothy (ESRI and The Teaching Council, 2016) -
Review of the School Completion Programme
Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne; Whelan, Adele; Darmody, Merike; McCoy, Selina (ESRI, 2015-10-07)The School Completion Programme (SCP) aims to have a significant positive impact on levels of student retention in primary and second-level schools. This report draws on a survey of SCP coordinators and chairpersons, ... -
'There Was Never Really Any Question of Anything Else': Young People's Agency, Institutional Habitus and the Transition to Higher Education
Smyth, Emer; Banks, Joanne (2012)International research into educational decision-making has been extensive, focusing on the way in which young people and their families assess the different options open to them. However, to what extent can we assume that ... -
Too much of a good thing? Gender, 'Concerted cultivation' and unequal achievement in primary education
Banks, Joanne; Mc Coy, Selina (2010)It is well established that cultural and economic resources imparted to children vary significantly by social class. Literature on concerted cultivation has highlighted the extent to which out-of-school activities can ...