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Direct linkClerkin, Aidan – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Transition Year (TY) is a quasi-gap year offered midway through post-primary education in Ireland. TY is intended to provide a low-stakes environment to promote maturity and social skills, and to prepare students for adult life. Previous interview-based research has found that TY is seen as a positive experience by many students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Emotional Development, Secondary School Students
Who Participates? Predicting Student Self-Selection into a Developmental Year in Secondary Education
Clerkin, Aidan – Educational Psychology, 2018
This study identifies student characteristics that predict participation in Transition Year, an optional developmental year (Grade 10) offered midway through secondary education in Ireland. One thousand eighty five students (51% female; mean age = 15.4 years) completed a questionnaire in Grade 9, providing information on demographic, attitudinal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Secondary School Students, Grade 9
James, Jenee; Ellis, Bruce J.; Schlomer, Gabriel L.; Garber, Judy – Developmental Psychology, 2012
The current study tested sex-specific pathways to early puberty, sexual debut, and sexual risk taking, as specified by an integrated evolutionary-developmental model of adolescent sexual development and behavior. In a prospective study of 238 adolescents (n = 129 girls and n = 109 boys) followed from approximately 12-18 years of age, we tested for…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Females, Puberty, Fatherless Family
