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An Examination of Science Achievement and School Compositional Effects in Ireland Using TIMSS Data
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Nonte, Sonja; Clerkin, Aidan; Perkins, Rachel – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Recent educational policy initiatives in Ireland have focused on improving outcomes in reading and mathematics among students, particularly those experiencing educational disadvantage. However, science achievement in Irish primary schools has received much less research attention, especially in the context of educational disadvantage. This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests
Relationships between Home Environment and Scholastic Behavior in a Disadvantaged Population
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Kellaghan, Thomas – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
Relationships between six home environment measures, achievement and intelligence tests were examined by stepwise multiple regression analyses for a sample of 60 eight-year old children. Home variables were most successful in predicting achievement test scores, less successful regarding culture-dependent intelligence test scores, and least…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Family Environment
All-Irish Primary Schools in the Dublin Area. Report of a Sociological and Spatial Study of All-Irish-Medium Schools in the Greater Dublin Area, with Special Reference to Their Impact on Home and Social Network Use of Irish.
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O Riagain, Padraig; O Gliasain, Micheal – 1979
A study investigated the extent to which all-Irish primary schools in the Dublin (Ireland) area: (1) provide opportunities for parents not using Irish at home to send children to an all-Irish school; (2) provide impetus for an increase in Irish use in homes of attending children; (3) increase interaction among Irish-speaking families; (4) are…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Family Environment