Who chooses Science? : subject take-up in second-level schools / by Emer Smyth and Carmel Hannan.
Material type: TextSeries: General research series (Economic and Social Research Institute)Publication details: Dublin : The Liffey Press in association with the Economic and Social Research Institute, 2002.Description: xvi, 248 p. ; 24 cm. ; pbkISBN:- 1904148247
- 9781904148241:
- Science -- Study and teaching -- Ireland
- Science -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ireland
- Physics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ireland
- Chemistry -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ireland
- Biology -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ireland
- Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Ireland
- Education, Secondary -- Ireland
- Education
- Science: general issues
- 507.09417
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General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 507.09417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 41941 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-248).
Publisher's abstract: "Who Chooses Science? draws on a national survey of over 4,000 students along with detailed case-studies of science teaching within eight schools. It highlights best practice in science education and identifies the factors which affect the take-up of Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Higher Maths at senior cycle. It also indicates the student and school characteristics which influence the choice of course on entry to higher education. The book indicates the way in which schools can facilitate or constrain the choices made by students and discusses the implications for educational policy."
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