Gallagher and Smith research - research papers

The research report The Effects of the Selective System of Secondary Education in Northern Ireland was published in September 2000. A series of additional research papers can be viewed below.

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Overview paper
PDF (76 KB)

Statistical pattern in schools
PDF (219 KB)

Schools in a non-selective system
PDF (39 KB)

Patterns of performance at GCSE
PDF (92 KB)

After post-compulsory education - first destinations of Northern Ireland year 12 pupils in 1999
PDF (26 KB)

Attitudes to education
PDF (43 KB)

Patterns of participation in grammar and secondary schools
PDF (37 KB)

Interviews with principals of post-primary schools
PDF (97 KB)

Interviews with members of senior management team
PDF (117 KB)

Interviews with heads of department maths
PDF (57 KB)

Interviews with post-primary heads of English departments
PDF (51 KB)

Interviews with heads of department of science
PDF (63 KB)

Interviews with special educational needs co-ordinators and heads of pastoral care
PDF (58 KB)

Interviews with groups of year 8 pupils
PDF (88 KB)

Interviews with year 12 pupils
PDF (94 KB)

Area study
PDF (304 KB)

Pupil motivation and attitudes
PDF (136 KB)

Teachers and selection in Northern Ireland
PDF (142 KB)

Impact of coaching
PDF (82 KB)

Public views on selection
PDF (270 KB)

Comparative perspectives on school systems
PDF (175 KB)

Case study schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland
PDF (217 KB)

Survey of selective schools in England
PDF (89 KB)

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