Educational Underachievement
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Purdy, N. Walsh, G., Orr, K., Millar, A., Ballentine, M. (2023) Testing Times: Northern Ireland School Transfer without Tests in 2021
The issue of post-primary transfer by means of academic selection is the focus of a highly polarised policy debate in […]
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Walsh, G., Martin, C., Sloan, S., Dunn, J., and Winter,F. (2022) ‘The Buddies Study – BUilding BriDges, DimInishing Educational DiSadvantage: Examining the Role of the Home-School Community Liaison (HSCL) across the island of Ireland’
Although family engagement in children’s learning is a well-established predictor of educational success (see e.g. Higgins & Katsipataki, 2015 and […]
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Purdy, N. Gibson, K., Orr, K., Tsang, K. (2022) Perceptions of Level 4 & 5 Qualifications in Northern Ireland
This mixed methods research study, funded by the Department for the Economy (DfE) in Northern Ireland, and conducted by a […]
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Bloomer, S., Purdy, N. Gibson, K., Orr, K. (2022) The Assessment of Vocational Education and Training Qualifications
In the last decade a significant body of literature was generated at the national policy level, much of which was […]
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Purdy, N. (2022) Beyond The Stereotype
Numerous academic and policy reports over many years have highlighted the underachievement of some pupils within the Northern Ireland education […]
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Purdy (2021) A Fair Start: Final Report and Action Plan of the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement in Northern Ireland
The Expert Panel on educational underachievement submitted its Final Report and Action Plan – “A Fair Start” – to the […]
Purdy, N., Ballentine, M., Lyle, H., Orr, K., Symington, E., Webster, D., York, L., (2023) Growing Up Online: Children’s online activities, harm and safety in Northern Ireland – an Evidence Report.
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Jones, Sharon (2023) The Shortest Way Home? A Geo-critical return to CS Lewis’s Prince Caspian
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