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ESRI Report: Primary School Experiences and the Transition to Second-Level Education

Growing up in Ireland: Transition from Primary to Second Level Education Image: www.esri.ie
NEWS / 10 October 2017

Emer Smyth, from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is the author of the 5th Report which examines the data collected as part of the National Longtitudinal Study of Ireland. In this report the author examines various aspects on children in what is a major milestone in their lives - moving from primary to secondary level education.

Emer Smyth, from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is the author of the 5th Report which examines the data collected as part of the National Longtitudinal Study of Ireland. In this report the author examines various aspects on children in what is a major milestone in their lives - moving from primary to secondary level education.

Read the report in PDF format.

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