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School Effectiveness and School Improvement
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School effects and subject choice: The uptake of scientific subjects in Ireland

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Pages 303-327 | Published online: 16 Feb 2007

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Marina Shapira & Mark Priestley. (2019) Do schools matter? An exploration of the determinants of lower secondary school subject choices under the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. Review of Education 8:1, pages 191-238.
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Diego Ardura & Alberto Pérez-Bitrián. (2019) Motivational pathways towards academic achievement in physics & chemistry: a comparison between students who opt out and those who persist. Chemistry Education Research and Practice 20:3, pages 618-632.
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Steffani Saß & Nele Kampa. (2019) Self-Concept Profiles in Lower Secondary Level – An Explanation for Gender Differences in Science Course Selection?. Frontiers in Psychology 10.
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Milan Kubiatko. (2018) Validity and reliability analyses for the climate of science subjects research tool. Open Access Journal of Science 2:4.
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Diego Ardura & Alberto Pérez-Bitrián. (2018) The effect of motivation on the choice of chemistry in secondary schools: adaptation and validation of the Science Motivation Questionnaire II to Spanish students. Chemistry Education Research and Practice 19:3, pages 905-918.
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P. Neville. (2017) An observational analysis of recent female dental enrolment figures in the Republic of Ireland. European Journal of Dental Education 21:4, pages 235-239.
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Carmel Hannan. (2015) Teaching stats: A crisis in Irish sociology?. Irish Journal of Sociology 24:1, pages 102-111.
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