Structuring Student Experience

Emer Smyth

Chapter Chapter 2 in Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education, 2016, pp 27-62 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, Smyth provides an overview of the pathways young people take through secondary education and how the structure of the education system shapes student experiences, examining how their attitudes to school and to teachers are profoundly altered by the school context. First year of secondary school is characterised by excitement and turbulence as students adjust to the new school setting. However, real difficulties surface for students later on in the process, with second year emerging as the crucial year for student engagement. Few studies have addressed the transition to upper secondary education. This chapter shows that, even though students do not change school, the transition can be a difficult one, with increasing academic demands placed on students as they move into a stage of schooling dominated by high-stakes examinations.

Keywords: Young People; Secondary Education; School Engagement; Park Street; Lower Secondary Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-49385-9_2

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