Professor Emer Smyth
Adjunct Professor, Sociology
Adjunct Professor, Sch Office Social Sciences & Philosophy
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Seamus McGuinness, Adele Bergin, Elish Kelly, Selina McCoy, Emer Smyth, Dorothy Watson, Adele Whelan, Evaluation of PLC programme provision, 2018
Merike Darmody, Emer Smyth, Religion and primary school choice in Ireland: school institutional identities and student profile, Irish Educational Studies, 2018, p1--17
Helen Russell, Emer Smyth, Selina McCoy, Raffaele Grotti, Dorothy Watson, A study of gender in senior civil service positions in Ireland, 2017
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Primary school principals' job satisfaction and occupational stress, International Journal of Educational Management, 30, (1), 2016, p115-128
Emer Smyth, Students' Experiences and Perspectives on Secondary Education: Institutions, Transitions and Policy, UK, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, 1 - 238pp
Smyth, Emer, Conway, Paul, Leavy, Aislin, Darmody, Merike, Banks, Joanne and Watson, Dorothy , Review of the Droichead Teacher Induction Pilot Programme, Dublin, ESRI and The Teaching Council, March, 2016, p1 - 214
Banks, J., Smyth, E., `Your whole life depends on it": academic stress and high-stakes testing in Ireland, Journal of Youth Studies, 18, (5), 2015, p598-616
Iannelli, C., Smyth, E., Klein, M., Curriculum differentiation and social inequality in higher education entry in Scotland and Ireland, British Educational Research Journal, 2015
Smyth, E., Steinmetz, S., Vocational training and gender segregation across Europe, Comparative Social Research, 31, 2015, p53-81
McCoy, Selina; Smyth, Emer; Watson, Dorothy; Darmody, Merike, Leaving School in Ireland: A Longitudinal Study of Post School Transitions, ESRI Research Series, 36, Dublin, ESRI, August, 2014
McCoy, S., Quail, A., Smyth, E., The effects of school social mix: unpacking the differences, Irish Educational Studies, 33, (3), 2014, p307-330
Banks, Joanne, Byrne, Delma, McCoy, Selina and Smyth, Emer, Bottom of the class? The leaving certificate applied programme and track placement in the Republic of Ireland, Irish Educational Studies, 33, (4), 2014, p367 - 381
Quail, A., Smyth, E., Multigrade teaching and age composition of the class: The influence on academic and social outcomes among students, Teaching and Teacher Education, 43, 2014, p80-90
McGuinness, Seamus, Bergin, Adele, Kelly, Elish, McCoy, Selina, Smyth, Emer, Whelan, Adele and Banks, Joanne, Further Education and Training in Ireland: Past, Present and Future, ESRI Research Series, 35, Dublin, ESRI, May, 2014
Entry to Tertiary Education in, editor(s)Hattie, J.; Anderman, E.M. , International Guide to Student Achievement, New York, Routledge, 2013, pp31 - 32, [Smyth, Emer]
Improving Second Level Education in, editor(s)O'Toole,Fintan , Why Education Matters: The Importance of Education to Ireland's Economy and Society, Dublin, ASTI, 2013, pp34 - 37, [McCoy,Selina; Smyth,Emer]
Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Governance and Funding of Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland, Dublin, ESRI, Dublin, 2013
McGuinness, Seamus; Bergin, Adele; Kelly, Elish; McCoy, Selina; Smyth, Emer; Timoney, Kevin, A Study of Future Demand for Higher Education in Ireland, Dublin, ESRI, Dublin, 2012
Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Exploring School and Classroom Environments in Irish Primary Schools, Children, Youth and Environments, 22, (1), 2012, p178 - 197
Smyth, Emer and Banks, Joanne, 'There Was Never Really Any Question of Anything Else': Young People's Agency, Institutional Habitus and the Transition to Higher Education, British Journal of Sociology of Education, 33, (2), 2012, p263 - 281
McCoy,Selina, Smyth,Emer and Banks,Joanne, The Primary Classroom: Insights from the 'Growing Up in Ireland' Study, Dublin, NCCA and ESRI, January, 2012
Darmody, M., Smyth, E. and McCoy, S. , School Sector Variation among Primary Schools in Ireland, Dublin, ESRI / Educate Together, October, 2012
Smyth,Emer; Darmody,Merike; Riddell, Sheila; McCluskey, Gillean; Weedon, Elisabet; Kakos, Michalis; Ahlgren, Linda; Lynch, Kathleen; Lyons, Maureen; Dronkers, Jaap; Howlett, Etaoine; Avram, Silvia; Nicaise, Ides; Juchtmans, Goedroen; Roebben, Bert; Halsall, Anna; Dommel, Christa; Darmanin, Mary , Religious Education in a Multicultural Society: School and Home in Comparative Context, Dublin, ESRI, December, 2012
Creemers, Bert; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Panayiotou, Anastasia; Smyth,Emer; McMahon,Léan; McCoy,Selina , 'Establishing a Knowledge Base for Quality in Education: Testing a Dynamic Theory for Education', Handbook of the Research Project, European Science Foundation, 2012, - pp
Smyth, Emer and Banks, Joanne, High Stakes Testing and Student Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in the Republic of Ireland, Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 24, (4), 2012, p283 - 306
New school, New System: The Experiences of Immigrant Students in Irish Schools in, editor(s)Bekerman, Z.; Geisen, T. , International Handbook of Migration, Minorities and Education - Understanding Cultural and Social Differences in Processes of Learning, Springer, 2011, pp283 - 299, [Darmody, Merike; Smyth, Emer; Byrne, Delma; McGinnity, Frances]
McCoy,Selina; Smyth,Emer, Higher Education Expansion and Differentiation in the Republic of Ireland, Higher Education, 61, (3), 2011, p243 - 260
Religious Diversity and Schooling in Ireland in, editor(s)Darmody, M., Tyrell, N. and Song, S. , The Changing Faces of Ireland: Exploring the Lives of Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Children, Rotterdam, Sense Publishers, 2011, pp125 - 144, [Smyth, E. and Darmody, M.]
Alan Kramer, Editorial, Mittelweg 36. Zeitschrift des Hamburger Instituts für Sozialforschung, 20, (4), 2011, p36 - 39
Smyth, E., McCoy, S., The dynamics of credentialism: Ireland from bust to boom (and back again), Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29, (1), 2011, p91-106
Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Job Satisfaction and Occupational Stress among Primary School Teachers and School Principals in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland., ESRI / The Teaching Council, June, 2011, 1-47
Banks, Joanne and Smyth, Emer, Continuous Professional Development among Primary Teachers in Ireland, Maynooth, The Teaching Council and ESRI, June, 2011, p1 - 57
Irish Educational Studies, Special Issue: Transitions into and out of Higher Education, 30, 2 June, (2011), Van der Velden, Rolf; Smyth, Emer, [eds.]
Byrne,Delma; Smyth,Emer , Behind the Scenes? A Study of Parental Involvement in Post-Primary Education, Dublin, The Liffey Press in association with the ESRI, the NCCA and the Department of Education and Skills, 2011
Smyth, Emer, Banks, Joanne and Calvert, Emma, From Leaving Certificate to Leaving School: A Longitudinal Study of Sixth Year Students , Dublin, The Liffey Press in association with ESRI, NCCA and Department of Education & Skills, 2011, 1 - 271pp
Smyth, Emer; McCoy, Selina, The Dynamics of Credentialism: Ireland from Bust to Boom (and Back Again), Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 29, (1), 2011, p91 - 106
Kelly,Elish; O'Connell,Philip J.; Smyth,Emer, The Economic Returns to Field of Study and Competencies Among Higher Education Graduates in Ireland, Economics of Education Review, 29, (4), 2010, p650 - 657
Byrne, Delma; Smyth, Emer, No Way Back? The Dynamics of Early School Leaving , Dublin, The Liffey Press in association with The ESRI, NCCA & Department of Education & Science, 2010
Smyth,Emer; Whelan,Christopher T.; McCoy,Selina; Quail,Amanda; Doyle,Erika, Understanding Parental Influence on Educational Outcomes Among 9 year Olds in Ireland: The Mediating Role of Resources, Attitudes and Children's Own Resources, Child Indicators Research, 3, (1), 2010, p85 - 104
Byrne, D., McGinnity, F., Smyth, E. and Darmody, M., Immigration and school composition in Ireland, Irish Educational Studies , 29, (3), 2010, p271 - 288
Kelly, E., O'Connell, P.J., Smyth, E., The economic returns to field of study and competencies among higher education graduates in Ireland, Economics of Education Review, 29, (4), 2010, p650-657
Banks, Joanne, Byrne, Delma, McCoy, Selina, Smyth, Emer, Engaging Young People? Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied, ESRI Research Series, 15, Dublin, ESRI/NCCA, April, 2010, p1 - 188
Smyth, Emer, Single-sex Education: What Does Research Tell Us?, Revue Française de Pédagogie, 171, (April/May/June), 2010, p47 - 55
Russell,Helen; Smyth,Emer; O'Connell,Philip J., Gender Differences in Pay Among Recent Graduates: Private Sector Employees in Ireland, Journal of Youth Studies, 13, (2), 2010, p213 - 233
Darmody, M., Smyth, E. and Doherty, C., Designing Primary Schools for the Future, Dublin, ESRI, October, 2010
Smyth, Emer, Buying Your Way into College? Private Tuition and the Transition to Higher Education in Ireland, Oxford Review of Education, 35, (1), 2009, p1 - 22
Smyth, E. and Darmody, M. , 'Man Enough to do it?' Girls and Non-traditional Subjects in Lower Secondary Education, Gender and Education, 21, (3), 2009, p273 - 292
Williams, J., Greene, S., Doyle, E., Harris, E., Layte, R., McCoy, S., McCrory, C., Murray, A., Nixon, E., O'Dowd, T., O'Moore, M., Quail, A., Smyth, E., Swords, L., Thornton, M., Growing up in Ireland: The lives of 9 year olds, Dublin, The Stationery Office, 2009, 161
Darmody, M. McGinnity, F. and Smyth, E., Managing Diversity in Irish Primary and Post-Primary Schools, Spectrum, Issue 17, (June), 2009, p2 - 4
Smyth, E., Just a phase? Youth unemployment in the Republic of Ireland, Journal of Youth Studies, 11, (3), 2008, p313-329
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., McCoy, S., Acting up or opting out? Truancy in Irish secondary schools, Educational Review, 60, (4), 2008, p359-373
Smyth, E., The more, the better? Intensity of involvement in private tuition and examination performance, Educational Research and Evaluation, 14, (5), 2008, p465-476
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Full-time students? Term-time employment among higher education students in Ireland, Journal of Education and Work, 21, (4), 2008, p349-362
Iannelli, C., Smyth, E., Mapping gender and social background differences in education and youth transitions across Europe, Journal of Youth Studies, 11, (2), 2008, p213-232
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Unger, M., Field of study and students' workload in higher education: Ireland and Austria in comparative perspective, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49, (4-5), 2008, p329-346
Smyth, E., Steinmetz, S., Field of study and gender segregation in European labour markets, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 49, (4-5), 2008, p257-281
McCoy, S., Smyth, E., So much to do, so little time: Part-time employment among secondary students in Ireland, Work, Employment and Society, 21, (2), 2007, p227-246
Smyth, E., Hannan, C., School processes and the transition to higher education, Oxford Review of Education, 33, (2), 2007, p175-194
Smyth, E., Hannan, C., School effects and subject choice: The uptake of scientific subjects in Ireland, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 17, (3), 2006, p303-327
Smyth, E., Gender differentiation and early labour market integration across Europe, European Societies, 7, (3), 2005, p451-479
Smyth, E., Inter-agency stratgeies early in childhood education to counter social exclusion: Findings from six European countries, Education, Social Justice and Inter-Agency Working: Joined Up or Fractured Policy?, 2003, p201-214
Smyth, E., Pupil Performance, Absenteeism and School Drop-out: A Multi-dimensional Analysis, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 10, (4), 1999, p480-502
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Smyth, Emer, Lower Secondary Education in Ireland: the Evidence for Reform, Europe, NESET (Network of Experts on Social Aspects of Education and Training), March, 2013
McCoy, Selina; Quail, Amanda; Smyth, Emer, Influences on 9-year-olds' Learning: Home, School and Community, Dublin, Dublin, January, 2012
McCoy, Selina; Smyth, Emer, Learning to Succeed, 2011, -
Smyth, Emer and Calvert, Emma, Choices and Challenges: Moving from Junior Cycle to Senior Cycle Education, Dublin, The Liffey Press in association with ESRI, NCCA and Department of Education & Skills, September, 2011
Smyth, Emer, In My Opinion: School Policy has as Much Impact on Pupils' Achievements as Curriculum, 2011, -