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Dr. Merike Darmody
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sociology

Publications and Further Research Outputs

Peer-Reviewed Publications

GUIGUI, D., FAAS, D., DARMODY, M. and NIC FHLANNCHADHA, S., (No) Time to Engage: An Exploratory Mixed-Method Study into Factors Predicting the Engagement of Postgraduate Research Students in Ireland, Higher Education, 88, 2024, p1673 - 1693 Journal Article, 2024 DOI

HANNIGAN, A., FAAS, D. and DARMODY, M., Ethno-Cultural Diversity in Initial Teacher Education Courses: The case of Ireland, Irish Educational Studies, 43, (1), 2024, p125 - 140 Journal Article, 2024 DOI

Post-school expectations and outcomes among migrant-origin young people in Ireland in, 2023, pp42-64 , [McGinnity F., Darmody M., Smyth E.] Book Chapter, 2023 DOI

Post-school pathways and migrant youth in, 2023, pp1-18 , [Darmody M., Smyth E.] Book Chapter, 2023 DOI

Smyth, E. and Darmody, M. , Student mobility in Ireland and Northern Ireland, 2023 Report, 2023 DOI

Finn M., Mihut G., Darmody M., Academic Satisfaction of International Students at Irish Higher Education Institutions: The Role of Region of Origin and Cultural Distance in the Context of Marketization, Journal of Studies in International Education, 26, (5), 2022, p572-589 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Darmody, M., McGinnity, F. and Russell, H., Children of migrants in Ireland: how are they faring?, 2022 Report, 2022 DOI

McGinnity, F., Murray, A. and Darmody, M. , Academic achievement of immigrant children in Irish primary schools: the role of capitals and school context, Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri. Estonian Journal of Education, 10, (2), 2022, p129-151 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Darmody, M., Groake, S. and Mihut, G., Engagement of international students at Irish Higher Education institutions, Journal of International Students, 12, (4), 2022 Journal Article, 2022 DOI

Smyth, E. and Darmody, M. , Risk and protective factors in adolescent behaviour: The role of family, school and neighbourhood characteristics in (mis)behaviour among young people, 2021 Report, 2021 DOI

Darmody M., Smyth E., Russell H., Impacts of the COVID-19 Control Measures on Widening Educational Inequalities, Young, 29, (4), 2021, p366-380 Journal Article, 2021 DOI

McGinnity, F., Enright, S., Quinn, E., Maitre, B., Privalko, I., Darmody, M. and Polakowski, M. , Monitoring report on integration 2020, Dublin, ESRI, 2020 Report, 2020 DOI

Darmody, M., Smyth, E. and Russell, H., The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for policy in relation to children and young people: a research review, Dublin, ESRI, 2020 Report, 2020 DOI

McNally S., Darmody M., Quigley J., The socio-emotional development of language-minority children entering primary school in Ireland, Irish Educational Studies, 38, (4), 2019, p519-534 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

FAAS, D., SMITH, A. and DARMODY, M., Between Ethos and Practice: Are Ireland's new multi-denominational schools equal and inclusive?, Compare, 49, (4), 2019, p602-618 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

FAAS, D., DARMODY, M. and FOLEY, H., Post-School Transitions in Ireland: A case study of Russian speaking students, Comparative Education , 55, (3), 2019, p326-346 Journal Article, 2019 TARA - Full Text DOI

Refugee children and young people in Ireland: policies and practices in, editor(s)Jody L. McBrien , Educational Policies and Practices of English-Speaking Refugee Resettlement Countries, Leiden, Brill, 2019, pp199 - 219, [Darmody, M. and Arnold, S.] Book Chapter, 2019 DOI

Rodriguez-Izquierdo R.M., Darmody M., Policy and Practice in Language Support for Newly Arrived Migrant Children in Ireland and Spain, British Journal of Educational Studies, 67, (1), 2019, p41-57 Journal Article, 2019 DOI

Immigrant student achievement and educational policy in Ireland in, editor(s)Volante L, Klinger D, Bilgili O. , Immigrant Student Achievement and Educational Policy in Ireland, Springer, 2018, pp119 - 135, [Darmody, M. and Smyth, E.] Book Chapter, 2018 DOI

Faas D., Smith A., Darmody M., The role of principals in creating inclusive school environments: insights from community national schools in Ireland, School Leadership and Management, 38, (4), 2018, p457-473 Journal Article, 2018 DOI

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., The goals and governance of the social inclusion and community activation programme (SICAP) 2015-2017: a mixed methods study, Dublin, ESRI, 2018 Report, 2018 DOI

FAAS, D., SMITH, A. and DARMODY, M., Children's Agency in Multi-Belief Settings: The case of Community National Schools in Ireland, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 32, (4), 2018, p486-500 Journal Article, 2018 DOI

Finn, M., Darmody M., Examining student immobility: a study of Irish undergraduate students, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 39, (4), 2017, p423-434 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Ireland in context of large-scale immigration: How do immigrant-origin children fare? in, editor(s)Education Matters , Ireland's Yearbook of Education, 2017-2018, Dublin, Education Matters, 2017, pp243 - 249, [Darmody, M. ] Book Chapter, 2017

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Out-of-school social activities among immigrant-origin children living in Ireland, Economic and Social Studies, 48, (4), 2017, p419-439 Journal Article, 2017

Finn, M., Darmody M., What predicts international higher education students" satisfaction with their study in Ireland?, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41, (4), 2017, p545-555 Journal Article, 2017 DOI

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Education about Religions and Beliefs (ERB) and Ethics: views of teachers, parents and the general public regarding the proposed curriculum for primary schools, Dublin, ESRI, 2017 Report, 2017

McGinnity, F., Quinn, E., O'Connell, P., Smyth, E., Russell, H., Maitre, B., Darmody, M. and Arnold, S. , Monitoring report on integration 2016, 2017 Report, 2017 DOI

FAAS, D., DARMODY, M. and SOKOLOWSKA, B., Religious Diversity in Primary Schools: Reflections from the Republic of Ireland, British Journal of Religious Education, 38, (1), 2016, p83-98 Journal Article, 2016 TARA - Full Text

McCoy, S., Lyons, S., Coyne, B. and Darmody, M., Teaching and Learning in Second- Level Schools at the Advent of High-Speed Broadband, Dublin, ESRI, 2016 Report, 2016

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Entry to Programmes of Initial Teacher Education, Dublin, ESRI, 2016 Report, 2016

What Predicts Disaffection in Irish Primary Schools? in, editor(s)Ken Reid , Managing and Improving School Attendance and Behaviour: New Approaches and Initiatives, Routledge, 2016, pp17 - 34, [Darmody, M. and Thornton, M.] Book Chapter, 2016

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 Report, 2016 URL TARA - Full Text

Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Primary school principals' job satisfaction and occupational stress, International Journal of Educational Management, 30, (1), 2016, p115-128 Journal Article, 2016

Darmody M., Lyons M., Smyth E., The home-school interface in religious and moral formation: the Irish case, British Journal of Religious Education, 38, (3), 2016, p249-263 Journal Article, 2016 DOI

McCoy, S., Lyons, S., Coyne, B. and Darmody, M., Teaching and Learning in Second-Level Schools at the Advent of High-Speed Broadband, ESRI Research Series, 51, Dublin, May, 2016 Report, 2016 URL

Smyth, Emer, Banks, Joanne, Whelan, Adele, Darmody, Merike and McCoy, Selina, Review of the School Completion Programme, ESRI Research Series, 44, Dublin, ESRI, October, 2015, p1 - 208 Report, 2015 DOI

'When You Actually Talk to Them ': Recognising and Respecting Cultural and Religious Diversity in Irish Schools in, editor(s)I. Honohan and N. Rougier , olerance and Diversity in Ireland, North and South, 2015, pp17 - 34, [Darmody, M. and Smyth, E.] Book Chapter, 2015

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 Report, 2014 URL TARA - Full Text

Borders Separating Families: Children's Perspectives of Labour Migration in Estonia in, editor(s)S. Spyrou and M. Christou , Children and Borders, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, pp261 - 275, [Darmody, M. and Lahesoo, L.] Book Chapter, 2014

Children's Agency and Religious Identity in Irish Primary Schools in, editor(s)E. Smyth, M. Lyons and M. Darmody , Religious Education in a Multicultural Europe: Children Parents and Schools, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp101 - 131, [Smyth, E., Darmody, M., Lyons, M., Lynch, K. and Howlett, E.] Book Chapter, 2013

Darmody, M., 'She Told Us Just There Was a School There...': Cumulative Disadvantage of Migrant Pupils and Students in Irish Schools, English Language Support Teachers' Association: Five-Year Anniversary Journal, 2013, p114 - 132 Journal Article, 2013

Thornton, M., Darmody, M. and McCoy, S., Persistent Absenteeism Among Irish Primary School Pupils, Educational Review, 65, (4), 2013, p488 - 501 Journal Article, 2013 DOI

Introduction, chapter 1, Religious Education in a Multicultural Europe: Children Parents and Schools in, editor(s)E. Smyth, M. Lyons and M. Darmody , Religious Education in a Multicultural Europe: Children Parents and Schools,, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp1 - 14, [Smyth, E., Darmody, M. and Lyons, M. ] Book Chapter, 2013

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Governance and Funding of Voluntary Secondary Schools in Ireland, Dublin, ESRI, Dublin, 2013 Report, 2013 TARA - Full Text

Darmody, M., McMahon, L., Banks, J. and Gilligan, R., Education of Children in Care in Ireland: An Exploratory Study, Dublin, Ombudsman for Children, May, 2013, p1 - 136 Report, 2013

Conclusions in, editor(s)E. Smyth, M. Lyons and M. Darmody , Religious Education in a Multicultural Europe: Children Parents and Schools, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp202 - 209, [Smyth, E., Darmody, M. and Lyons, M. ] Book Chapter, 2013

Darmody, M., Robson, K. and McMahon, L., Young People and Social Capital: Transition from Primary Schools to Lower Secondary Level in Ireland, Irish Journal of Sociology, 20, (1), 2012, p19 - 38 Journal Article, 2012 DOI

Darmody, M., Byrne, D. and McGinnity, F., Cumulative Disadvantage? Educational Careers of Migrant Students in Irish Secondary Schools, Race Ethnicity and Education, 2012 Journal Article, 2012 DOI

Darmody, M., Smyth, E. and McCoy, S. , School Sector Variation among Primary Schools in Ireland, Dublin, ESRI / Educate Together, October, 2012 Report, 2012 TARA - Full Text

Darmody, M., Institutional habitus and secondary school transitions: Comparative study of Ireland and Estonia, Research in Comparative and International Education, 7, (4), 2012, p530-546 Journal Article, 2012 DOI

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 Report, 2012 TARA - Full Text

Darmody, M. , Institutional Habitus and Secondary School Transitions: Comparative Study of Ireland and Estonia, Research in Comparative and International Education, 7, (4), 2012, p530 - 546 Journal Article, 2012 DOI

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Exploring School and Classroom Environments in Irish Primary Schools, Children, Youth and Environments, 22, (1), 2012, p178 - 197 Journal Article, 2012

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.] Book Chapter, 2011

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 Report, 2011 URL TARA - Full Text

Darmody, M., Power, Education and Migration into Ireland, Power and Education, 3, (3), 2011, p224 - 273 Journal Article, 2011

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] Book Chapter, 2011

Barriers to School Involvement: Immigrant Parents 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, pp145 - 163, [Darmody, M. and McCoy, S.] Book Chapter, 2011

Introduction: Exploring the Lives of Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Children 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, ppxi - xxi, [Darmody, M.,Tyrell, N. and Song, S.] Book Chapter, 2011

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, 1 - 265pp Book, 2011

Conclusion: Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Children in Ireland: New Challenges and New Opportunities 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, pp253 - 260, [Darmody, M.,Tyrell, N. and Song, S.] Book Chapter, 2011

Byrne, D., McGinnity, F., Smyth, E. and Darmody, M., Immigration and school composition in Ireland, Irish Educational Studies , 29, (3), 2010, p271 - 288 Journal Article, 2010 DOI

McCoy, S. Calvert, E. Smyth, E. and Darmody, M., Study on the Costs of Participating in Higher Education, Dublin, Higher Education Authority (HEA), January, 2010 Report, 2010

Darmody, M., Smyth, E. and Doherty, C., Designing Primary Schools for the Future, Dublin, ESRI, October, 2010 Report, 2010 TARA - Full Text

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 Journal Article, 2009 DOI

Darmody, M. and Fleming, B., 'The Balancing Act' - Irish Part-time Undergraduate Students in Higher Education, Irish Educational Studies, 28, (1), 2009, p67 - 83 Journal Article, 2009 DOI

Darmody, M. McGinnity, F. and Smyth, E., Managing Diversity in Irish Primary and Post-Primary Schools, Spectrum, Issue 17, (June), 2009, p2 - 4 Journal Article, 2009

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 Journal Article, 2008

Darmody M., Mapping barriers to successful school transitions in comparative perspective - Irish and Estonian experiences, Trames, 12, (1), 2008, p51-72 Journal Article, 2008 DOI

Darmody M., Transition to upper secondary school: An Estonian experience, Journal of Baltic Studies, 39, (2), 2008, p185-208 Journal Article, 2008 DOI

Darmody, M., Smyth, E., McCoy, S., Acting up or opting out? Truancy in Irish secondary schools, Educational Review, 60, (4), 2008, p359-373 Journal Article, 2008

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 Journal Article, 2008

Darmody M. and Byrne D., An introduction to computerised analysis of qualitative data, Irish Educational Studies, 25, (1), 2006, p121-133 Journal Article, 2006 DOI

Conclusion in, Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell , The Politics of Electoral Systems, Oxford and New York, Oxford University Press, 2005, 535 - 578, [Michael Gallagher] Book Chapter, 2005

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Darmody, M. , Attitudes of the Non-Catholic Population in Northern Ireland towards the Irish Language in Ireland, ESRI Working Paper 524, Dublin, ESRI, 2016 Report, 2016

Smyth, E. and Darmody, M., Attitudes to Irish as a School Subject among 13-year-olds, ESRI Working Paper 525 , Dublin, 2016 Report, 2016

Finn, M. and Darmody, M. , What Predicts International Higher Education Students' Satisfaction with their Study in Ireland?, ESRI Research Bulletin 2016/2/2, Dublin, ESRI, 2016 Report, 2016

Darmody, M. and Smyth, E., Profile of second-level students exempt from studying Irish, ESRI Working Paper 527, Dublin, ESRI, 2016 Report, 2016

Finn. M. and Darmody, M. , Predicting International Higher Education Students' Satisfaction with their Study in Ireland, ESRI Working Paper 520, Dublin, ESRI, 2015 Report, 2015

Banks, J., Conway, P., Darmody, M., Leavy, A., Smyth, E. and Watson, D. , Review of the Droichead Teacher Induction Pilot Programme, ESRI Working Paper 514, Dublin, ESRI, 2015 Report, 2015

McGinnity, F., Darmody, M. and Murray, A. , Academic Achievement among Immigrant Children in Irish Primary Schools, ESRI Working Paper 512, Dublin, ESRI, 2015 Report, 2015

Darmody, M., Thornton, M. and McCoy, S. , Reasons for Persistent Absenteeism among Irish Primary School Pupils, ESRI Research Bulletin 2013/2/5, Dublin, ESRI, 2013 Report, 2013

Smyth, E., Darmody, M., McGinnity, F. and Byrne, D. , What do We Know about Large Scale Immigration and Irish Schools?, ESRI Research Bulletin 2009/2/6, Dublin, ESRI, 2009 Report, 2009

Smyth, E. and Darmody, M., Man Enough To Do It? Girls and Non-Traditional Subjects in Lower Secondary Education, ESRI Working Paper 198, Dublin, ESRI, 2007 Report, 2007

Darmody, M., McCoy, S. and Smyth, E., Adolescents' Educational Attainment and School Experiences in Contemporary Ireland, ESRI Working Paper 213, Dublin, ESRI, 2007 Report, 2007

Darmody, M., Smyth, E. and McCoy, S. , Acting Up or Opting Out? Truancy in Irish Secondary Schools, ESRI Working Paper 212, Dublin, ESRI, 2007 Report, 2007