?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=Report+5&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugsandalcohol.ie%2F28021%2F&rft.title=Growing+up+in+Ireland%3A+National+longitudinal+study+of+children.+Off+to+a+good+start%3F+Primary+school+experiences+and+the+transition+to+second-level+education.&rft.creator=Smyth%2C+Emer&rft.subject=School+context&rft.subject=School&rft.subject=Child&rft.subject=Student+(secondary+level)&rft.subject=Student+(primary+level)&rft.subject=Early+school+Leaver&rft.subject=Ireland&rft.description=Primary+schools+can+influence+young+people%E2%80%99s+later+engagement+with+education+in+a+number+of+ways.+First%2C+having+a+positive+experience+of+primary+school+and+good+relations+with+teachers+can+enhance+children%E2%80%99s+engagement+with+school+and+thus+provide+a+firm+foundation+for+later+engagement.+Secondly%2C+having+a+positive+experience+of+school+subjects+such+as+Irish+and+Maths+at+primary+level+is+likely+to+influence+young+people%E2%80%99s+attitudes+to+these+subjects+in+the+longer+term.+Thirdly%2C+acquiring+key+skills+in+the+form+of+literacy+and+numeracy+provides+the+bedrock+for+later+engagement+with+the+second-level+curriculum.+The+analyses+presented+in+this+report+show+that+all+of+these+factors+came+into+play+in+shaping+young+people%E2%80%99s+engagement+with+school+at+the+age+of+13.+%0D%0A%0D%0AHaving+had+conduct+difficulties+at+age+nine+was+associated+with+the+nature+of+interaction+with+teachers+four+years+later.+However%2C+teacher-student+interaction+was+more+strongly+related+to+current+levels+of+misbehaviour%2C+suggesting+some+changes+in+the+nature+of+student+behaviour+over+the+transition+period.+The+frequency+of+positive+interaction+with+teachers+was+associated+with+fewer+transition+difficulties+among+young+people%2C+while+frequent+negative+interaction+was+related+to+transition+difficulties+among+the+most+disadvantaged+groups.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+study+findings+point+to+the+importance+of+both+primary+and+second-level+experiences+in+shaping+student+perspectives+and+outcomes.+Thus%2C+even+taking+account+of+the+profile+of+students%2C+the+individual+primary+and+second-level+school+attended+shape+the+nature+of+the+transition+and+of+skill+development+among+young+people.&rft.publisher=Stationery+Office&rft.date=2017-10&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugsandalcohol.ie%2F28021%2F1%2FGrowing_up_Off_to_a_good_start.pdf&rft.identifier=++++++++Smyth%2C+Emer+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugsandalcohol.ie%2Fview%2Fpeople%2FSmyth%3D3AEmer%3D3A%3D3A.html%3E+++++++++(2017)+++Growing+up+in+Ireland%3A+National+longitudinal+study+of+children.+Off+to+a+good+start%3F+Primary+school+experiences+and+the+transition+to+second-level+education.+++++++Dublin%3A+Stationery+Office.+++++++&rft.relation=Report+5