Browsing by Subject "Parents"

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Do teachers make better parents? The differential performance of teachers’ children at school

Denny, Kevin (University College Dublin. School of EconomicsUniversity College Dublin. Geary Institute, 2005-03)

This paper investigates whether teenagers are educationally advantaged if their parents are educators, using PISA data for Great Britain and Ireland. It examines whether teachers’ children do better at tests of reading ...
The silent treatment: parents' narratives of sexuality education with young people

Hyde, Abbey ; Carney, Marie ; Drennan, Jonathan ; Butler, Michelle ; Lohan, Maria ; Howlett, Etaoine (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2010-02-15)

This paper is based on research undertaken in Ireland that sought to understand how parents communicate with their children about sexuality. Forty-three parents were interviewed and data were analysed using analytical ...