From Leaving CertiFiCate to Leaving SChooL a Longitudinal Study ...

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From Leaving Certificate to Leaving School
more disadvantaged school settings seek out a range of sources of information
to decide on their future.
Figure 5.4: Influences on future plans (% ‘very important’/
‘important’)
Mother
Father
GC
Friends
Very
important
Important
Subj. teacher
Tutor/year head
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
%
Figure 5.5: Proportion of different influences considered ‘very
important’ or ‘important’ by social class mix of the school
90
80
70
60
%
50
40
30
20
10
0
Mother Father GC Friends Subj. teacher Tutor/year
head
Working-class
Mixed/middle-class