Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme
Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme
Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied Programme
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132 ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE?most importantly, <strong>the</strong> LCA and early leaver groups do not differ – LCAleavers are largely similar to those leaving pre-Junior Cert and prior tocompletion <strong>of</strong> senior cycle in <strong>the</strong>ir relative chances <strong>of</strong> accessing some form<strong>of</strong> post-school education.Table 8.1: Probability <strong>of</strong> Participating in Any Post-school EducationModel 1 Model 2 Model 2Constant -0.309 -0.021 -0.098Males -0.170*** -0.013 0.169**(reference females)Parental ClassHigher Pr<strong>of</strong>essional 0.949*** 0.819*** 0.806***Lower Pr<strong>of</strong>essional 0.656*** 0.542*** 0.537***Farmers 0.485*** 0.370*** 0.373***Non-manual 0.439** 0.384*** 0.388***Skilled Manual 0.015 0.004 0.013Unemployed 0.049 0.085 0.078(Ref semi- andunskilled manual)EducationNo Quals -0.502*** -0.477***Junior Cert -0.788*** -0.421***LCA -0.582*** -0.564***(Ref LCE/LCVP)No Quals * Male -0.093Junior Cert * Male -0.612***LCA * Male -0.074Note: From a logistic regression model. *** p
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