Dr Delma Byrne
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Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, ALL Institute
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences Secretary
Biography
My research interests focus on social stratification and the sociology of education in particular, and the role of education in shaping life chances over the life-course, including labour market experiences. I have been working on these research areas for some time now, having worked on these issues during my time as a Research Assistant and Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin (2001-2003 and 2007-2010 respectively) and at the University of Edinburgh where I obtained a PhD in Educational Sociology (2003-2007).
There is a particular focus on inequalities relating to child poverty, gender, social class, race/ethnicity, disability and special educational needs in my work. This work cross-cuts research in comparative education and labour market research, with a particular focus on the structure of education systems and the graduate labour market.
I use a variety of research designs, research methods and data to include the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods in empirical educational research, which underpins my teaching in the fields of sociology and education. My use of data includes both cross-nationally comparative data such as the European Labour Force Survey and Reflex data, as well as longitudinal data such as the Growing up in Ireland data, and qualitative data collection.
Read some of my recent papers:
2022: Shadow Education uptake among final year students in Irish secondary schools: Wellbeing in a high stakes context - Delma Byrne and Selina McCoy https://www.esri.ie/publications/shadow-education-uptake-among-final-year-students-in-irish-secondar...
2021: 'Gender stereotyping in mothers’ and teachers’ perceptions of boys’ and girls’ mathematics performance in Ireland' Selina McCoy, Delma Byrne & Pat O’Connor P. Oxford Review of Education https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03054985.2021.1987208
Research Interests
Stratification in Education and Training and the Labour Market, School-to-Work Transitions, Graduate Labour Market, Poverty & Social Inequality: Gender, Social Class, Race/Ethnicity/Migrant Status Inequality, Comparative Data Analysis, Social Science Research Methods (Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods)
Research Projects
Book
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Angelika Paseka and Delma Byrne (2020) Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: Critical Perspectives. Oxon and New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis. | |
2010 | Byrne, D., and Smyth, E. (2010) Behind the Scenes? A Study of Parental Involvement in Second Level Education. : The Liffey Press in association with the ESRI & DES. | |
2010 | Byrne, D., and Smyth, E. (2010) No Way Back? The Dynamics of Early School Leaving. : The Liffey Press in association with the ESRI, NCCA & DES. [Full-Text] | |
2005 | Smyth, E., Byrne, D., and Hannan, C. (2005) The Transition Year Programme: An Assessment. : The Liffey Press in association with the ESRI. |
Book Chapter
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Cronin, M., Murphy, C., Doyle, D.M., Byrne, D., and Murphy, M. (2020) 'Refugees' Access to Higher Education in Ireland' In: Refugees and Higher Education: Trans-national Perspectives on Access, Equity and Internationalization. Leiden : Brill | Sense. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004435841 | |
2020 | Byrne, D., and Murray, C. (2020) 'Gender and Knowledge Production in the Teaching Professions' In: Producing knowledge, reproducing gender: Power, production and practice in contemporary Ireland. New York : Syracuse University Press. | |
2019 | Paseka, A; Byrne, D (2019) 'Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems Critical Perspectives Introduction' In: PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ACROSS EUROPEAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES. ABINGDON : ROUTLEDGE. | |
2019 | Byrne D. (2019) 'Ireland: Parental involvement in Ireland' In: Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: Critical Perspectives. [DOI] | |
2019 | Paseka A.; Byrne D. (2019) 'Parental involvement across European education systems: A critical conclusion' In: Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: Critical Perspectives. [DOI] | |
2017 | McCoy S.; Byrne D. (2017) 'Student retention in higher education' In: Economic Insights on Higher Education Policy in Ireland: Evidence from a Public System. [DOI] | |
2017 | Byrne, D (2017) 'The Middle Class in Ireland’' In: No Robots: The Position of Middle-Class Households in Nine European Countries. The Netherlands : Quantes. | |
2012 | Darmody, M., Smyth, E., Byrne, D., and McGinnity, F. (2012) 'New School, New System: The experiences of immigrant students in Irish schools' In: Bekerman, Zvi; Geisen, Thomas(Eds.). International Handbook of Migration, Minorities and Education. : Springer. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2024 | McCoy, S.; Byrne, D. (2024) 'Shadow Education Uptake in Ireland: Inequalities and Wellbeing in a High-Stakes Context'. British Journal of Educational Studies, . [Link] [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2022 | Selina McCoy, Delma Byrne & Pat O’Connor (2022) 'Gender stereotyping in mothers’ and teachers’ perceptions of boys’ and girls’ mathematics performance in Ireland'. Oxford Review of Education, 48 (3):341-363. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2019 | O’Sullivan K.; Byrne D.; Robson J.; Winters N. (2019) 'Who goes to college via access routes? A comparative study of widening participation admission in selective universities in Ireland and England'. Social Inclusion, 7 (1InequalitiesinAccesstoHigher):38-51. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2017 | Byrne D.; McCoy S. (2017) 'Effectively Maintained Inequality in Educational Transitions in the Republic of Ireland'. American Behavioral Scientist, 61 (1):49-73. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2017 | Lucas S.; Byrne D. (2017) 'Seven Principles for Assessing Effectively Maintained Inequality'. American Behavioral Scientist, 61 (1):132-160. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2017 | Lucas, S.R., and Byrne, D. (2017) 'Effectively Maintained Inequality: An Introduction'. American Behavioral Scientist, 61 (1):3-7. [Full-Text] | |
2016 | Byrne, D (2016) 'Determinants and Effects of School Age Childcare on Children's Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Outcomes at Age 13'. Economic And Social Review, 47 :543-575. [Full-Text] | |
2015 | Byrne, D (2015) 'Review of Irish Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective, by Patrick Clancy'. All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J), 7 (2):2381-2384. [Full-Text] | |
2015 | McGuinness S.; Byrne D. (2015) 'Born abroad and educated here: examining the impacts of education and skill mismatch among immigrant graduates in Europe'. IZA JOURNAL OF MIGRATION, 4 (1). [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2014 | Darmody, M; Byrne, D; McGinnity, F (2014) 'Cumulative disadvantage? Educational careers of migrant students in Irish secondary schools'. Race Ethnicity and Education, 17 :129-151. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2014 | Banks, J; Byrne, D; McCoy, S; Smyth, E (2014) 'Bottom of the class? The leaving certificate applied programme and track placement in the Republic of Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, 33 :367-381. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2013 | Byrne, D; McCoy, S (2013) 'IDENTIFYING AND EXPLAINING HIDDEN DISADVANTAGE WITHIN THE NON-MANUAL GROUP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS'. Comparative Social Research, 30 :293-315. [DOI] | |
2012 | O'Connell, PJ; Byrne, D (2012) 'The Determinants and Effects of Training at Work: Bringing the Workplace Back in'. European Sociological Review, 28 :283-300. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2012 | McCoy, S; Byrne, D; Banks, J (2012) 'Too Much of a Good Thing? Gender, 'Concerted Cultivation' and Unequal Achievement in Primary Education'. Child Indicators Research, 5 :155-178. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2011 | McCoy, S; Byrne, D (2011) ''The sooner the better I could get out of there': barriers to higher education access in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, 30 :141-157. [DOI] [Full-Text] | |
2010 | Byrne, D., McGinnity, F., Smyth, E. and Darmody, M. (2010) 'Immigration and School Composition in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, Special Issue on 'Race', migration and education in a globalised context, 29 :271-288. [Full-Text] | |
2008 | Byrne, D., and Ozga, J. (2008) 'BERA Review 2006: Education Research and Policy'. Research Papers in Education, Research Papers in Education, 23 :377-405. [Full-Text] | |
2007 | Grimes, M., Thoutenhoofd, E.D. and Byrne, D (2007) 'Language Approaches Used with Deaf Pupils in Scottish Schools: 2001-2004'. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 12 :530-551. [Full-Text] | |
2006 | Darmody, M. and Byrne, D. (2006) 'An Introduction to Computerised Analysis of Qualitative Data'. Irish Educational Studies, 25 :121-133. [Full-Text] |
Other Journal
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | Delma Byrne and Selina McCoy (2022) 'Shadow Education uptake among final year students in secondary schools in Ireland: Wellbeing in a high stakes context' ESRI Working Paper, . [Link] | |
2015 | O'Toole, C., and Byrne, D. (2015) 'A Whole New Spectrum of Queries, Concerns and Anxieties' Children's Research Digest, 2 (2) :9-14. [Full-Text] |
Conference Publication
Published Report
Year | Publication | |
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2020 | Byrne, D., and Fitzgerald, C. (2020) Evaluation of Doodle Families: A Family Literacy Initiative. Childhood Development Initiative, . | |
2020 | Byrne, D., and Treanor, M. (2020) Income, Poverty and Deprivation among Children - A Statistical Baseline Analysis. Department of Children and Youth Affairs, . [Link] | |
2019 | McCoy, S., Byrne, D., O’Sullivan, J., and Smyth, E. (2019) The Early Impact of the Revised Leaving Certificate Grading Scheme on Student Perceptions and Behaviour. The Economic and Social Research Institute, . | |
2017 | Byrne, D., and Murray, C. (2017) An Independent Review to Identify Supports and Barriers for Lone Parents in Accessing Higher Education and to Examine Measures to Increase Participation. Department of Education and Skills, . [Link] [Full-Text] | |
2015 | Byrne, D. and O'Toole, C. (2015) The Influence of Childcare Arrangements on Child Well Being from Infancy to Middle Childhood. TUSLA in association with Maynooth University, . [Full-Text] | |
2015 | Byrne, D., Doris, A., Sweetman, O., Casey, R., and Raffe, D. (2015) An Evaluation of the HEAR and DARE Supplementary Admission Routes to Higher Education. IUA, . [Link] [Full-Text] | |
2010 | 8. McCoy, S., Byrne, D., O’Connell, P.J., Kelly, E. and Doherty, C. (2010) Hidden Disadvantage? A Study of the Low Participation in Higher Education by the Non Manual Group. ESRI/HEA, . | |
2010 | O’Connell, P.J., Russell, H., Watson, D., and Byrne, D. (2010) Changing Workplace: A Survey of Employees’ Views and Experiences. National Centre for Partnership and Performance, . [Full-Text] | |
2010 | Banks, J., Byrne, D., McCoy, S. and Smyth, E. (2010) Engaging Young People? Student Experiences of the Leaving Certificate Applied. Report Commissioned by the NCCA and Published as an ESRI Research Series Publication 15, in associat, . [Full-Text] | |
2009 | Byrne, D., McCoy, S., and Watson, D. (2009) School Leavers’ Survey 2007. ESRI in association with DES, . [Full-Text] | |
2009 | Smyth, E., Darmody, M., McGinnity, F. and Byrne, D. (2009) Adapting to Diversity: Irish Schools and Newcomer Students. ESRI, . [Full-Text] | |
2005 | Byrne, D. and Raffe, D. (2005) Establishing a UK ‘home international’ comparative research programme for post-compulsory learning LSRC. Report commissioned and published by the Learning and Skills Development Agency UK, . [Full-Text] |
Editorial
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | Hall T.; Byrne D.; Bryan A.; Kitching K.; Chróinín D.N.; O’Toole C.; Addley J. (2021) COVID-19 and education: positioning the pandemic; facing the future. [Editorial] [DOI] |
Conference Contribution
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