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THE PROSPECT OF MARRIAGE: A STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES TOWARDS FURTHER EDUCATION OF A SAMPLE GROUP OF SECONDARY TECHNICAL AND SECONDARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEAVERS

M. Gallagher

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S ummary .— Many secondary grammar and secondary technical school girls fail to complete the full school course. This enquiry among 190 of such girls indicates how far their expectation of marriage influenced them to leave school early and to enter occupations not requiring further training and study.

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Key concepts: Grammar school, Secondary education, Psychology, Sample (material), Grammar, Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Developmental psychology