Browsing by Author "McGrath, Brian"
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Artists as workers in the rural; precarious livelihoods, sustaining rural futures
Mahon, Marie; McGrath, Brian; Ó Laoire, Lillis; Collins, Patrick (Elsevier, 2018-04-13)This paper explores rural-based artists' experiences of achieving sustainable livelihoods in rural localities as part of emerging discussions about the significance of culture and the cultural economy for rural development ... -
Assessing the community development-family support relationship: an exploratory examination of projects & programmes in the West of Ireland
McGrath, Brian (Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, WHB/NUI Galway, 2003) -
The centrality of the Galway hooker to dwelling in the island and coastal communities of south west Conamara
Ó Sabhain, Pádraig Seosamh (NUI Galway, 2019-11-30)Abstract This research explores the relational nature of the Galway hooker, a traditional carvel-built wooden sail-boat described by Scott (2004) as “The Workhorse of Galway Bay” (Scott, 2004, p.22). It focuses on the ... -
Digital youth building digital capacity: The experience of rural communities in Manitoba, Canada
Kelly, Wayne (NUI Galway, 2020-08-31)Today's digital society creates new realities and opportunities for rural communities. To fully take advantage of those digital opportunities, rural communities must build the capacity and culture to utilize digital ... -
Friendships and perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban children and adolescents in Ireland.
McGrath, Brian; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Institute of Public Administration, 2007)Some features of contemporary Irish life, such as the fast pace of (sub)urbanisation and the proliferation of scattered housing in the countryside (e.g. Corcoran, 2005; Peillon, 2005; Crowley, 2006) suggest that the ... -
'I'm not going to be able to leave'; The impact of belonging to the Irish farming community on university students' life experiences and transitions to adulthood
Cassidy, Anne (2014-02-10)Despite extensive research into family farming culture little attention has been paid to young people raised in this community who do not become full-time farmers. This thesis explores the childhood experiences of university ... -
Identity Formation Among Teenaged Members of the Muslim Population of Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
McGarry, Orla (2012-08-29)Younger members of Muslim populations in Western society are placed at the frontline of the immigration process. As a result of daily school attendance and exposure to the media they are often heavily influenced by the ... -
Reflecting on ‘evidence’ and documentation devices in ‘translating’ community interventions
McGrath, Brian (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-04)The pursuit of 'evidence' within the community sector has intensified the array of documents, forms, and other artefacts and devices (e.g. computer software systems) to be read, written, completed, inputted, and reflected ... -
‘That’s the boat that reared us’. Maritime culture, place and the role of the ‘Galway hooker’ in southwest Conamara
Ó Sabhain, Pádraig; McGrath, Brian (Routledge, 2020-08-24)The West of Ireland 'Galway hooker' holds iconic status in the region's maritime heritage and identity. In this paper we explore its significance from the perspective ofbadoiri(boatmen or hooker sailors) andsaortha baid(boat ... -
Traditional sailing boats, embodied knowledge(s) and dwelling in coastal rural communities: The case of the Galway Hooker in South West Conamara, Ireland
Ó'Sabhain, Pádraig; McGrath, Brian (Elsevier, 2019-10-25)In the context of a healthy flourishing within rural studies on embodied knowledges and human-nonhuman-nature relations, such a relational focus is of especial significance for coastal places where the relations and ... -
Understanding youth civic engagement: debates, discourses and lessons from practice
Shaw, Aileen; Brady, Bernadine; McGrath, Brian; Brennan, Mark A.; Dolan, Pat (Taylor & Francis, 2014-07-24)While civic engagement provides a rich rationale for intervention, the array of discourses urging a focus on youth engagement or action means that the concept can be confusing, cluttered, and lacking consistent operationalization. ... -
Understanding Youth Civic Engagement:Debates, discourses and lessons from practice
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Kearns, Noreen; Kennan, Danielle; McGrath, Brian; Shaw, Aileen; Brennan, Mark (Unesco Child and Family Research Centre, 2012)This paper outlines key definitions and typologies that help to distinguish youth civic engagement activities from other forms of youth activity. It identifies five discourses that create a rationale for youth civic ... -
Worldviews apart? Perceptions of place among rural, farm and urban young people in Ireland.
McGrath, Brian; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Irish Youth Work Centre, 2007)In this paper, we report findings from a national survey of 8,316 Irish young people in 2002,which reveals the ways in which socio-spatial context impacts on young people's perceptions of the places in which they live and ...