Browsing Child and Family Research Centre by Author "Kennan, Danielle"
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Accessing a hard to reach population: reflections on research with young carers in Ireland
Kennan, Danielle; Fives, Allyn; Canavan, John (Wiley Online Library, 2012-08)In keeping with developments in children's rights, research is increasingly including the views of children. Accessing a hard to reach population of children can, however, raise significant ethical and methodological ... -
Children and young people's participation in decision-making withini Tusla: a baseline assessment prior to the implementation of the Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support
Kennan, Danielle; Forkan, Colin; Brady, Bernadine (The UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2017-03)The aim of this report is to assess to what extent the participation of children and young people was embedded in Tulsa s culture and operations, prior to the implementation of the Tusla Prevention, Partnership and Family ... -
Children's Rights and the Family: a Commentary on the Proposed Constitutional Referendum on Children s Rights in Ireland
Kennan, Danielle; Keenaghan, Celia (Children and Youth Programme, 2012-02)This commentary examines the inter-play between the rights of the child and the family, in the context of the current Constitutional provisions. It distils key messages regarding the potential change to the present status ... -
Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme
Tierney, Edel; Rodriguez, Leonor; Kennan, Danielle; Devaney, Carmel; Brady, Bernadine; Canavan, John; Forkan, Cormac; Cassidy, Anne; Malone, Pat; McGregor, Caroline (Emerald, 2022-03-17)Purpose Participation is the active involvement of children and young people in decision-making regarding issues that affect their lives. It is crucial in the context of child protection and welfare systems and how they ... -
Collective participation of children in care: a formative evaluation of the Tusla / EPIC foster care action groups
Jackson, Rebecca; Brady, Bernadine; Forkan, Cormac; Tierney, Edel; Kennan, Danielle (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-10)Children’s participation has been defined as ‘the process by which children and young people have active involvement and real influence in decision-making on matters affecting their lives, both directly and indirectly’ ... -
Developing, implementing and critiquing an evaluation framework to assess the extent to which a child’s right to be heard is embedded at an organisational level
Kennan, Danielle; Brady, Bernadine; Forkan, Cormac; Tierney, Edel (Springer, 2021-08-10)The national Child and Family Agency in Ireland, in 2015, undertook an ambitious three-year programme of work to embed a child s right to be heard in its culture and operations. In parallel to its implementation, the authors ... -
Exploring the effectiveness of structures and procedures intended to support children's participation in child welfare, child protection and alternative care services: a systematic literature review
Kennan, Danielle; Brady, Bernadine; Forkan, Cormac (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, 2016)[No abstract available] -
Fostering social innovation in youth: Learning from a youth social entrepreneurship initiative in Ireland
Kennan, Danielle; Canavan, John; Kearns, Noreen (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)Wave Change was a youth social entrepreneurship initiative in Ireland, established to work directly with youth, aged 18-25, to develop the knowledge, skills and networks they needed to drive social change. Reflecting on ... -
If I can make their life a little easier, then I'm happy: Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population
Fives, Allyn; Kennan, Danielle; Canavan, John; Brady, Bernadine; Cairns, David (2010-10)The purpose of the study was to examine mechanisms through which young carers in Ireland can be identified, to investigate the impact of caring on their lives and to examine ways in which they can be assisted. -
If I can make their life a little easier, then I'm happy: Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population,. Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Dublin: The Stationary Office.
Fives, Allyn; Kennan, Danielle; Canavan, John; Brady, Bernadine; Cairns, David (The Stationery Office, Dublin, 2010)[no abstract available] -
Informing policy dialogue: The Youth as Researchers Programme
Kennan, Danielle; Dolan, Pat; Anderson, Ella; Garrett, Kalem (Routledge Taylor and Francis, 2021-12-24)This chapter reflects on how youth, through the medium of youth-led research, can seek to influence public policy by bringing a more democratic and informed youth perspective into the policy-making arena. The chapter details ... -
Justifying children and young people’s involvement in social research: Assessing harm and benefit
Kennan, Danielle; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2017-05-29)At a time when children and young people s involvement in research is increasingly the norm, this article reflects on the importance of a well-reasoned and transparent justification for their inclusion or exclusion. It ... -
The participation of children and young people in care: insights from an analysis of national inspection reports in the Republic of Ireland
Brady, Bernadine; Kennan, Danielle; Forkan, Cormac; Tierney, Edel; Jackson, Rebecca; Holloway, Rowan (Taylor & Francis, 2018-11-27)The term participation is widely used to refer to the involvement of children and young people in decision-making on issues that affect their lives. The Health and Information Quality Authority (HIQA) is the national ... -
A Rights Based Approach to Monitoring Children and Young People's Well-Being
Kennan, Danielle; Keenaghan, Celia; O'Connor, Una; Kinlen, Louise; McCord, John (CYP The children and youth programme, 2011-10)This foundation Report is the First in a Special Report Series addressing the well-beingof children and youth in Ireland and Northern Ireland. This report corresponds with three key UNESCO aims: to strengthen awareness od ... -
A Rights-Based Approach to Monitoring Children and Young People's Well-Being
Kennan, Danielle; Keenaghan, Celia (The Children and Youth Programme, 2011-10)The purpose of the Report is to contribute to a shared understanding of a human rights-based approach to monitoring children and young people s well-being. -
'Speak Up': Participation of children and young people in decisions about their lives in Tusla Services
Tierney, Edel; Kennan, Danielle; Forkan, Cormac; Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-11)The UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre at NUI Galway carried out a study to find out to what extent the voice of children and young people are being heard in decisions made about their lives by Tusla. This study ... -
Toward the development of a participation strategy for children and young people
Redmond, Sue; Kennan, Danielle; Devaney, Carmel; Landy, Fergal; Canavan, John (Child and Family Agency, 2015)[No abstract available] -
Tusla's programme for prevention, partnership and family support: Children's participation work package final report
Tierney, Edel; Kennan, Danielle; Forkan, Cormac; Brady, Bernadine; Jackson, Rebecca (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2018-09)Introduction 1.1 Background to the Overall Study. The Development and Mainstreaming Programme for Prevention, Partnership and Family Support (PPFS) is a programme of action being undertaken by Tusla, the Child and Family ... -
Tusla's programme for prevention, partnership and family support: Children's participation work package final report: Key findings
Tierney, Edel; Kennan, Danielle; Forkan, Cormac; Brady, Bernadine; Jackson, Rebecca (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-09)[No abstract available] -
Understanding the ethical requirement for parental consent when engaging youth in research
Kennan, Danielle (Sense Publishers, 2015)[No abstract available]