Browsing by Author "Atlantic Philanthropies Ireland"
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Beyond instrumentalism: An exploration of the meaning of collective participation for children and young people in care
Jackson, Rebecca (NUI Galway, 2021-05-06)This dissertation reflects on the collective participation of young people in care in a rights-based initiative intended to facilitate influence on service and policy development. Collective participation is increasingly ... -
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 ... -
Influencing policy and practice for young people in foster care: Learning from a model of collective participation
Jackson, Rebecca; Brady, Bernadine; Forkan, Cormac; Tierney, Edel; Kennan, Danielle (Elsevier, 2020-03-05)A strong rationale for the collective participation of young people in care regarding decisions related to their care experience is evident in literature and statutory reports. However international research demonstrates ... -
Supporting children’s participation in decision making: A systematic literature review exploring the effectiveness of participatory processes
Kennan, Danielle; Brady, Bernadine; Forkan, Cormac (Oxford University Press, 2018-01-06)In this article, the term ‘participation’ refers to the right of the child to express their views in matters affecting them and for their views to be acted upon as appropriate. While there is a growing emphasis in social ...