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‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Full Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)
This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community
Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family
Research Centre (UCFRC), ...
Practitioner guide to literature review: permanence and stability for children in care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, The National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)
The purpose of this guide is to provide key messages from the main literature
review for practitioners who wish to use the literature for report writing, court, case
conferences and similar work processes.
This guide ...
Outcomes for permanence and stability for children in long-term care in Ireland
(Irish Foster Care Association, 2018)
This article is based on research about children in long-term care. It focuses on the
factors that help and hinder a child being and feeling stable in their foster home and
having a sense of permanence. The research was ...
An informed pedagogy of community, care, and respect for diversity: Evidence from a qualitative evaluation of early years services in the west of Ireland
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017-07-03)
This article draws on qualitative evidence from an evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, Ireland in 2016. The article focuses on the approach to practice ...
Child protection and family support practice in Ireland: a contribution to present debates from a historical perspective
(Wiley, 2017-07-11)
This paper takes the opportunity of the current child welfare system change in Ireland to promote the value of learning from history to better understand the interface between family support and child protection. The paper ...
Engaging urban youth: community, citizenship and democracy
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2018)
It is well known that disadvantaged youth in urban environments often experience marginalisation
and disenfranchisement that can lead to serious consequences for them, their families, and the
wider society. Such ...
‘Hoping for a better tomorrow’: a process study evaluation of the Greater Tomorrow Crèche and Ballyhaunis Community Preschool Services, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Summary Report
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016-06)
This report presents the results of a qualitative, process study evaluation of the Ballyhaunis Community
Preschool and ‘Greater Tomorrow’ crèche services, conducted by the UNESCO Child and Family
Research Centre (UCFRC), ...
Scoping review of international and Irish literature on outcomes for permanence and stability for children in care
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016)
This document aims to inform evidence-based practice in outcomes for children in care by synthesising
and critically analysing Irish and international research literature. In particular, it aims to offer practitioners
a ...
Reimagining adoption in Ireland: a viable option for children in care?
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-07-03)
This article considers how adoption may develop as viable option for permanency planning for children in care in Ireland following the Constitutional Referendum in 2012 on Children s Rights. In order to be prepared to ...
A paradigm framework for social work theory for early 21st century practice
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-03-01)
This article explores whether paradigms for social work that helped structure and focus social work theory in the late 20th century can continue to inform social work theorising in the present day. The question is considered ...