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Academic freedom and the eye of power: the politics and poetics of open enclosures
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-06-13)
Transparency is both a powerful idea and a technology of power associated with accountability, justice and democracy, which opposes the secretive and shadowy power of surveillance wielded by states and corporations. This ...
'We are all like a family here’: Qualitative insights on the role of youth cafés in supporting the health and well-being of young people
(Children's Research Network, 2016-05)
While there have
been many positive
policy developments
for young people in
Ireland over recent
decades – including
increased access to
and participation in education – issues
related to the well-being of young ...
Bridging the gap: Using Veerman and Van Yperen's (2007) framework to conceptualise and develop evidence informed practice in an Irish youth work organisation
(2016-04)
While there is considerable support among the policy, practice and academic communities for the idea that practice in youth work should be based on evidence, Veerman and Van Yperen (2007) highlight the fact that little ...
Bridging the gap: Using Veerman and Van Yperen s (2007) framework to conceptualise and develop evidence informed practice in an Irish youth work organisation
(Elsevier, 2016-04)
While there is considerable support among the policy, practice and academic communities for the idea that practice in youth work should be based on evidence, Veerman and Van Yperen (2007) highlight the fact that little ...
Developing (Tele)work? A multi-level sociotechnical perspective of telework in Ireland
(Elsevier, 2016-09-21)
The ubiquitous nature and use of technology in contemporary societies continues to transform lives and work environments. At the same time, transport continues to be a major source of harmful emissions. Telework has been ...
Supporting incarcerated mothers in Ireland with their familial relationships; a case for the revival of the social work role
(SAGE Publications, 2016-05-29)
All families need both formal and informal supports throughout their life course. Parents relationships with their children need to be promoted, supported and maintained. For parents living with their children and acting ...
Understanding the key tenets of Heidegger's philosophy for interpretive phenomenological research
(SAGE Publications, 2016-10-30)
Martin Heidegger's phenomenology provides methodological guidance for qualitative researchers seeking to explicate the lived experience of study participants. However, most phenomenological researchers apply his philosophy ...
Listening to practitioners talking about child to parent violence and abuse: Some findings from an action research project
(Irish Assocation of Social Workers, 2016)
Contemporary debates about violence within the family are usually limited to the dynamics and prevention of adult-initiated violence. This largely ignores other kinds of challenges that social workers and other practitioners ...
Interfacing informal and formal help systems: historical pathways to the Meitheal model
(De Gruyter Open, 2016-09)
Meitheal is a national practice model which aims to ensure that the needs and strengths of children and their families are effectively identified, understood and responded to in a timely manner. The aim of this article is ...
The Galway Art Gallery Collection and Roger Fry's The Pond (1921)
(Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 2016)
Following fragments of evidence that are suggestive of Bloomsbury-Irish connections, this article concerns Roger Fry, his passion for painting, for people, for places and for new ideas. Charleston, the home of Bell and ...