Browsing Child and Family Research Centre by Author "Brady, Bernadine"
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Activating social empathy: An evaluation of a school-based social and emotional learning programme
Silke, Charlotte; Davitt, Emer; Flynn, Niamh; Shaw, Aileen; Brady, Bernadine; Murray, Clíona; Dolan, Pat (Elsevier, 2024-01-06)Previous evidence suggests that empathy is important for promoting positive youth development, and there is growing advocacy for the inclusion of empathy education within the school system. However, knowledge about the ... -
Barnardos Family Welfare Conference Project, South Tipperary: Evaluation Report
Brady, Bernadine; Miller, Michelle (The Child and Family Research Centre, NUI, Galway, 2009-01)The Barnardos Family Welfare Conference (FWC) service in South Tipperary was established in 2006. The service aims to improve the welfare of children and young people in South Tipperary through use of the FWC model. It ... -
Barnardos Family Welfare Conference Service South Tipperary: Evaluation Report
Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre, 2009)[no abstract available] -
Big Brother Big Sister and Garda youth diversion projects: perspectives on youth mentoring as a preventative intervention
Murphy, Kayleigh; Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2018-06-26)Current policy emphasises the need for community involvement and inter-agency co-operation in youth crime prevention, as well as approaches that seek to strengthen the protective factors in young people’s lives, thus ... -
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Ireland: Evaluation Study, Report 2: Qualitative Evidence
Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; O’Regan, Connie; Brumovská, Tereza; Canavan, John (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2010-11)[no abstract available] -
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Ireland: Evaluation Study. Report 3: Summary Report
Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre on behalf of Foróige, 2011)[no abstract available] -
Big Brothers Big Sisters Ireland: youth mentoring programme Galway, Mayo & Roscommon: evaluation report
Canavan, John; O'Brien, Maeve; Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine (Child & Family Research and Policy Unit, NUI, Galway, 2005) -
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ireland: Evaluation Study. Report One: Randomised Control Trial and Implementation Report.
Brady, Bernadine (Foroige, 2011)[no abstract available] -
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Mobilising peer support in schools: An evaluation of the BBBS school based mentoring programme
Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2012)The Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Mentoring Programme was established by Foróige in Ireland in 2001. The programme has two strands - a community-based programme which facilitates a friendship or ‘match’ between a young ... -
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 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’ ... -
'Computer Characters': Barnardos participatory IT project for children, Galway: evaluation report
Brady, Bernadine (Child & Family Research & Policy Unit, WHB/NUI Galway, 2004) -
Conceptualising participation in practice in YAP Ireland: A case study
Jackson, Rebecca; Devaney, Carmel; Brady, Bernadine (UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2021)[No abstract available] -
Developing Children's Participation: Lessons from a Participatory IT Project
Brady, Bernadine (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, advances in the sociology of childhood and the consumer rights movement have placed the spotlight on children¿s rights in society, challenging those working with children to ... -
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 ... -
Empathy rules, maps and paths: A qualitative exploration of the factors that facilitate or inhibit empathy and prosocial responding among youth
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat; Boylan, Ciara (Wiley, 2023-08-25)The aim of this study is to explore young people's perspectives on the factors that facilitate or inhibit empathy and prosocial responding among youth. Qualitative focus groups (n = 29) were undertaken with Irish young ... -
Empathy, social responsibility, and civic behavior among Irish adolescents: A socio-contextual approach
Silke, Charlotte; Brady, Bernadine; Boylan, Ciara; Dolan, Pat (SAGE Publications, 2020-12-09)Research suggests that empathy and positive social values are important drivers of youth prosocial and civic action. However, theory and research indicate that young people’s civic behaviors are also shaped by their ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: composite report
Silke, Charlotte; Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis of ... -
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: policy and curriculum review and key informant perspectives
Boylan, Ciara; Brady, Bernadine; Silke, Charlotte; Dolan, Pat (UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2019)This study aims to generate empirical evidence regarding the values and experiences of youth in Ireland towards a range of issues which reflect a sense of social responsibility towards others, including an analysis ...