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Central places in a rural archaeological landscape
(Eagle Hill Institute, 2018)Archaeological survey in western Ireland has identified the existence of clusters of activity within the mapped landscapes of the 5th to 12th centuries A.D. Exploring this further, it is possible to identify elements ... -
Howya gettin on? Investigating public transport satisfaction levels in Galway, Ireland
(MDPI, 2018-10-11)Public transport transforms urban communities and the lives of citizens living in them by stimulating economic growth, promoting sustainable lifestyles and providing a greater quality of life. Globally, the healthiest ... -
Heading in the right direction? Investigating walkability in Galway city, Ireland
(MDPI, 2018-04-09)As cities and towns worldwide strive to improve quality of life for citizens, debates centred on mobility are at the forefront of transportation policy thinking and urban design and planning. The automobile radically ... -
Mobile health technology interventions for suicide prevention: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
(JMIR Publications, 2018-01-26)Background: Previous research has reported that two of the major barriers to help-seeking for individuals at risk of suicide are stigma and geographical isolation. Mobile technology offers a potential means of delivering ... -
A theatre of truth? Negotiating place, politics and policy in the Dublin Fringe Festival
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The impact of attention on eyewitness identification and change blindness
(Ubiquity Press, 2015-08-03)The current study investigated whether differences exist in eyewitness identification and change blindness when manipulating attention. 126 undergraduate students were randomly assigned to either a full or divided attention ... -
Gender differences in criminogenic needs among Irish offenders
(Probation Service, 2014-10)This study examined gender differences between offenders on criminogenic needs as measured by the Level of Service Inventory – Revised (LSIR). The LSI-R is the primary risk/needs assessment instrument used by the ... -
'Perform, or Else!'
(ISTR Irish Society for Theatre Research, 2014)This latest issue of Irish Theatre International bridges the discourses of theatre practice and research with that of performance studies, and also with the ways in which social, economic, political and cultural activities ... -
Imaginaries and practices: learning from ENERGISE about the integration of social sciences with the EU Energy Union
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-08-24)This chapter aims (1) to identify problematic framings relating to the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research with the developing EU Energy Union and (2) to account for the practice of SSH-related ... -
Towards a practice-theoretical classification of sustainable energy consumption initiatives: Insights from social scientific energy research in 30 European countries
(Elsevier, 2018-07-03)Reducing residential energy use and related CO2 emissions across society requires approaches that understand energy demand as dependent on the performance of a range of interconnected social practices, which includes aspects ... -
Social work placement: New approaches. New thinking. Endings - finishing well. Book 7
(NUI Galway, 2016)Do you think endings and beginnings have a lot in common? The goal of social work placement is to ‘finish well’. The placement may have outdone all your expectations, or not. The practice teacher and supervision may have ... -
Social work placement: New approaches. New thinking. Failing forward. Book 5
(NUI Galway, 2016)No-one organises or begins a placement expecting a fail. If you want to listen to a student, a practice teacher and a tutor talking about what it is like to have a placement fail then this is the e-book for you. The latest ... -
Social work placement: New approaches. New thinking. Reflective practice influenced by emotional intelligence. Book 4
(NUI Galway, 2018)Do you think we are made up of multi intelligences? Do you know people who are very intelligent but not very emotionally responsive? Reflective practice is a cornerstone of social work professional training and in this ... -
Social work placement: New approaches. New thinking. Home visiting - urban and rural, the virtual world of training. cultural competence. Book 3
(NUI Galway, 2018)In this e-book short videos illustrate the practice wisdom of experienced social workers across a number of social work settings. Explore the function of home visiting from the experience of an MSW student and also engage ... -
Social work placement: New approaches. New thinking. Assessment, creative supervision, feedback. Book 2
(NUI Galway, 2018)This e-book with its short video podcasts from world renowned authors: Marion Bogo, Pamela Trevithick and Caroline McGregor considers ‘fit for purpose’ assessment, linking it with creative supervision and structured feedback. ... -
Social work placement: New approaches. New thinking. Imaginative groupwork. Book 6
(NUI Galway, 2016)Why is group work important? Mark Doel renowned group work author sees group work as a natural setting for social work, combatting service user isolation and offering the facility to learn from one another. Teaching group ... -
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 ... -
Adolescent adjustment to maternal cancer: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
(Emerald, 2018-03-04)Purpose As an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth understanding of adolescent experiences of maternal cancer to identify the individual and contextual factors ... -
The language and the date of Amrae Coluimb Chille
(Philipp von Zabern, 2010-03-17)[No abstract available]