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Parenting support and parental participation: Mapping parenting support in the Irish context
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2017-03)
This study provides a mapping
of parenting support service provision in Ireland. It outlines the policy context, the existing evidence base and is informed by the best available data. It details the delivery ...
Introducing commissioning in Ireland: establishing a baseline
(UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway, 2017-05)
Established on 1 January 2014, through the Child and Family Agency Act, Tusla is responsible for
improving well-being and outcomes for children.1
In 2014, Tusla published the first nationally developed
commissioning ...
Participatory action research with and within community activist groups: Capturing the collective experience of Ireland's Community and Voluntary Pillar in social partnershiprganisations in Ireland,
(SAGE Journals, 2012-07-18)
This paper advances knowledge of roles played by Civil Society Organisations (CSO s) when negotiating the shift from boom time public expenditure to a programme of
austerity. The study focuses on the Republic of Ireland, ...
Ageing in changing community contexts: cross-border perspectives from rural Ireland and Northern Ireland
(2012)
Ongoing demographic, social, economic and cultural changes point to the dynamic and continually changing contexts of rural areas in Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, the influence of such changes on the lives of older ...
Is rural Ireland a good place in which to grow old?
(First Trusk Bank, 2010-12)
The theme of ageing in rural areas has gained
increasing attention from policy makers and
researchers in the last few decades in a situation
where older people now often comprise a disproportionately
larger share of ...
Cost competitive places: the winners and losers in the global flows of foreign direct investment
(CISC, 2010-02)
In the early days of 2009 the city of Limerick in the mid-west region of Ireland was dealt a massive blow by the PC manufacturer Dell. After months, if not years of speculation, the company had finally decided to move all ...
Culture and Creativity: The case study from the West of Ireland
(CISC, 2010-01)
Recent years have shown a growing appreciation for the place of culture in sustaining
economic and social prosperity. This paper explores this recognition through a case study of Galway City on the west coast of Ireland. ...
Network Enabled Capabilities and Competitive Technology Clusters in Ireland
(CISC, 2010-06)
The Network approach is a useful heuristic tool that enables us to focus on the network
structure, inter-linkages between actors and help determining how the networks change
over time. The present study used the network ...
Empathy, social values and civic behaviour among early adolescents in Ireland: policy and curriculum review and key informant perspectives
(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 ...